Dates: 9/17/2026 - 9/20/2026
The 16th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival revealed a lineup including Lalah Hathaway, Terri Lyne Carrington, Lady Blackbird, and Bernard Purdie, with most performances free on Liberty Avenue.
Bilal will perform at the 15th anniversary of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. The concert is free on Liberty Avenue in front of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival announced that 19 restaurants will offer food and beverage tastings at the Taste of Jazz event on September 20, providing a culinary experience alongside live jazz performances.
Vocalist, songwriter, producer and lyricist Marsha Ambrosius has just been added to close out the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), on Sunday, September 22, at 8:45 pm, on Liberty Avenue, between 10th and 7th Streets downtown, near the August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC), 980 Liberty Avenue.
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has always spotlighted homegrown, home-nurtured talent, and the tradition of featuring musicians with ties to the city continues with Sean Jones, Howie Alexander, Thomas Wendt, Selecta and DJ Big Phill and more.
The award-winning composer, bandleader and keyboardist Robert Glasper will take the stage at the 14th Annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF), co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, on Saturday, September 21, 8:45 – 10:00 pm.
Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival will return to the Cultural District, September 19 – 22, 2024 featuring a Free celebration along Liberty Avenue, between 10th and 7th Streets.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in partnership with August Wilson African American Cultural Center will welcome Herbie Hancock to Pittsburgh's Cultural District for an evening of performance by the legendary jazz icon. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Relive the excitement of the 2023 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival presented by Citizens (PIJF) when The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (AWAACC) airs a special 24-hour presentation featuring highlights from Highmark Stadium on Wednesday, January 24, through Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 7:00 pm.
‘Tis the season to spread love and joy, and there's no better place to share those warm and fuzzy feelings than at The August Wilson African American Cultural Center's (AWAACC) Holiday Community Day set for Saturday, December 16, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, at 980 Liberty Avenue, Downtown Pittsburgh.
Grammy-nominated Vocalist, Emcee, Composer and Social Activist Mumu Fresh brings her engaging and empowering artistry to the August Wilson African American Culture Center’s Soul Sessions. Experience the fusion of hip-hop, jazz, R&B, blues, spoken word, soul, and world music in one incredible performance.
Spanish Harlem Orchestra (SHO), powered by jazz and Afro-Cuban/Salsa dance rhythms from the Caribbean, comes to the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival. Learn more about the festival and how to get tickets here!
Pittsburgh's tenor sax great Stanley Turrentine and trumpet king Sean Jones have set a high bar for fellow practitioners at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens (PIJF) to follow. Trumpeters Nicholas Payton and Keyon Harrold and tenor saxophonist and Pittsburgher Chelsea Baratz, have met that bar with their inventive and individual artistic expressions.
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival Presented by Citizens launches the MVP (Music is Very Powerful) Program to continue to nurture the next generation of music audiences, deliver jazz to seniors in their communities, support musicians, and bring jazz to neighborhoods across the region.
Keyboardist/composer/arranger Bob James, who has shaped modern music for an astonishing six decades with over 60 albums as a leader, has been added to the lineup of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) Presented by Citizens on Saturday, September 16, 3:30 pm, at Highmark Stadium, 510 W. Station Square Drive.
What shows are coming up next at August Wilson African American Cultural Center?
What shows have played recently at August Wilson African American Cultural Center?
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Cosmic Microwave Background New Hazlett Theater (11/19-11/20) |
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Refugee Rhapsody Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre (10/09-10/25) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (10/31-10/31) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Roxian Theatre Presented By Citizens (10/19-10/19) |
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Miracle on 34th Street the Musical The Strand Theater (11/13-11/22) |
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Late, Late At Night (The Rick Springfield Story) The Oaks Theater, Oakmont, PA (11/19-11/19) |
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Little Shop of Horrors Paragon Theatre (11/12-11/21) |
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Doubt: A Parable Paragon Theatre (10/02-10/10) |
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Hadestown Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01) |
