{"id":2417772,"date":"2026-05-15T09:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417772"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:09:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:09:42","slug":"new-music-and-visits-in-pittsburgh-on-the-scene-wzum-jazz-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-and-visits-in-pittsburgh-on-the-scene-wzum-jazz-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music and Visits in Pittsburgh on the Scene \u2014 WZUM Jazz Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

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May has a lot of live music springing forth in Pittsburgh – and we can\u2019t track it all in one hour – please see the Jazz Central Calendar – as June and July also filling with live events to share.<\/a><\/p>\n

Some highlights upcoming include the return of the Roger Humphries Boat Ride, returning to the Gateway Clipper Fleet on Sunday June 28th.<\/a> Also in June, a fundraiser event for the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival featuring Sean Jones and a special \u201cMiles at 100\u201d Event – Tuesday June 23rd <\/a>at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. Plus, a slate of added summer events at MCG Jazz – from the US Navy Commodores Big Band, June 18th<\/a>, Flutest Jamie Baum and her Sextet + June 26th<\/a> and Marion Meadows with Alex Bugnon, July 18th<\/a>; and Al and Stacey Schulman at Con Alma, June 4th.<\/a><\/p>\n

May still has more in store – including a return by vocalist \/ Songwriter Corrine a the City Winery in the Strip, Wednesday May 20th;<\/a> Jazz Poetry Month this Thursday and next at City of Asylum, Alphabet City; Tamara Tunie at MCG Jazz May 23rd, and this weekend, a Friday album release show with Erik Lawrence, Ross Antonich, Dylan Zeh and Derek Bendel at the Government Center, Northside; and Latino artists Friday in the Lobby of the Public Theater on Penn Ave, featuring Noel Quintana and Hugo Cruz. <\/p>\n

Saturday May 16th has Mark Strickland with a 2pm jazz popup at Golden Age Beer – and also a 2pm Mary Lou Williams Birthday Celebration at the LIT Cigar Lounge presented by the Mary Lou Williams Institute.<\/p>\n

Another new release event is coming but got delayed – vocalist Esai Aliquo with her grandfather, Don Aliquo, Sr – with a new release called \u201cInherited Groove.\u201d Don took a tumble a week or two ago and is recovering – well tell when a release event is happening, but we do have a copy of their new recording to share!<\/p>\n

The Scene – Thursday night at 6, Friday and Saturday at noon, Sunday at 5 on WZUM. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n