The tradition that started on WDUQ in 1977 returns to WZUM, hosted by City Cast Pittsburgh - Kevin Gavin’s All Request Holiday Show - Friday December 20 from 9am to 1pm on the air and online at wzum.org. Hear an online archive stream of the whole show, here!
“Beyond Stolen Moments” with The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Conducted by Oliver Nelson Jr.
Friday, January 31, 2025 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 1, 2025 6:00 PM
visit www.mcgjazz.org for more information.
if you’ve been hankering for some WZUM stuff, here’s your chance! These are items produced for WZUM by Bonfire - the proceeds will support WZUM, but we don’t have to keep an inventory of them in stock.
Check out the WZUM Mug, the WZUM Hoodie. WZUM unisex T-Shirt!
Tuesday’s the Day - Show your support for WZUM and scores of other local nonprofits on giving Tuesday through a single link.
Give Big Pittsburgh is a 24-hour online fundraising effort that ends at midnight Tuesday - December 3rd.
Hundreds of worthwhile organizations in our region are there to discover, from health and human services, arts and performance, public media, animal advocacy, libraries, and many other groups in the Pittsburgh region that help make where we live, better. #WZUM #GiveBigPittsburgh
Some Enchanted Evening visits the Byham Theater - Led by Pittsburgh native and Emmy-nominated trumpeter and crooner Benny Benack III, plus the the lavishly gifted singer and social media sensation, Stella Katherine Cole and tap dance phenom, Jabu Graybeal.
The launch of the new Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive Gallery.
An afternoon of community, Charles “Teenie” Harris photographs, and jazz, featuring Roger Humphries and the RH Factor, to celebrate Harris’s continued legacy.
Concerts and seminars Oct. 28 through Nov. 2, during the 54th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concerts.
The annual jazz celebration in Pittsburgh in support of democracy in action - more than 70 guest artists at the Heinz History Center
Anchored by Roger Humphries and the RH Factor and the Tim Stevens Project
Isaiah Collier and the Chosen Few - Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater - Northside
Twenty-six-year-old Isaiah Collier began playing saxophone at age 11, and his intuitive proficiency earned him attention early on. His band, Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few has a new release out debuting the weekend of the show, “THE WORLD IS ON FIRE.”
Isaiah Collier - sax; Noah Jackson - bass; Terreon Gully - drums; Kayvesh Kaviraj - piano
Evelynn Hawkins Celebration of Life, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Northside
A tribute to our longtime colleague, friend, radio host and scholar, Evelynn Hawkins who passed away September 10.
Charles "Teenie" Harris Historical Marker, Homewood
Roger Humphries Street Renaming - Northside
E. Jefferson St becomes Roger Humphries Way
WZUM is media sponsor for HiFi: An Evening of Mid-Century Sound - a benefit for the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall - featuring the sounds and styles of the 1950s and ’60s at the Carnegie in Carnegie Friday night, September 20th
Cocktails in the library and lobby at 7, Music with the Half-Step Allstars at 8 - Anthony Ambroso - Guitar, Jacob Pleakis - Piano, Anton DeFade - Bass, Brian Wolfe - Drums with guest vocalists Kiki Sherman, Mariko Reid & Josh Verbanets
WZUM is pleased to be a media sponsor for the Monroeville Jazz Festival - Saturday, August 31st from 12 noon to 8 pm at the Tall Trees Amphitheater in the Monroeville Community Park
Food Trucks, Vendors, Free and Open to the Public
12n - 1pm. Norside Organ Trio - Main Stage
1pm-1:30. Jason Kendall -- Hillside Stage
1:30 - 2:30pm Roger Barbour - Main Stage
2:30-3pm. Joshua Ben - Hillside Stage
3 - 4:15pm Dennis Garner and Tempo Noir
4:15 - 4:45pm Dan Baker - Hillside Stage
4:45 - 6pm Theron Brown - Main Stage
6pm - 6:30pm Dan Baker - Hillside Stage
6:30 - 8pm The John Shannon Organ Trio - Main Stage
August 25 SLP - Mila Shadel - guitar; Ava Lintz - bass; Soojin Park - drums
Live on the lawn at Highland Park with jazz performed by Pittsburgh’s finest musicians at the “Reservoir of Jazz” concert series, Sundays in August - 5-7pm
Roger Humphries and the RH Factor presents the Jazz on the River Boat Ride 2024
Gateway Clipper Fleet - boarding at 12:30, June 30
Roger Humphries - and the RH Factor with Special Guest Hugo Cruz and Caminos - plus vocalist Anita Levels
WZUM needs to raise $30,000 during June and July to power through a wonderful Summer of Jazz in Pittsburgh.
Make a new, renewing or additional gift, click here to donate, now, or send a check to WZUM; PO Box 456 South Park, PA 15129. You can also call at 412.322.1800.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Greer Cabaret Theater Presented by Pittsburgh CLO through June 30th
Starring Gabrielle Lee
Sad to report WZUM was off the air this morning for unexpected reasons at our master control center. We are very glad to say we are getting back on the air now -
We are very sorry for the inconvenience.
WZUM is again a Media Sponsor for Jazz Poetry Month At City of Asylum / Alphabet City, North Side
Jazz Poetry 2024, May 2-31, features 50+ artists, bringing musicians and poets from around the world together to experiment, collaborate, and connect with audiences in meaningful ways. All concerts, in-person at Alphabet City and streamed online.
Sean Jones & Dwayne Dolphin Saturday April 27, 7pm
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The August Wilson African American Cultural Center celebrate’s Pittsburgh’s jazz legacy that has spread around the world with the Jazz Club at the Greer Cabaret Theater
Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Gershwin Celebration - Pittsburgh Symphony Pops - Byron Stripling, Sydney McSweeney and Charlie Albright
The Pittsburgh Symphony Pops - with Fascinatin’ Rhythm, A Gershwin Celebration April 12, 13 and 14 at Heinz Hall
Trumpeter, singer and conductor Byron Stripling leads the PSO Pops in Gershwin favorites along with pianist Charlie Albright and vocalist Sydney McSweeney
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up In My Bones: Excerpts in Concert, Byham Theater
Featuring Terence Blanchard, The E-Collective, Turtle Island Quartet & Special Guest visuals by Andrew F. Scott
Co-Presented by Pittsburgh Opera
Azure Lawrence Pharaoh Sanders Tribute Band for Kente Arts at the New Hazlett Theater, Northside
Azar Lawrence, sax – NEA Jazz Master, Billy Hart, drums – George Cables, piano – Nat Reeves, bass – Isaiah Collier, sax.
Vocalist Catherine Russell at the Greer Cabaret Theater Monday March 18th for two shows - 7 and 9:30pm
Catherine Russell has toured the world with Paul Simon, Steely Dan and David Bowie, now specializing in singing acoustic swing, early jazz and blues.
Details and tickets for Catherine Russell, March 18th at the Greer Cabaret Theater at www.TrustArts.org
The Black & White Reunion will present the re-scheduled 26th Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit online on Zoom from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 24.
The theme is "From Othering to Bridging: Reconnecting for Social Change".
WZUM is a Media Sponsor for the 2024 Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
The event has been postponed due to weather concerns and health issues for several presenters and workers for the event.
WZUM is a Media Sponsor for the 2024 Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
The Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit is a one-and-a-half-day conference dedicated to providing resources and spaces for community dialogues, sharing strategies and experiences of organizing for racial justice, healing from racial trauma, and providing connections to social support services for all attendees.
https://prjs.org/
Ann Hampton Callaway and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert - Pittsburgh Playhouse
Featuring vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway - with songs from her Hope of Christmas album and from her most recent release, Finding Beauty.
Lakecia Benjamin & Phoenix for Kente arts at the New Hazlett Theater, Northside -
Saxophonist, writer and bandleader Lakecia Benjamin - Saturday night December 9 at 7:30
Washington Jazz Society Holiday Party
Etta Cox and the Ladies of Jazz - Loft Conference Center, Southpointe (Washington Jazz Society) - Wednesday December 6 at 6 at the Loft Conference Center, Southpoint
Etta Cox, Denise Sheffey-Powell and Bethany James on vocals with Kevin Moore (piano), John Korpiel (drums), Bob Insko (bass).
Tuesday’s the Day - Show your support for WZUM and scores of other local nonprofits on giving Tuesday through a single link.
Give Big Pittsburgh is a 24-hour online fundraising effort that ends at midnight.
Hundreds of worthwhile organizations in our region are there to discover, from health and human services, arts and performance, public media, animal advocacy, libraries, and many other groups in the Pittsburgh region that help make where we live, better. #WZUM #GiveBigPittsburgh
WZUM's Jazz Central - for live Jazz events in the Pittsburgh Region. Send your information about live jazz in an email to info@wzum.org
