For groups of 10 or more, please contact the box office at (412) 322-0800.

Available Single Tickets will be on sale 9AM July 15, 2024.

What's New This Season?
Artist-In-Residence Program
Beginning in Fall 2024, MCG Jazz is launching an Artist-In-Residence program with pianist, composer Ray Angry. He will perform as a part of the season and contribute to other programming throughout the season and work closely with local young musicians through workshops, masterclasses, and mentorship opportunities.

Amina Figarova Sextet and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir “Suite for Africa”

Friday, October 18, 2024 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 19, 2024 6:00 PM

Pianist/composer Amina Figarova pairs her stellar sextet with the Matsiko World Orphan Choir, an ensemble of orphaned and at-risk children from war-ravaged Liberia. They will be premiering music from their new recording “Suite For Africa”

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin "Brasil"

Saturday, October 26, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Titans of contemporary jazz and longtime friends Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin perform works from their new album BRASIL, a “bracing survey of contemporary Brazilian sounds.” Ritenour has had an impressive career as a guitarist with over 40 albums, a Grammy, and many other awards. Grusin, active in music since the late 1950s, is an Academy Award winner, 10-time Grammy winner and regarded as one of the true legends in Jazz.

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio

Saturday, November 9, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim is South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician. Abdullah has over 100 albums and over 300 compositions to his name. He makes his return to Pittsburgh after 30 years.

DIVA Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Jazz Legends of 1924 featuring Kim Nazarian

Saturday, November 23, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

DIVA Jazz Orchestra will be celebrating the work of jazz artists turning 100 in 2024 including Sarah Vaughan, Louie Bellson, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Paul Desmond and Dinah Washington. The performance will feature vocalist Kim Nazarian, founding member of the New York Voices.

Christian Sands Christmas Stories

Saturday, December 7, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Five-time Grammy Nominee, Christian Sands is an emerging jazz force. His abundant piano technique perfectly matches his conception, accomplishing a much deeper musical goal: a new approach to the entire language of jazz. His recent recording “Christmas Stories” takes a fresh look at holiday classics.

“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

Oliver Nelson Jr. will be conducting The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra as they perform the music of Oliver Nelson - including newly discovered works.

“Late Night Stories” An Evening With Artist-In-Residence Ray Angry Featuring Louis Cato, Will Lee, and Joe Saylor

Saturday, February 15, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Join Artist-in-Residence and his special guests, Louis Cato, Will Lee and Joe Saylor for an evening of conversation and performance. They have been part of your evenings at home via The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the Late Show with David Letterman. Now experience their artistry live as they perform favorite musical selections and share stories from their late-night shows!

WDR Big Band directed by Bob Mintzer

Friday, February 28, 2025 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 1, 2025 6:00 PM

Experience a rare US appearance of the WDR Big Band direct from Cologne, Germany under the direction of long-time friend of MCG Jazz, Bob Mintzer. One of the few full-time big bands in the world and unquestionably one of the finest since its inception in 1946.

Bria Skonberg Quintet

Saturday, March 15, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

New York based and Canadian born singer, trumpeter, and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal).

Joshua Redman Group
featuring Gabrielle Cavassa

Saturday, April 5, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Over the past three decades, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, Joshua Redman has demonstrated how to honor the jazz tradition while expanding its reach in contemporary settings. His new project features mesmerizing vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, recent winner of the International Sarah Vaughan Jazz Vocal Competition.

Jazz Funk Soul -
Everette Harp. Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson Jr.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

The leaders of this supergroup are three of the most important contemporary jazz artists and producers on the scene. In this new project, they transform the music into a freedom of expression that can go from high energy to jazzy, funky, bluesy, soulful and emotional creating an unforgettable experience.

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For groups of 10 or more, please contact the box office at (412) 322-0800.

For groups of 10 or more, please contact the box office at (412) 322-0800.

Available Single Tickets will be on sale 9AM July 15, 2024.

Amina Figarova Sextet and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir “Suite for Africa”

Friday, October 18, 2024 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 19, 2024 6:00 PM

Pianist/composer Amina Figarova pairs her stellar sextet with the Matsiko World Orphan Choir, an ensemble of orphaned and at-risk children from war-ravaged Liberia. They will be premiering music from their new recording “Suite For Africa”

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin "Brasil"

Saturday, October 26, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Abdullah Ibrahim Trio

Saturday, November 9, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim is South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician. Abdullah has over 100 albums and over 300 compositions to his name. He makes his return to Pittsburgh after 30 years.

DIVA Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Jazz Legends of 1924 featuring Kim Nazarian

Saturday, November 23, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

DIVA Jazz Orchestra will be celebrating the work of jazz artists turning 100 in 2024 including Sarah Vaughan, Louie Bellson, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, Paul Desmond and Dinah Washington. The performance will feature vocalist Kim Nazarian, founding member of the New York Voices.

Christian Sands Christmas Stories

Saturday, December 7, 2024

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

“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

Oliver Nelson Jr. will be conducting The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra as they perform the music of Oliver Nelson - including newly discovered works.

“Late Night Stories” An Evening With Artist-In-Residence Ray Angry Featuring Louis Cato, Will Lee, and Joe Saylor

Saturday, February 15, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

WDR Big Band directed by Bob Mintzer

Friday, February 28, 2025 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 1, 2025 6:00 PM

Experience a rare US appearance of the WDR Big Band direct from Cologne, Germany under the direction of long-time friend of MCG Jazz, Bob Mintzer. One of the few full-time big bands in the world and unquestionably one of the finest since its inception in 1946.

Bria Skonberg Quintet

Saturday, March 15, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

New York based and Canadian born singer, trumpeter, and songwriter Bria Skonberg has been described as one of the “most versatile and imposing musicians of her generation” (Wall Street Journal).

Joshua Redman Group featuring Gabrielle Cavassa

Saturday, April 5, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

Jazz Funk Soul - Everette Harp. Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson Jr.

Saturday, April 19, 2025

6:00 PM & 8:30 PM

For groups of 10 or more, please contact the box office at (412) 322-0800.

Joshua Redman Group
featuring Gabrielle Cavassa

Jazz Funk Soul -
Everette Harp. Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson Jr.