Pittsburgh jazz
Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) A little way down the Monongahela river in Morgantown, West Virginia is one of three locations (other locations are Davis, WV and Deep Creek, MD) of Mountain State Brewing Company Restaurant and Bar. Mountain State Brewing beers are made with waters from a stream at one of the…
Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Macy’s is presenting Elephant Day at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Celebrate the zoo’s elephant herd’s birthdays. Festivities include: Face painting, crafts, animal presentations. You can also join in and sing “Happy Birthday,” eat birthday cake, dance, play games and possibly win…
Cool Picks brings you the best in Pittsburgh entertainment every day! 1) Rock group Rush plays the Consol Energy Center. The band is touring in support of their latest album “Clockwork Angels.” Rush is best known for hits: Working Man, Fly By Night, Closer to the Heart. 7:30 p.m. Uptown. 2) Sondre Lerche, a Norwegian singer/songwriter…
1) It’s the Savoy Jazz Anniversary at the Savoy Restaurant, with host band, the Roger Humphries Trio. Special guest artists this week are world-renown jazz trumpet player Sean Jones and radio personality Bob Studebaker. 6-10 p.m. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District. 2) A Face in the Crowd, a 1957 film directed by Elia Kazan, starring Andy…
1) Alton Merrell brings his gospel/jazz/funk sound to the Agnes Katz plaza stage today as part of the BNY Mellon Trust Arts JazzLive Tuesdays. Merrel’s musical mission statement reads “to create music that will minister , healing, joy, iverance and peace to people around the world.” That’s one of the best mission statements I’ve heard in awhile!…
1) Shadyside…The Art Festival on Walnut Street continues through today. Check out some cool art and eat at some of the great restaurants and bistros in Shadyside including: Crepes Parisiennes, Pizzutti’s, Pamela’s, Up Modern Kitchen, China Palace, Steel Cactus, Thai Place, Chica Loca Taco, Girasole. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shadyside. Free. 2) The Duran Duran…
1) My Morning Jacket plays an outdoor concert tonight at Stage AE. They put together a nice combination of vocals, guitars, keyboards and drums that reach its highest peak in their song Lay Low. Band of Horses is the opening act. Gates open 6 p.m., North Shore. 2) Neil Young Journeys is a new concert/movie collaboration…
1) Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Week continues with the Waterfront Car Cruise with 500 cars of all marques (brand names). 5-9 p.m. $5 donation is requested. Waterfront Shopping Center, Homestead. 2) Jazz Keyboardist, Kevin Howard, plays the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s BNY Mellon JazzLive concert series outdoors at Agnes Katz Plaza. 5-7 p.m. Penn & Seventh Avenues,…