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Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 19

Free PSO & PJO Concert
Mellon Park Ball Fields
19 Bakery Square Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
5:00–6:00 p.m.

As part of the Juneteenth Celebration Festival in Pittsburgh, members of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra will come together to present a FREE big band program under the baton of PSO Principal Pops Conductor, Byron Stripling, with vocalist Sydney McSweeney and a rhythm section featuring Bobby Floyd on Hammond B3 organ, Jim Rupp on drums, and PSO bassist Jeffrey Grubbs. Music will include swing, gospel, Jazz, and pop selections like "Down by the Riverside", "His Eye Is on the Sparrow", "Take the A Train", and "The Man I Love".  Join us at 5:00 pm for this fabulous concert in the East End neighborhood (near Bakery Square). 

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Sunday, September 14

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Showcase Series
The PJO Presents Soojin Park
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106

Thursday, September 25

West Virginia Wesleyan Annual Gala

Saturday, September 27

Kurt Elling with Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra
MCG Jazz
1815 Metropolitan St, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Shows at 6:00 & 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, October 26

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Showcase Series
The PJO Presents Alex Perez
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106

Sunday, November 2

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Showcase Series
The PJO Presents Jonathan DiGiulian
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106

Sunday, December 7

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Young Artist Showcase Series
The PJO Presents Jonathan DiGiulian, Soojin Park, & Alex Perez
Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106

Friday, December 19, 2025

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Annual Holiday Concert
Pittsburgh Playhouse
350 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Show begins at 7:30 p.m.

About PJO

The Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra has a long history, reaching back into the 1960s. In the summer of 2009, it was officially reformed, and the band’s first performance was at the annual Highland Park Reservoir of Jazz in the city’s Highland Park. The new PJO also secured a home at the newly built August Wilson African American Cultural Center on Liberty Ave downtown.

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JOYFUL JAZZ

Featuring Special Guest, Freddy Cole

released October 3, 2015

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