City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
Musician and Activist Benjamin Barson plays in this special reading and concert at City of Asylum, celebrating the release of his book "Brassroots Democracy."
This latest concert in Yoko’s ongoing series features the compositions of Toshiko Akiyoshi as well as some beloved jazz standards.
Thursday Night Jazz returns with Thomas Wendt's "Off Minor" to honor jazz legend Barry Harris
James Johnson III returns to City of Asylum for a performance with vocalist Carolyn Perteete and Pittsburgh Symphony musicians.
The HarmoniZing ensemble performs lead by erhu player and founding member Mimi Jong.
Alto saxophonist Antonio Hart celebrates the music of jazz icons Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn in this Off Minor concert.
The Lynn Speakman Quintet performs a jazz concert with a focus on bass and melody at City of Asylum.
One of Pittsburgh’s best emerging jazz musicians and lifelong guitarist, Mila Shadel, takes to the Alphabet City stage with one mission: to merge the worlds of jazz and pop.
The HarmoniZing Ensemble, directed by Mimi Jong, presents reinterpretations of traditional songs from China, Iran, and Turkey and original compositions by local musicians Jeff Berman, Tomchess, and John Marcinizyn.
Musician Emmett goods joins Tom Wendt for a Thursday Night Jazz concert in honor of his grandfather, J.C. Moses.
Percussionist Hugo Cruz and his band the Caminos return to City of Asylum for a concert of jazz, funk, and afro-cuban inspired original music.
James Johnson III pays tribute to his mentor Ahmad Jamal in this Thursday Night Jazz concert at City of Asylum.
Percussionist Roger Humphries and his band the RH Factor delight City of Asylum audiences in this January concert.
For the first time ever as an official Trio, City of Asylum welcomes jazz musicians Mark Micchelli, Eli Namay, and Hugo Cruz, also known as The Blues Machine Trio.
Jazz musician and Taekwondo practitioner Jason Kush returns to City of Asylum to share a preview of his forthcoming album "Tenets," a tribute to the practice of Taekwondo.
The Pablo Giménez Ensemble visits City of Asylum for a Spanish Flamenco concert featuring three musicians and one dancer.
Jazz musician and professor Aaron J Johnson shares his new book "Jazz Radio America" in this combination reading and concert.
City of Asylum welcomes The CAPA Jazz Orchestra, led by Pittsburgh bass icon Paul Thompson, for an evening of inspired performance by the future jazz heroes of Pittsburgh.
Renowned jazz saxophonist Yoko Suzuki performs John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" in full with a quartet of Pittsburgh musicians.
City of Asylum is hosting the kickoff concert of the 2025 Microtonal Music Festival, featuring 31-tone band DSILTON from Vienna.
In this performance, jazz musician Delana Flowers reflects on love experiences in all their facets through music.
Introducing Tomas Fujiwara’s three-part concert series Sounds of Now. The first concert features The Fully Celebrated Orchestra.
Tomas Fujiwara’s 3-part jazz series presents folk singer, composer-improviser, and musicologist Miriam Elhajli.
Renowned multi-instrumentalist musician Tomchess and his trio for a world fusion jazz concert at City of Asylum.
Multi-reedists David Leon and Yuma Uesaka take to the stage for the final installment of Tomas Fujiwara’s “Sounds of Now” three-part concert series showcasing what’s new and happening in the realm of jazz.
The Clarion Quartet makes their highly anticipated return to City of Asylum to perform the music of the exiled.
Singer-songwriter and fan-favorite Pascuala Ilabaca returns to City of Asylum accordion and full-bodied vocals in tow, accompanied by a full band, to regale us with all new songs.
Yamaha pianist Orrin Evans delivers “50 Shades of O” to Alphabet City audiences as part of his 2025 tour and birthday celebration.
Lifelong guitarist and imaginative jazz musician Mila Shadel presents original arrangements of some of her favorite hard rock & grunge songs.
Taras Filenko makes a long-awaited return to City of Asylum, joined by violinist Jennifer Orchard, pianist Pauline Rovkah, and Peter Fung and the Broad Street Collective, to perform a concert that connects North America and Ukraine.
