It isn’t exactly jazz, but has its roots in jazz – and in West Africa.That’s the fast take on the new album Songs of Lake Volta: Ghanaian Traditional…

Brush and Pounce is the name of a modern business steeped in the aesthetics of another century. One local artist is embracing traditional methods to…

Pittsburgh is known globally for its jazz musicians, and for more than a century the city’s African-American community has provided a unique environment…

After struggling to make a living in Portland, Ore., artists Drew and Alyssa Kail moved back to Pittsburgh and found the area to be friendly to creators…

A new Pittsburgh stage production is rooted in the exploration of Parkinson's disease. In the Company of Ghosts looks at how challenges like disease…

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble performs works that are hard to describe, like an amalgam of Mozart and Frank Zappa.And at City Theater, on the South Side,…

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Howard Alexander instructed a group of young musicians at the Afro American Music Institute in Homewood.As a Xylophone…

Three artists involved in public art in New York City were looking for a change when a friend of theirs suggested they come to Pittsburgh to rehabilitate…

As Pittsburgh neighborhoods, like Lawrenceville, undergo revitalization, art can often reflect changes.Furniture designer Joe Kelly has been there since…

Ballet is often praised for its precision, strong dancers and hypnotic music. But one thing that’s often overlooked is the costume department.“Well, when…