Off Minor: The Monktet Returns!
Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOur Off Minor series continues with an ode to Thelonious Monk.
Our Off Minor series continues with an ode to Thelonious Monk.
For this combination concert and reading, author Nicole Mitchell shares with us her new book, "The Mandorla Letters: for the hopeful."
We welcome back the HarmoniZing Ensemble, directed by Yang Jin, for a performance featuring musicians from different cultures, all with the mission of “nurturing cross-cultural understanding through the arts.”
Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise are a Hip Hop, Soul, New Age duo, hitting the Alphabet City stage in celebration of their latest album, Hypnagogia.
This is the second concert of Yoko Suzuki’s ongoing project to honor the work of Marian McPartland. This concert will feature Cliff Barnes.
In June, we had the honor of hosting a sneak preview for enchanting vocalist Laura Chu Wiens upcoming album Exetastes. This month, we welcome her back for a concert and celebration of the album’s official release!
Grunge indie rock band The Morning People, fronted by Marcel Cabrera, performs new album at City of Asylum.
In this program, trombonist Jeff Bush—winner of the 1999 Frank Rosolino Memorial Scholarship— will be featured in a concert full of Rosolino originals, along with other compositions that were part of his vast repertoire.
This program is part of Taras Filenko’s ongoing effort to bring Ukrainian culture, particularly music, in focus for American audiences.
Local Pittsburgh jazz legend Roger Humphries returns to City of Asylum with his band the RH Factor for a live music performance.
Emerging Pittsburgh jazz band SLP (members Mila Shadel, Ava Lintz, and Soojin Park) makes their debut performance at City of Asylum.
Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson pays homage to the life and legacy of jazz legend Wayne Shorter.
SLP returns for Thursday Night Jazz at City of Asylum, their second of three concerts this season as part of the series.
The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble comes to City of Asylum as part of their 50th Annual February North American Tour in honor of Black History Month.
Legendary Pittsburgh jazz drummer Roger Humphries is back and ready to bring you more Thursday Night Jazz!
After performing at Alphabet City in November 2022 in their trio configuration, Alla Boara returns with their full group in all its glory– six talented musicians bringing recognition and new life to Italy's diverse history of regional folk music.
Yoko Suzuki, Roger Humphries, Dwayne Dolphin, and Max Leake return for a special Valentine's themed concert celebrating the romance of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme.
Masterful quartet presents part classical, part contemporary rock, and part experimental music in this genre-bending concert.
Pittsburgh bassist Paul Thompson performs his second concert at City of Asylum to honor the life of Wayne Shorter.
City of Asylum welcomes Grammy-nominated bassist and composer Stephan Crump to perform pieces from his recent album, "Rocket Love."
City of Asylum presents the first ever concert adaption of "One-Log Bridge," a play by composer and performer Yan Pang.
SLP returns for Thursday Night Jazz at City of Asylum, their final of three concerts this season as part of the series.
Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson performs with mentored musicians The Young Lions in this jazz concert at City of Asylum.
In this special Thursday Night Jazz performance, The Pittsburgh Composers Quartet will collaborate with four City of Asylum writers-in-residence in an exploration of the power of small thoughts.
Just days after the album’s debut, City of Asylum welcomes Teiku for this exclusive celebratory album release performance.
Roger Humphries plays his final of four Thursday Night Jazz concerts this spring
This celebration of 20 years of Jazz Poetry kicks off with musician James Brandon Lewis and poets Olena Boryshpolets, Amit Chaudhuri, Toi Derricotte, and Shara McCallum
Jazz Poetry 2024 welcomes musician Rakiem Walker and poets grace (ge) gilbert, Ladan Osman, Anouar Rahmani, and Astrid Roemer.
Jazz Poetry welcomes musician Leslie DeShazor and poets Fatimah Asghar, Rania Mamoun, Andrés Neuman, and Jeremy Lee Stone.
Jazz Poetry 2024 welcomes musician Milena Casado and poets Rae Armantrout, Yahya Ashour, Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, and Richard Hamilton.