Live Jazz in Pittsburgh
Apr
15
7:00 PM19:00

Hugo Cruz and Caminos’ “Figure It Out” (Album Launch) - Alphabet City, Northside

Hugo Cruz and Caminos’ “Figure It Out” (Album Launch ft. Cuban Funk, Fusion, Jazz & R&B) - Alphabet City, Northside

Featured Musicians:

Kelsey Jumper,  Brittany Dorazio: vocals ; JD Chaisson: trumpet; Mike Tomaro: sax; Frank Cohen: trombone; Frank DiDiano: electric guitar; Craig Davis: keys and piano; Eli Namay: electric and acoustic Bass; Hugo Cruz: drums, compositions

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Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00

Thursday Night Jazz: Paul Thompson Directs the CAPA Jazz Orchestra - Alphabet City, Northside

Thursday Night Jazz: Paul Thompson Directs the CAPA Jazz Orchestra

Representing the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School, the 20-piece CAPA Jazz Orchestra presents their spring concert under the direction of Paul Thompson. They are joined by special guest Dan Meunier on steelpan.

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Apr
17
8:00 PM20:00

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

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.

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Apr
23
7:00 PM19:00

Stephan Crump Sextet - Alphabet City, Northside

Thursday Night Jazz: Stephan Crump Sextet - Alphabet City, Northside

The Sextet:

Bass: Stephan Crump; Trombone: Jacob Garchik; Trumpet: Kenny Warren; Vibraphone: Yuhan Su; Viola: Fung Chern Hwei; Violin: Erica Dicker

Grammy-nominated bassist Stephan Crump—with a sextet, blending jazz and chamber instruments—presents Slow Water in concert. 

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May
9
7:30 PM19:30

Wynton Marsalis with Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras - Heinz Hall

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.

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Apr
4
7:00 PM19:00

"Jam at the Encore" Revisited - Northside (Elks Lodge), North side

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Jazzmania Live - "Jam at the Encore" Revisited - Northside (Elks Lodge), North side

Featuring Jazzmania as the house band including Arthur Crivella, Sanford Barnes, Raynard Ford, Roger Barbour, Rick Nowlin, Jon Rigatti, Bob Patterson, Henry Shapiro, Ken Berger, Jose Rivera, and Bob Palmer.

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Apr
3
7:00 PM19:00

NORSIDE Organ Trio feat. Dwayne Dolphin and the Steeltown Horns - Thunderbird Café and Music Hall

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NORSIDE Organ Trio feat. Dwayne Dolphin and the Steeltown Horns - Thunderbird Café and Music Hall

Steve Ippolito - drums; Skip Sanders - organ; Glenn Strother - guitar

Joined by Pittsburgh bass legend Dwayne Dolphin and the Steeltown Horns - Reggie Watkins - trombone; JD Chaisson - trumpet; Rick Matt - sax

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