Pittsburgh has one of the richest jazz legacies in the world and we are proud to celebrate that along with presenting the world class jazz scene happening right now
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Jason Kush Quartet - Oh!Jazz LIvestream
Jason Kush - sax
Max Leake - piano
Leon Boykins - bass
David Glover - drums
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Wakefield & Ruch
Jack Ruch - guitar
Adam Wakefield - piano
Jus James - bass
Will Loney - drums
Jack Ruch and Adam Wakefield are staples of the Nashville music scene. They can be seen at their local residencies or on stage as guests with Nashville legends such as Guthrie Trapp and Jimmy Hall. With Adam’s touring fanbase and Jack’s dedicated online guitar following, their next project, “For Her Love”, is highly anticipated. Jack’s first solo record features Ruch and Wakefield alongside their musical heroes Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger, and also one of Blue Note’s newest signs, Baltimore trumpet phenom, Brandon Woody. With momentum from this release in May/June, the pair will be touring this summer in support.
Summer Cocktail Party: Bruno Mars played by jevon Rushton Group
Weds Aug 26th
Summer Cocktail Party
Music of Bruno Mars
$75 PP includes 2 Cocktails/Wines, Appetizers and Live Music performed by the Jevon Rushton Group
ft. newly curated cocktails by Hannah
liquor reps on hand for tastings
Open seating tickets as well as VIP stage side tables available.
Celebrate 7 years of Con Alma at this inaugural end of summer party in the heart of the cultural district.
Keefe Jackson - Jakob Heinemann Quartet
The Keefe Jackson - Jakob Heinemann Quartet presents an international collaboration between three cities, weaving together sounds from the musical communities of Oslo, Chicago and Los Angeles. The project consists of a core trio with Keefe Jackson (saxophones, bass clarinet), Adam Shead (drums), and Jakob Heinemann on bass, who released their debut album Stinger in August 2025 on Irritable Mystic Records. Augmenting this group is reedist Andre Royston, a rising star on Oslo’s thriving creative music scene. Stinger has received strong critical response, with All About Jazz praising the trio’s fluency and collective language, The Free Jazz Collective calling the album “glorious stuff” and placing Jackson firmly in the loft-era aesthetic tradition, and Dusted Magazine highlighting the group's emotionally compelling, nimble interplay. This quartet builds directly on that foundation, debuting a new book of compositions while maintaining the same collective spirit of improvisation.
Andrew Kirk’s DEEP DIVE
Drummer Andrew Kirk’s eclectic group Deep Dive returns to Con Alma!
Andrew Kirk - drums
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Grace Elliot
Don’t miss rising jazz and r&b singer Grace Elliot as she returns to the Con Alma stage to lead her band.
Grace Elliot - vocals
Mode Indigo ft. Olya
Benjamin May — piano
Thomas Wendt — drums
Michael Gudbaur — bass
Olya — vocals
Lou Stellute Quartet
Lou Stellute - tenor sax
Dwayne Dolphin - bass
Alton Merrell - piano
George Heid III - drums
Ava Lintz quartet
Ava Lintz - bass
Mike Hugo - guitar
Cliff Barnes - piano
James Johnson III - drums
Aurora
Classic Jazz Fusion with Aurora!
Marty Ashby - gtr
Mike Tomaro - sax
Jeff Bush - trombone
Max Leake - piano
Hugo Cruz - drums
Center of Life Jazz Summer Kids Session
John Bagnato - guitar
“Through high-level artistic training, mentorship, and community engagement, Center of Life Jazz offers a twenty-first-century jazz program to Pittsburgh youth to learn the skills, creativity, and discipline to thrive as musicians and leaders.”
Steel City Calypso
Daniel Munier - steel pans
Subha Das - percussion
Paul Thompson - bass
Greg Lutz - piano
Ken Karsh Trio
Don’t miss local guitar hero Ken Karsh and his fabulous trio!
Ken Karsh - guitar
Kurt Lorence - bass
Subha Das - drums
The Indestructible Sextet ft. Roger Humphries
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania jazz group Indestructiblepays tribute to the music and legacy of The Jazz Messengers, which was famously led by jazz greats Art Blakey and Horace Silver and featured the compositions of its legendary members such as Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton and others. The Jazz Messengers were a jazz combo which existed for over thirty-five years beginning in the early 1950s as a collective, and only ended when long-time leader and founding drummer Art Blakey died in 1990. Indestructible was founded by trombonist and bandleader Reggie Watkins in 2021. The sextet features Pittsburgh hometown hero and former member of the Horace Silver Quintet, drummer - Roger Humphries. As a young musician Mr. Humphries was influenced and mentored by longtime leader of The Jazz Messengers and fellow Pittsburgh native, the great Art Blakey. Indestructibleis a high energy three horn and rhythm section group that is deeply rooted in the Hard Bop tradition and exudes equal measures of blues infused improvisations, soulful arrangements and big band power.
Roger Humphries - drums
Max Leake - piano
James Moore - trumpet
Mike Tomaro - saxophone
Reggie Watkins - trombone
Jordan McBride - bass
Dennis Garner & Tempo Noir
Dennis Garner - drums
Chanell “CJ” Harris - vox
John Hall - bass
Experience an incredibly fun night at Con Alma with Tempo Noir!
Mike Tomaro Quartet
Join us for a fun night of as seasoned vet of the jazz scene saxophonist/arranger Mike Tomaro takes his band through jazz fusion music classics!
Mike Tomaro - sax
Band TBA
Rick DiMuzio TRIo
Rick DiMuzio - sax
Chris McGraw - bass
Tony Martucci - drums
“Rick DiMuzio is a highly gifted musician and also a double threat as a prolific composer
and an accomplished saxophonist. I’ve worked with Rick for 15 years and his boundless
creativity never ceases to amaze me. His saxophone solo on “Betty Fast” is a brilliant
“schooling” on how to navigate through the infamous Golson chord changes, while
”Beloved” encapsulates personal and universal emotions, showing Rick’s ability to share
with great depth how the power of music comforts, transports, awakens and heals.”
— Terri Lyne Carrington
Heidi Beatty
Heidi Beatty - vocals
Leon Boykins - bass
Mark Strickland - guitar
Subha Das - drums
Andean Jazz with Jazz de Barro
Jazz de Barro, the premier Andean jazz group from Ecuador, will tour in the
Northeast U.S. in August 2026.
The group is a winner of the 2025 IberMúsicas (Spain) travel grant which covers their round trip
airfare from Ecuador.
Jazz de Barro belongs to the thriving Andean Jazz scene in Ecuador, attracting attention world-
wide from music connoisseurs. Their original music combines a deep knowledge of jazz tradition
with a lived connection to the landscape of the Andes, with its infectious rhythms and sounds of
nature.
Saxophone/clarinet virtuosa Su Terry adds bird whistles and ocarinas to her usual instruments.
She's referred to as the "Superwoman of Jazz" (Hartford Courant) and as part of the New York
and Pennsylvania jazz scenes for decades, she is well-known to music lovers both nationally and
worldwide.
Lucas Bravo is an award-winning pianist in both classical and jazz genres, as well as an innova-
tive composer. He is equally comfortable on a 9-foot Steinway or an electric keyboard, and fre-
quently uses both simultaneously. He is the oldest son of the Bravo family of professional musi-
cians.
Acoustic and electric bassist Christian Torres performs with the Cuenca Symphony Orchestra
and other ensembles in classical, pop and jazz. He arranges the Jazz de Barro repertoire for their
joint concerts with the Cuenca Symphony and the Cuenca Philharmonia.
Drummer Raúl Molina from Quito is the founder of the popular group Jazz the Roots. He brings
his unique percussion concept to the very different repertoire of Jazz de Barro. He's a Berklee
graduate and one of the leaders in the Andean Jazz movement.
Dwayne Dolphin Fo'Tet
Dwayne Dolphin - bass
George Heid III - drums
Scott Boni - sax
James Moore - trumpet
Antonio Croes - piano
Bobby Selvaggio Quartet
Bobby Selvaggio - sax
Kevin Martinez - bass
Zakk Jones - guitar
Zaire Darden - drums
Bobby Selvaggio is a saxophonist, composer, and arranger from Ohio who just released a new record called “Red Rhinoceros”
Thomas Wendt Quartet
Thomas Wendt - drums
Paul Thompson - bass
Scott Boni - sax
Mike Hugo - guitar
Tony Campbell ft. Justin McCord
Don’t miss up and coming male jazz singer Justin McCord in his Con Alma debut with bandleader and Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Famer Tony Campbell !
Tony Campbell - sax
Justin McCord - vocals
Band TBA
Don’t miss up and coming male jazz singer Justin McCord in his Con Alma debut with bandleader and Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Famer Tony Campbell !
Reggie Watkins’ Rivers Quartet ft. Thomas Schinabeck
Reggie Watkins - trombone
Thomas Schinabeck - alto sax
Mike Bernabe - piano
Eli Naragon - bass
Jason Washington Jr - drums
Aurora (CLassic Jazz Fusion)
Don’t miss an incredible show of classic jazz fusion with Aurora!
Marty Ashby - guitar
Mike Tomaro - sax
Max Leak - piano
Kurt Lorence - bass
Hugo Cruz - drums
Jeff Bush - trombone
Tony DePaolis GRoup
Don’t miss this group led by Tony DePaolis back from NYC to present 2 sets of music at Con Alma…
Tony DePaolis - bass
Tom Wendt - drums
Alton Merrell - piano
Chris Coles - sax
plus special guest
Hugo Cruz & Caminos
Hugo Cruz returns to Con Alma! DOn’t miss an exciting night of latin jazz fusion all in one.
Hugo Cruz - percussio, drums, vocals
Band TBA
DePaolis/Alexander/Rushton
Tony DePaolis - bass
Howie Alexander - piano
Jevon Rushton - drums
Don’t miss this outstanding trio in what’s sure to be a night of great tunes and improvisations to remember!
Kathy Connor
Kathy Connor - vocals
Tony DePaolis - bass
Mark Strickland - guitar
Tom Wendt - drums
Cliff Barnes - piano
Vanessa Rubin (Night 2)
Vanessa Rubin - vocals
Cliff Barnes - organ
David Throckmorton - drums
Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. Additional homespun influences include the melodic bell tone clarity of a young Capital Records recording artist, Nancy Wilson, the fire of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the sweet sounds of trumpeter Blue Mitchell as well as her love of the Motown Sound…especially girl groups like the Supremes.
Vanessa Rubin
Vanessa Rubin - vocals
Cliff Barnes - organ
David Throckmorton - drums
Revered as both a torchbearer and a storyteller, jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin possesses a voice hailed for crystalline clarity, hearth-like warmth and playful lioness sass. The Cleveland native brings a wealth of diverse influences to her vocal performance from both the Trinidadian/Caribbean roots of her mother and traditional jazz by way of her Louisiana-born father. Additional homespun influences include the melodic bell tone clarity of a young Capital Records recording artist, Nancy Wilson, the fire of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, the sweet sounds of trumpeter Blue Mitchell as well as her love of the Motown Sound…especially girl groups like the Supremes.
Cameron McCullum Group
Cameron McCullum is a drummer, percussionist, and bandleader from Detroit, Michigan. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cameron began playing the djembe at age three and later transitioned to the drum set at age 13, inspired by jazz legend Roy Haynes. He studied at the Sankofa Village for the Arts and the Afro-American Music Institute, receiving mentorship from esteemed musicians such as James T. Johnson III, Dr. Roger Humphries, and Poogie Bell.
Since establishing Cameron McCullum & Friends in 2017, the group has developed a signature sound that fuses modern jazz, smooth R&B, and late-night grooves.
Cameron McCullum – Drums
Joe Sherran – Keyboards
Eric Dowdell Jr. – Bass
Cornelius Jones – Percussion
Heidi Beatty Mark Strickland duo
Heidi Beatty - vocals
Mark Strickland - gtr
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Ken Karsh Trio
Don’t miss local guitar hero Ken Karsh and his fabulous trio!
Ken Karsh - guitar
Kurt Lorence - bass
Subha Das - drums
Eli Naragon
Eli Naragon - upright bass
Roger Humphries - drums
Mark Strickland - guitar
Scott Boni - sax
Boilermaker Jazz Band
Swing Era Jazz at it’s finest with the Boilermakers!
Paul Cosentino - winds, vocals
Antonio Croes - piano
Chris McGraw - bass
Thomas Wendt - drums
David Throckmorton Quartet
David Throckmorton - drums
John Shannon - guitar
Scott Boni - sax
Ava Lintz - bass
“Throck” is a “drummer’s drummer” leading a stellar group with a stellar songbook! DOn’t miss it.
Etta Cox
Etta Cox returns to the Con Alma stage! It’s always a wonderful evening of classic vocal jazz with Etta and her band.
Etta Cox - vocals
AL Dowe Jr - sax
Mark Strickland - guitar
Ben May - bass
John Korpiel - drums
George Heid III & Something Different
Don’t miss an exciting night of jazz led by one of Pittsburgh’s premiere drummers with this unique lineup of two bass players!
George Heid III - drums
Dwayne Dolphin - electric/upright bass
Paul Thompson - electric/upright bass
Antonio Croes - paino
George RusselL Jr
George Russell Jr returns to the Con Alma stage from Boston!
George Russell Jr - piano and vocals
Cliff Barnes - bass
Michael Russell - drums
Special Guest - Anyah Nancy - vocals
aurora
Classic Jazz Fusion with Aurora!
Marty Ashby - gtr
Mike Tomaro - sax
Jeff Bush - trombone
Max Leake - piano
Hugo Cruz - drums
4th of July with Tubby DaniEls!
Celebrate 4th of July with us with live jazz by the great Tubby Danielsand his band.
Tubby Daniels - vibes
Band TBA
Calvin Stemley & Stemtecs
Calvin Stemley is an accomplished musician, educator, and performer located in Pittsburgh, PA, born and raised in Chicago. His resume includes degrees from Grambling State University (BS in Music Education 1975), as well as the University of Pittsburgh (MA in Ethnomusicology 1980 where he played with in University of Pittsburgh Jazz Ensemble with the great Nathan Davis.
Calvin’s career has included Pittsburgh Public School Instrumental Specialist, Band Director –Westinghouse High School, Founder and Director of the Pittsburgh Public School Honors Jazz Band, and Conductor of the Mellon Jazz Student Spectacular. Calvin has long been helping to maintain the integrity of Pittsburgh as a Jazz City.
Calvin Stemley - sax
Keith Flowers - keys
Chuck Anderson - bass
Terry Levels - drums