Mike Canton's Soul Sessions - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Saturday Soul Sessions with Mike Canton (a/k/a “Soul Show Mike”) from Pittsburgh’s “The Soul Show” (weekly, every Saturday on WZUM Pittsburgh).

The Pitt Jazz Studies Big Band Festival brings student big bands together for a day of collaboration, learning, and performance, culminating in a high-energy closing concert

Bellefield Hall Auditorium
Big Band Festival Adjudication 

Ronni Weiss/Mark Strickland - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Ronni Weiss- vocals; Mark Strickland - guitar

Vocalist Grace Elliott - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

L.D.D. - Lucas, Dailey, Das - - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Mark Lucas - guitar; Kelly Dailey - vocals; Subha Das - drums

Hugo Cruz and Caminos - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Hugo Cruz - drums vocals; Brian Stahurski - bass; Frank DiDiano - guitar; Joe Sheehan - keys

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Roger Barbour Jazz Trio - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Kevin Clark - Piano; Ken Foley - drums;  Roger Barbour - Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Vocals       

Swing Era Soiree - Jazzmania Live - "The Encore" Revisited - Northside

Featuring vocals by Karina Krymova, Denise Mitchel, C. Payne and special guest Andrés Zara

George Heid III Group - Jazz - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Helen Sung with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

Acclaimed pianist and composer Helen Sung takes the stage with the PJO and special guest, Pittsburgh Jazz legend, Roger Humphries.

Indestructible - Roger Humphries salutes Art Blakey - Con Alma, Downtown

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Open Improvisation Lab at Bantha Tea Bar by the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve

Etta Cox - BNY Jazz Live Tuesdays, Greer Cabaret Lounge

Etta Cox is one of the most highly-regarded vocalists and entertainers in Pittsburgh, voted “Best Jazz Vocalist” in the city for 8 consecutive years.

Grace Elliott Trio - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

City Winery Pittsburgh presents Gary Bartz live on Tuesday, February 24th, at 7:30PM

NEA Jazz Master Gary Bartz has been one of the best purveyors of what he calls “informal composition” (as opposed to improvisation) on alto saxophone since the 1960s, working with such luminaries as Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis.

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Karina Krymova Duo - at Eddie Merlot's Downtown

Karina Krymova - vocals

Chantal Joseph - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown.

Experimental Guitar Night 65 - Hellbender Vinyl - Lawrenceville

Sonic lineup includes:

DAMON BUXTON; ADAM RAUF; BELLA FIGLIA; SKY SEMONE; ERIC MESSERALL

Stephen Parisi Jr - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Stephen Parisi Jr - Bass; Josh Achiron - Guitar; Nick Olynciw - Piano; Kabir Dalawari - Drums; Jordan Lerner - Sax.

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at The Park House
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums

Don Aliquo Sr, Eric Susoeff - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Don Aliquo Sr - sax; Eric Susoeff - guitar

Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Mariko Reid - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's. 

Backbeat Series - L.D.D - Carnegie in Carnegie

Mark Lucas - guitar; Kelly Dailey - vocals;, Subha Das - percussion

Delana Flowers Quartet Gives Flowers to Ernest McCarty (The Music of Dinah Washington)

Delana Flowers: vocals; Owen Dougan-Bacha: keys; Dwayne Dolphin: bass; Andrew Kirk: drums

In Person - and online stream -

The Level Experience at Eddie Merlot's Downtown

Vocalist Grace Elliott - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Ronnie Jones' Jazz Conversations - Muddy Waters Oyster Bar, E Liberty

Trumpeters Ronnie Jones and Glen Surgest

Jessica Lee - Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Susan Leslie at Dorothy Six Cafe, Homestead:

Susan Leslie - vocals; Kevin Wang - keys; Lester Harper - bass; Dale Robertson - guitar

Mode Indigo - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Olya - vocals; Benjamin May - piano; Michael Gudbaur - bass; Ross Antonich - drums

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Byron Stripling - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra PSO Pops - American Soundscapes

Music from Gershwin, Ellington, and Sousa, to The Mississippi Delta and the Great American West

Led by Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling from the birth of jazz, the grooves of R&B, to high-flying marches and fanfares that make up the American soundscape. Joined by Bobby Floyd - piano; Mamie Parris - vocals and The Hamlisch-Page Student Choir

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

MixxTape, Michael Smalls and More - Black History Month Celebration - Northside

Calvin Stemley, Carolyn (Snuffi) Taylor, Sean Baker, Faith Otey, Terrance J Levels with guest poets Michael Smalls and more

Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Endea Owens & the Cookout with Michael Mayo - MCG Jazz, Manchester

Vocalist Grace Elliott - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Susan Leslie Jazz Trio - Johnny's in Wilmerding

Susan Leslie - Vocals; Lester Harper - Bass;  Dale Robertson - Jazz guitar

Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Alton Merrell Group - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Alton Merrell - piano

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Jessica Lee & Rick Gallagher at the Rodeo Lounge, Sewickley

Jessica Lee - vocals; Rick Gallagher - keys

Byron Stripling - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra PSO Pops - American Soundscapes

Music from Gershwin, Ellington, and Sousa, to The Mississippi Delta and the Great American West

Led by Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling from the birth of jazz, the grooves of R&B, to high-flying marches and fanfares that make up the American soundscape. Joined by Bobby Floyd - piano; Mamie Parris - vocals and The Hamlisch-Page Student Choir

Endea Owens & the Cookout with Michael Mayo - MCG Jazz, Manchester

Rich Zabinski Trio at ShuBrew, Zeilienople

Rich Zabinski - drums; Reggie Watkins - trombone; Kevin Moore - keys

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Small Hours Trio and Penna Players Sunday Matinee at the Original Pittsburgh Winery

Margot Jezerc,  Bryce Rabideau and Jason Rafalak of Buffalo Rose get in touch with the jazzier side of  their musical personalities.

Penna Players is a traditional jazz group based here in Pittsburgh.  Drawing inspiration from Louis Armstrong and Gershwin to Django Reinhardt.

Byron Stripling - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra PSO Pops - American Soundscapes

Music from Gershwin, Ellington, and Sousa, to The Mississippi Delta and the Great American West

Led by Principal Pops Conductor Byron Stripling from the birth of jazz, the grooves of R&B, to high-flying marches and fanfares that make up the American soundscape. Joined by Bobby Floyd - piano; Mamie Parris - vocals and The Hamlisch-Page Student Choir

Mila Shadel Trio - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Mila Shadel - guitar

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Joe Fonda's Eastern Boundary Quartet at Bantha Tea Bar

from New York City and Budapest, Hungary
https://michaeljefrystevens.com/eastern-boundary-quartet

Joe Fonda - bass. Michael Jefry Stevens - piano. Mihaly Borbely - saxophone. Balazs Bagyi - drums.

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Third Space Vinyl Jazz with Thomas Wendt - Independent Brewing Company , Squirrel Hill

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Heidi Beatty - vocals & Kevin Moore - keys

Tony Campbell Jam Session - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Every Tuesday, the Con Alma stage features the weekly jazz jam session, led by Pittsburgh saxophone legend Tony Campbell.

Musicians — bring your “horn” and a standard

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Jam Session led by Thomas Wendt - Jazz on Webster, Bedford and Wandless Series - Morgan-Lee Arts Centre, Hill District

Jonathan Butler - City Winery - Strip District Terminal

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Heidi Beatty - vocals & Howie Alexander - keys

Chantal Joseph - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown.

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at The Park House
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums

Jonathan Butler - City Winery - Strip District Terminal

Ryan Shaw and Ray Angry - Greer Cabaret, Downtown

OFF Broadway, multi GRAMMY® nominated vocal powerhouse Ryan Shaw and multi award winning pianist - composer - producer Ray Angry (also a member of The Roots) present a special show of music and storytelling featuring R&B/soul-inspired contemporary versions of classic Broadway songs.

Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Eric DeFade - Live Jazz at Carmella's Plates and Pints, Southside

Eric DeFade - sax;

The Level Experience at Eddie Merlot's Downtown

Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Uncorked Jazz Club, Sharpsburg

Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

The First Saturday of Every Month - a celebration of music and swinging at the Afro American Music Institute. 7-9pm

Dr. James Johnson on piano and his wife, Pamela on vocals preside, with many notable guests

The festivities start at 7pm and end around 9:00pm.

Refreshments served

Rich Zabinski Trio at ShuBrew, Zeilienople

Rich Zabinski - drums; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Bethany James - Vocal Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Bethany James - vocals; Mark Lucas - guitar; Subha Das - percussion; Kurt Lawrence - bass

Reservations at the website or call 412-363-5316

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Open Improvisation Lab at Bantha Tea Bar by the Pittsburgh Sound Preserve

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Karina Krymova - vocals & Rick Gallagher - keys

Tony Campbell Jam Session - Jazz - Con Alma, Downtown

Every Tuesday, the Con Alma stage features the weekly jazz jam session, led by Pittsburgh saxophone legend Tony Campbell.

Musicians — bring your “horn” and a standard

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Mary Kay Riley - vocals & Kevin Moore - keys

Live Jazz hosted by Marty Ashby as Prime Stage Theatre and MCG Jazz bring four Pittsburgh Jazz Legends.  The concert highlights the Jan. 23-Feb. 1 world premiere run of Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance, an original Prime Stage Theatre play by L.E. McCullough dramatizing the 1967 creation of Freedom House Ambulance Service, America’s first mobile emergency medical unit staffed by professionally-trained paramedics from Pittsburgh’s Hill District.

The evening will also feature historic video clips and images from the MCG Jazz PBS documentary on Pittsburgh and live performances from:

Roger Humphries - Drums; Jeff Grubbs - Bass; Max Leake - Piano; Mark Jackovic - Saxophone

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at The Park House
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums

Paul Cosentino and the Boilermaker Jazz Band - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Jazz at The Space Upstairs with live musical jazz and physical jazz by the Pillow Project - Second Saturdays, Point Breeze

Doors open 8p-11p | $15

https://www.facebook.com/TheSpaceUpstairs/

Rich Zabinski Trio at ShuBrew, Zeilienople

Eric DeFade - sax/flute

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Megan Paulet, Kevin Moore and John Korpiel - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

John Korpiel - drums; Megan Paullet - vocals; Kevin Moore - keys

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Heidi Beatty, Howie Alexander and John Korpiel - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Heidi Beatty - vocals; Howie Alexander - keys; John Korpiel - drums

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at The Park House
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Chantal Joseph - vocals & John Burgh - keys

Duquesne University Uptown Jazz Series - Compositions of Erroll Garner - Mary Pappert School

Jeff Bush director with special guest Ernest McCarty, Jr (former bassist with Erroll Garner)

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Wednesdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Grace Elliott - vocals & Eddie Wiernick - keys

Rebirth Brass Band at the Original Pittsburgh Winery

Founded in 1983 by brothers Phil and Keith Frazier along with their friend Kermit Ruffins, the band quickly became a sensation, blending the traditional brass sounds of the Big Easy with modern funk, jazz, soul, and hip-hop influences.

Doors at 7 pm // Show: 8 pm 

Kenny Blake and the New Hip at The Park House
Kenny Blake - sax; Bob Insko - bass; Tom Glovier - keys; Dennis Garner - drums

Studio Jazz Series: Benny Benack II - Carnegie in Carnegie

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Rich Zabinski Trio at ShuBrew, Zeilienople

Rich Zabinski - drums; Mike Clancy - sax; John Burgh - keys

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Rich Zabinski Trio - Tuesdays and Thursdays - Mr. Mister Supper Club - Cranberry

Rich Zabinski - drums; with Megan Paullet - vocals & Kevin Moore - keys

Mike Marshall and Alessandro Penezzi - MCG Jazz, Manchester

Mandolin master Mike Marshall joins forces with Brazilian guitar virtuoso Alessandro Penezzi for a spirited evening of choro, samba, and improvisation.

Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner and guests Smooth Jam, Genuine Pub, Verona

Howie Alexander, keys; John C Hall, bass; Dennis Garner, drums

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

The First Saturday of Every Month - a celebration of music and swinging at the Afro American Music Institute. 7-9pm

Dr. James Johnson on piano and his wife, Pamela on vocals preside, with many notable guests

The festivities start at 7pm and end around 9:00pm.

Refreshments served

Thomas Wendt Quartet - Golden Age Beer Company, Homestead

Thomas Wendt - drums;

Maria Becoates-Bey - Jazz at Eddie V's, Downtown

Jazz 7 nights a week at Eddie V's.

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Mai Khôi & the Dissidents Album Release Event “Five Years in Exile” - Carnegie in Carnegie

Jazz at The Space Upstairs with live musical jazz and physical jazz by the Pillow Project - Second Saturdays, Point Breeze

Doors open 8p-11p | $15

https://www.facebook.com/TheSpaceUpstairs/

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Kiran Ahluwalia with full band (feat. Rez Abbasi), A.T.S. at Spirit Hall

Two-time JUNO (Canadian Grammy) winner Kiran Ahluwalia and Guggenheim Fellow Rez Abbasi have established themselves as one of the most compelling cross-cultural duos in global music today. Kiran and Rez are a real-life couple, one born in India, the other in Pakistan..

Kiran and Rez will be joined on stage by Rohin Khemani on tabla and drums alongside Ben Rosenblum on accordion and organ.

Every Tuesday, Jam session with Saxophonist Kenny Blake at Joey's The Edge, Export

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Aaron Lewinter and the Fortune of Love - Park House, Northside, Every Friday in 2026

Aaron Lewinter - guitar/vocals; Arnold Stagger - bass; Brian Edwards - drums

Pittonkatonk 26th Pittsburgh World Music/Honk Fest!

May 8th 5-10pm May 9th 11am-9pm Vietnam Veterans Pavillion Schenley Park

Pittonkatonk 26th Pittsburgh World Music/Honk Fest!

May 8th 5-10pm May 9th 11am-9pm Vietnam Veterans Pavillion Schenley Park

Wynton Marsalis with Jazz at Lincoln Center and the PSO - Heinz Hall

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra welcomes Wynton Marsalis to Heinz Hall for a one-night-only performance of one of his most ambitious and beloved compositions, All Rise.

Led by conductor Benjamin Northey with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.

Presented in partnership with MCG Jazz, Marsalis’ genre-bending symphony fuses jazz, blues, classical, and world music into a monumental work of struggle and redemption.

Jazz at The Space Upstairs with live musical jazz and physical jazz by the Pillow Project - Second Saturdays, Point Breeze

Doors open 8p-11p | $15

https://www.facebook.com/TheSpaceUpstairs/

Picklesburgh, the summer celebration of all things pickle-related, will take place over four days this year, from Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19. 

Picklesburgh, the summer celebration of all things pickle-related, will take place over four days this year, from Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19. 

Picklesburgh, the summer celebration of all things pickle-related, will take place over four days this year, from Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19. 

Picklesburgh, the summer celebration of all things pickle-related, will take place over four days this year, from Thursday, July 16 through Sunday, July 19.