Award-winning author of “Chlorine” and Pittsburgh native Jade Song returns to City of Asylum for the launch of her sophomore novel, a macabre and deeply original coming-of-age work navigating the meaning of life and the inevitability of death ...
Sometimes you need to look back before you can go forward. Share your story this April at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory! ...
Pittsburgh guitarist John Shannon and trio members Cliff Barnes and James Johnson III celebrate the vinyl release of John’s debut full-length jazz album, which features original music inspired by the landscapes of Tarifa, Spain, and Pittsburgh ...
Decades-long collaborative partners Alex Harding and Lucian Ban celebrate 20 years of creating together with their latest project, “DARK BLUE,” an amalgam of original pieces and improvisations informed by traditions of jazz, blues, and European chamber music ...
Vocalist Kathy Connor is featured singing her repertoire of off-the-beaten-path American songbook standards along with hand picked Jazz compositions from many eras. Kathy's son, Tony DePaolis, will play bass along with pianist Clifford Barnes.
Join us for an evening of global freedom music with the award-winning revolutionary jazz ensemble The Afro Yaqui Music Collective performing from their 2021 album, Maroon Futures. The Afro Yaqui Music Collective is a postcolonial big band which imagines a world where many worlds fit. Their music draws from mainstream jazz, the avant-garde, and traditional forms... more →