Pittsburgh Jazz

In the late 80s, musician Marty Ashby worked for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and experimented with smaller jazz events on the side. Then he met the…

Heather Lyke has been on the job as the director of athletics at the University of Pittsburgh just 17 months, but she's already made an imprint on the…

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…

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 a week of Stanley Cup celebrations, Pittsburgh’s Cultural District will again be full of music and celebration. The Pittsburgh JazzLive…

After a week of Stanley Cup celebrations, Pittsburgh’s Cultural District will again be full of music and celebration. The Pittsburgh JazzLive…

Stephanie Wellons sings as easily as most people talk.As though it were a parenthetical statement, Wellons changes from speech to song, climbing the first…

One Pittsburgh summer tradition, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, is behind us and another one is ahead – the Pittsburgh JazzLive International…

Pittsburgh's Black Jazz Musicians UnionEvery Saturday, a group of local musicians gathers in the auditorium of the Homewood Library to carry on…

Pittsburgh's Black Jazz Musicians UnionEvery Saturday, a group of local musicians gathers in the auditorium of the Homewood Library to carry on…