April Concert Guide 2018: Pink, Buddy Guy, Margo Price, and X Ambassadors
A wide variety of quality shows this month in several different musical genres.
Roger Humphries
Christopher Cross Plays Jergel’s; B-PEP Jazz Event at Bridges; Pirates’s Opener (Mon., 4/2/18)
Christopher Cross, B-PEP Jazz Event, Pirates vs. Twins
Paula Abdul, New Kids, and Boyz II Men at PPG; Roger Humphries in Tribute to Ray Charles (Sat., 7/1/17)
Paula Abdul, New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Roger Humphries and RH Factor Big Band
July Concert Guide: Paula Abdul, Megadeth, One Republic, Phish, and Festivals
The Pittsburgh music scene this month isn’t quite at a full boil, but is at a very satisfying simmer.
In ‘The Play’ Rocky Bleier is the Featured Back; Roger Humphries Plays Backstage Bar (Tues., 12/20/16)
Rocky Bleier’s ‘The Play,’ Roger Humphries, Pens vs. Rangers
Roger Humphries at Savoy Jazz Anniversary
Savoy Restaurant’s Savoy Jazz Mondays celebrates its 4th anniversary tonight with a celebration featuring club mainstay Roger Humphries, one of Pittsburgh’s top percussionists, with his band RH Factor. Join in the celebration of a great jazz spot. 6 – 10 p.m. No cover. 2623 Penn Ave., Strip District.
Savoy Jazz Monday Celebrates 4th Year, Roger Humphries and RH Factor Perform; ‘Best of Enemies’ Now Screening (Mon., 9/14/15)
Savoy Jazz Monday 4th Anniversary Celebration, ‘Best of Enemies,’ Acousticafe
June Music Preview: A Cornucopia of Sounds
A numerous amount of concerts promises to make June a very pleasant month.
Roger Humphries
If you’ve heard Horace Silver’s immortal bossa nova standard, “Song for My Father,” then you’ve heard Roger Humphries. The brilliant percussionist has played virtually every major venue in the United States with everyone from Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Charles to Pittsburgh natives Nathan Davis and Pete Henderson. An accomplished solo artist in his own right and the leader of RH Factor and Roger Humphries’ Big Band, Humphries has also left a lasting legacy in Pittsburgh as an educator, having taught at
Second City Performs in Steel City; Roger Humphries Plays Backstage Bar (CPs Tues., 1/6/15)
Second City Comedy, Roger Humphries, Tropical Tuesdays