MCG Jazz Announces 29th Concert Season

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MCG Jazz Announces 29th Concert Season
Yellowjackets, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn and more

By JazzTimes

MCG Jazz in Pittsburgh has announced its 29th annual jazz
concert season. The series begins on October 3 and runs through April
22, 2016, showcasing almost 30 headlining artists and over 135
individual musicians. Some 12 of the 16 shows feature artists that have
never appeared on the MCG Jazz stage or are premiering entirely new
projects. 

Concert subscription packages of four or more concerts are available
now. Single tickets range from $49.50-65.00 and will go on sale in
August. Please call the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Jazz Box Office at
412-322-0800 for more information or visit MCG Jazz. 
Schedule
Yellowjackets – October 3, 2015
Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton – October 9, 2015
An Evening with Al Jarreau – October 14, 2015
From Russia with Jazz – Igor Butman & the Moscow Jazz Orchestra
Celebrate 100 Years of Sinatra with Fantine and Sachal Vasandani –
October 23, 2015
Ken Peplowski and Gary Smulyan “Encounters”/Bill O'Connell and the Latin Jazz All Stars – November 6, 2015
David Sanborn – November 19, 2015
David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown with special guest Jane Monheit –

December 5, 2015
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Celebration with special guest Ann Hampton Callaway – December 12, 2015
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – February 12, 2016
Mack Avenue SuperBand featuring Gary Burton, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Christian McBride Trio – February 20, 2016
An Evening with Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette – February 26, 2016
MGP’s “Goin’ Home” Tour featuring Orrin Evans, Marcus Strickland,
Gregory Generet, Dominick Farinacci, Luques Curtis, and Obed Calvaire –
March 4 and 5, 2016
The Hot Sardines – March 11, 2016
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Celebrating Leonard Bernstein –

March 18 and 19, 2016
Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with special guest Hubert Laws – April 2, 2016
SFJAZZ Collective – April 22, 2016

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	MCG Jazz Announces 29th Concert Season Yellowjackets, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn and more By JazzTimes MCG Jazz in Pittsburgh has announced its 29th annual jazz concert season. The series begins on October 3 and runs through April 22, 2016, showcasing almost 30 headlining artists and over 135 individual musicians. Some 12 of the 16 shows feature artists that have never appeared on the MCG Jazz stage or are premiering entirely new projects. Concert subscription packages of four or more concerts are available now. Single tickets range from $49.50-65.00 and will go on sale in August. Please call the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Jazz Box Office at 412-322-0800 for more information or visit MCG Jazz. Schedule Yellowjackets – October 3, 2015 Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton – October 9, 2015 An Evening with Al Jarreau – October 14, 2015 From Russia with Jazz – Igor Butman & the Moscow Jazz Orchestra Celebrate 100 Years of Sinatra with Fantine and Sachal Vasandani – October 23, 2015 Ken Peplowski and Gary Smulyan “Encounters”/Bill O'Connell and the Latin Jazz All Stars – November 6, 2015 David Sanborn – November 19, 2015 David Benoit Christmas Tribute to Charlie Brown with special guest Jane Monheit – December 5, 2015 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Celebration with special guest Ann Hampton Callaway – December 12, 2015 Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – February 12, 2016 Mack Avenue SuperBand featuring Gary Burton, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Christian McBride Trio – February 20, 2016 An Evening with Savion Glover and Jack DeJohnette – February 26, 2016 MGP’s “Goin’ Home” Tour featuring Orrin Evans, Marcus Strickland, Gregory Generet, Dominick Farinacci, Luques Curtis, and Obed Calvaire – March 4 and 5, 2016 The Hot Sardines – March 11, 2016 Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Celebrating Leonard Bernstein – March 18 and 19, 2016 Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra with special guest Hubert Laws – April 2, 2016 SFJAZZ Collective – April 22, 2016