Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is Sept 17-20, 2026. The Pittsburgh Jazz Live International Festival is September 16-18, 2022 at Highmark Stadium

Our theme for 2026 is OurAmerica250, featuring historical, groundbreaking performances and commissions by some of the most talented, forward thinking creatives in jazz today.

09/03/2026

Shhhhhh....
Quiet As Kept series at Carnegie Library in East Liberty
With Dennis Garner
Made possible support from RAD and Feel Well Arts Dr. Felicia Snead
A collaboration between Carnegie Library and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival

09/03/2026

🎉Are you ready for the event of the season! The Taste of Jazz - Taste of Pittsburgh is Fri, Sept 18 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center. This is when and where jazz lovers and culinary connoisseurs come together for the annual Taste of Jazz Pittsburgh Restaurant Tasting Party, following PIJF’s Friday night concert. Enjoy chef-crafted bites, visual art, vibrant energy, and live performances from Anyah Nancy, Roger Humphries, and Selecta as music and flavor come together for one unforgettable night. A celebration unlike anything else in the city. Join us for food, music, art and community. https://awc.culturaldistrict.org/production/108349

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Carnegie Libraries team up to get the music started with Quiet As Kept: Jazz...
09/02/2026

Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Carnegie Libraries team up to get the music started with Quiet As Kept: Jazz @ the Library.
Thursday, Sept 3 start Labor Day weekend at the Carnegie Library in East Liberty with Dennis Garner
FREE ADMISSION and supported by FEEL WELL ARTS Dr. Felicia Snead
https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/awaacc-presents-jazz-mini-concert/

The free concerts series, Quiet As Kept, kicked off on Saturday, August 29, with Howie Alexander at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (CLP) in the Hill District and continues with:

Multi-instrumentalist Dennis Garner: Thursday, September 3, 6pm, CLP-East Liberty, 130 S. Whitfield St.

Vocalist Stevee Wellons: Saturday, September 5, 12pm, CLP-Carrick, 1811 Brownsville Rd.

Pianist Sean Baker: Thursday, September 10, 6pm, CLP-Allegheny, 1230 Federal St.

Bassist/Drummer/Pianist Chuck Anderson: Saturday, September 12, 12pm, CLP-Homewood, 7101 Hamilton Ave.

Drummer Hugo Cruz: Saturday, September 15, 6pm at CLP-South Side, 2205 E. Carson St.

We are teaming up with the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh on live jazz amongst the book stacks shhh... Quiet As it's K...
08/30/2026

We are teaming up with the Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh on live jazz amongst the book stacks shhh... Quiet As it's Kept: Jazz @ the Library made possible by FEEL WELL ARTS
Bring the whole family!

Here's what we have for the schedule:

Saturday, August 29th 2pm at CLP-Hill District - Howie Alexander -the show was GREAT!!!!

Thursday, September 3rd 6pm at CLP-East Liberty - Dennis Garner

Saturday, September 5th 12pm at CLP-Carrick- Stevie Wellons

Thursday, September 10th 6pm at CLP-Allegheny - Sean Baker

Saturday, September 12th 12pm at CLP-Homewood Chuck Anderson

Saturday, September 15th 6pm at CLP-South Side Hugo Cruz

https://www.carnegielibrary.org/?s=awaacc&search-location=Website

Saturday Aug 29 at 2pmCarnegie Library of HILL DISTRICTPittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Carnegie Libraries bri...
08/29/2026

Saturday Aug 29 at 2pm
Carnegie Library of HILL DISTRICT
Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and Carnegie Libraries bring you...

Quiet as Kept: Jazz at the Library
Made Possible by FEEL WELL ARTS Dr. Felicia Snead and RAD Pass
Stop by and catch HOWIE ALEXANDER LIVE at Hill District Library

Get up! August 29! Grab your coffee and a donut (from Dana's Bakery in Homewood) and go to the North Shore (park on Isa...
08/29/2026

Get up! August 29! Grab your coffee and a donut (from Dana's Bakery in Homewood) and go to the North Shore (park on Isabella Street) and join us Riverlife and Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival for

jazzJAM on the award-winning Shore Thing, barge in the river with great views a bar and food for sale!
Anyah Nancy is LIVE from 10am-12:30pm
Bring the kids, grandma, ride your bike, pull up in your boat and enjoy the music in the morning with us

08/27/2026

This Saturday, join us to welcome Anyah Nancy to Shore Thing! 🎶��Anyah Nancy is a Neo-Jazz singer renowned for her soulful and rich tone. Together with her band, Anyah masterfully blends traditional Black Jazz with Modern Soul, creating a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.�

It’s jazzjAM, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Jazz Feest, This event is part of the Shore Thing Performing Arts Series

08/26/2026

Pittsburgh Jazz Fest 2026 has got the rhythm and the groove!

🥁No one brings the rhythm more than BERNARD "PRETTY" PURDIE who has spent more than six decades making records feel better. The legendary drummer’s unmistakable groove can be heard behind everyone from Aretha Franklin and James Brown to Steely Dan, and his signature Purdie Shuffle has become part of the vocabulary of modern drumming. Purdie has played on more than 4,000 albums and with more than 2,500 artists.

Now he brings that groove to the 2026 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, September 19–20, where he’ll be honored with our LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. Purdie will also perform some of his classic material with a band assembled by Pittsburgh’s own, bassist Dwayne Dolphin, a veteran of Fred Wesley and James Brown’s New JB’s.

Other performances led by drummers include Terri Lyne Carrington and Nate Smith

Get the VIP EXPERIENCE - seats up close to the stage, refreshments in the air-conditioned August Wilson Cultural Center and much more: pittsburghjazzfest.org

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980 Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
15222-3736

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