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Jazz Crawl Is Back at the 15th Edition of Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival with Live Music at Venues Around TownPITTSBURGH, PA, September 11, 2025 – Jazz Crawl is Back at the 15th Edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center has added Jazz Around Town to give music lovers multiple options to support live music. Special thanks to sponsors Carnegie Libraries, the Pittsburgh International Airport and the City of Pittsburgh for supporting regional artists. For more information, see the list below or visit: https://pittsburghjazzfest.org/lineup/jazz-crawl/ JAZZ CRAWL SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2025 CHECK OUT LIVE MUSIC AROUND TOWN AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Awaacc.org Thursday, 9/18, 6-10p INTERMISSION ft. Anita Levels HOSTS: Emmai Alaquiva & Friends (Dr. Edda Fields-Black; Damon Young) BURN by ROCKY PATEL PITTSBURGH 346 North Shore Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 586-5854 Burnbyrockypatel.com Friday, 9/19, 7p-10p (band); 10p-2a (DJ) Saturday, 9/20, 7p-10p (band); 10p-2a (DJ) CITY WINERY 1627 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 246-1000 citywinery.com/pittsburgh Tuesday, 9/16, 7:30p | Joe Henry & Mike Reid Wednesday, 9/17, 7:30p | SPAGA Thursday, 9/18, 6:30p | Michael Rapp (original cast of RENT) CON ALMA 613 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 conalmapgh.com (412) 932-2387 Thursday, 9/18, 7:30-10p | David Throckmorton Quartet Friday, 9/19, 7-10p | The Boilermaker Jazz Band Saturday, 9/20, 7-10p | Jonathan Michel and Friends Sunday, 9/21, 7-10p | The Indestructible Sextet (tribute to Art Blakey and Horace Silver) EDDIE V’S 501 Grant Street, Ste #100 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 eddiev.com (412) 391-1714 Thursday, 9/18, 6:30-9:30p | Mary Kay Riley Trio Friday, 9/19, 6-10:30p | Maria Becoates - Bey Trio Saturday, 9/20, 6:30-10:30p | Grace Elliott Trio Sunday, 9/21, 6-9p | Alex Peck Trio GENUINE PUB 111 Sandy Creek Road Verona, PA 15147 (412) 744-15147 Tuesday, 9/16 | Genuine Soul with Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner THE JAZZ WORKSHOP PRESENTS JAZZ ON LARIMER Village Green Amphitheatre Corner of Larimer Avenue and Mayflower Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Rain Location: The Kingsley Center, 6435 Frankstown Avenue) Wednesday, 9/17, 5:30-7p | Renn Woods JAZZ @ THE LIBRARY CLP-Homewood 7101 Hamilton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (412) 731-3080 8/30, 2p | Ericka Denae J CLP-Brookline 708 Brookline Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15226 (412) 561-1003 9/2, 6p | Jacquea Mae -Brookline CLP-Hill District 2177 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 281-3753 9/6, 12p | Anyah Nancy CLP-Mt. Washington 315 Grandview Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15211 (412) 381-3380 9/13, 12p | Vii Dorsey JAZZPORT @ THE PITTSBURGH NATIONAL AIRPORT 1000 Airport Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15231 (412) 472-3525 Thursday, 9/4 10a-12p | Sean Baker Thursday, 9/11, 3-5p | Caleb Smith Thursday, 9/18 at 3-5p | Josh Stone KINGFLY SPIRITS 2613 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 392-8928 Kingflyspirits.com Thursday, 9/18, 7-10p | RH Factor Band ft. Roger Humphries Sunday, 9/21, 7-10p | Cuban Night ft. Hugo Cruz and Caminos! OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL 530 William Penn Place Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 253-4921 Friday, 9/19 | Speakeasy (Lower Level), 5-11p, limited capacity; Live Jazz (Lobby), 5-7p SENIOR JAZZ CONNECTION PRESENTS JAZZING INTO FALL FNB 626 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Wear Orange and Brown Friday, 9/19, 12-2p | Kenny Blake & The New Hip The 15th edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, produced by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, takes place September 18 – 21, 2025 inside AWAACC with free concerts on Saturday and Sunday in front of the Center. In addition to the ticketed events featuring a Salute to George Benson with Dan Wilson and Jonathan Butler and the Taste of Jazz Party, the weekend’s artists include Branford Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Benét, Bilal, Jazzmeia Horn, Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tarbaby, Obed Calvaire, Keith David, Be’la Dona, Kandace Springs, Ella Bric, Nathan-Paul Davis, Michael Mayo, John Shannon, Ekep Nkwelle and more. SPONSORS The 2025 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous support from the Mellon Foundation. Additional sponsors include The Wilson Group, UPMC and UPMC Health Plan, BMW of Pittsburgh, Visit Pittsburgh, Duolingo, and Carnegie Mellon University. Presenting Sponsor for the Libation Station Tent is Bacardi. August Wilson African American Cultural Center's presentation of the Jazzmeia Horn Quartet is supported through a Chamber Music America Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant in collaboration with Jazz House Kids and DC Jazz Festival. A component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project, Presenter Consortium for Jazz is funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. Major support for AWAACC’s operations is provided by Richard King Mellon Foundation, Henry L. Hillman Foundation, Heinz Endowments, and the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). AWAACC’s programming is made possible by generous support from its donors. For a complete list, visit awaacc.org. ABOUT HIGHMARK INC. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Highmark Inc., together with its Blue-branded affiliates, collectively comprise the fifth largest overall Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the country with approximately 7 million members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and western and northeastern New York. Its diversified businesses serve group customer and individual needs across the United States through dental insurance and other related businesses. For more information, visit www.highmark.com. The Highmark Bright Blue Futures program‘s goal is to ensure healthier, brighter, stronger futures for all, and it focuses on improving access to care, quality of life, and economic resilience in the communities the enterprise serves. For more information, visit Highmark Bright Blue Futures. ABOUT AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is a nonprofit cultural organization located in Pittsburgh’s cultural district that generates artistic, educational, and community initiatives that advance the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. One of the largest cultural centers in the country focused exclusively on the African American experience and the celebration of Black culture and the African diaspora, the non-profit organization welcomes more than 100,000 visitors locally and nationally. Through year-round programming across multiple genres, such as the annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, Black Bottom Film Festival, AWCommunity Days, TRUTHSayers speaker series, and rotating art exhibits in its galleries, the Center provides a platform for established and emerging artists of color whose work reflects the universal issues of identity that Wilson tackled, and which still resonate today. For tickets and more information on the 15th Anniversary edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, log on to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org. # # # PITTSBURGH, PA, September 11, 2025 – Jazz Crawl is Back at the 15th Edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center has added Jazz Around Town to give music lovers multiple options to support live music. Special thanks to sponsors Carnegie Libraries, the Pittsburgh International Airport and the City of Pittsburgh for supporting regional artists. For more information, see the list below or visit: https://pittsburghjazzfest.org/lineup/jazz-crawl/ JAZZ CRAWL SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2025 CHECK OUT LIVE MUSIC AROUND TOWN AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Awaacc.org Thursday, 9/18, 6-10p INTERMISSION ft. Anita Levels HOSTS: Emmai Alaquiva & Friends (Dr. Edda Fields-Black; Damon Young) BURN by ROCKY PATEL PITTSBURGH 346 North Shore Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 586-5854 Burnbyrockypatel.com Friday, 9/19, 7p-10p (band); 10p-2a (DJ) Saturday, 9/20, 7p-10p (band); 10p-2a (DJ) CITY WINERY 1627 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 246-1000 citywinery.com/pittsburgh Tuesday, 9/16, 7:30p | Joe Henry & Mike Reid Wednesday, 9/17, 7:30p | SPAGA Thursday, 9/18, 6:30p | Michael Rapp (original cast of RENT) CON ALMA 613 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 conalmapgh.com (412) 932-2387 Thursday, 9/18, 7:30-10p | David Throckmorton Quartet Friday, 9/19, 7-10p | The Boilermaker Jazz Band Saturday, 9/20, 7-10p | Jonathan Michel and Friends Sunday, 9/21, 7-10p | The Indestructible Sextet (tribute to Art Blakey and Horace Silver) EDDIE V’S 501 Grant Street, Ste #100 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 eddiev.com (412) 391-1714 Thursday, 9/18, 6:30-9:30p | Mary Kay Riley Trio Friday, 9/19, 6-10:30p | Maria Becoates - Bey Trio Saturday, 9/20, 6:30-10:30p | Grace Elliott Trio Sunday, 9/21, 6-9p | Alex Peck Trio GENUINE PUB 111 Sandy Creek Road Verona, PA 15147 (412) 744-15147 Tuesday, 9/16 | Genuine Soul with Howie Alexander, John Hall, Dennis Garner THE JAZZ WORKSHOP PRESENTS JAZZ ON LARIMER Village Green Amphitheatre Corner of Larimer Avenue and Mayflower Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (Rain Location: The Kingsley Center, 6435 Frankstown Avenue) Wednesday, 9/17, 5:30-7p | Renn Woods JAZZ @ THE LIBRARY CLP-Homewood 7101 Hamilton Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (412) 731-3080 8/30, 2p | Ericka Denae J CLP-Brookline 708 Brookline Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15226 (412) 561-1003 9/2, 6p | Jacquea Mae -Brookline CLP-Hill District 2177 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 281-3753 9/6, 12p | Anyah Nancy CLP-Mt. Washington 315 Grandview Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15211 (412) 381-3380 9/13, 12p | Vii Dorsey JAZZPORT @ THE PITTSBURGH NATIONAL AIRPORT 1000 Airport Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15231 (412) 472-3525 Thursday, 9/4 10a-12p | Sean Baker Thursday, 9/11, 3-5p | Caleb Smith Thursday, 9/18 at 3-5p | Josh Stone KINGFLY SPIRITS 2613 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 392-8928 Kingflyspirits.com Thursday, 9/18, 7-10p | RH Factor Band ft. Roger Humphries Sunday, 9/21, 7-10p | Cuban Night ft. Hugo Cruz and Caminos! OMNI WILLIAM PENN HOTEL 530 William Penn Place Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 253-4921 Friday, 9/19 | Speakeasy (Lower Level), 5-11p, limited capacity; Live Jazz (Lobby), 5-7p SENIOR JAZZ CONNECTION PRESENTS JAZZING INTO FALL FNB 626 Washington Place Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Wear Orange and Brown Friday, 9/19, 12-2p | Kenny Blake & The New Hip The 15th edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, produced by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, takes place September 18 – 21, 2025 inside AWAACC with free concerts on Saturday and Sunday in front of the Center. In addition to the ticketed events featuring a Salute to George Benson with Dan Wilson and Jonathan Butler and the Taste of Jazz Party, the weekend’s artists include Branford Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eric Benét, Bilal, Jazzmeia Horn, Etienne Charles & Creole Soul, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tarbaby, Obed Calvaire, Keith David, Be’la Dona, Kandace Springs, Ella Bric, Nathan-Paul Davis, Michael Mayo, John Shannon, Ekep Nkwelle and more. SPONSORS The 2025 Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival is co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous support from the Mellon Foundation. Additional sponsors include The Wilson Group, UPMC and UPMC Health Plan, BMW of Pittsburgh, Visit Pittsburgh, Duolingo, and Carnegie Mellon University. Presenting Sponsor for the Libation Station Tent is Bacardi. August Wilson African American Cultural Center's presentation of the Jazzmeia Horn Quartet is supported through a Chamber Music America Presenter Consortium for Jazz grant in collaboration with Jazz House Kids and DC Jazz Festival. A component of the Doris Duke Jazz Ensembles Project, Presenter Consortium for Jazz is funded by the Doris Duke Foundation. Major support for AWAACC’s operations is provided by Richard King Mellon Foundation, Henry L. Hillman Foundation, Heinz Endowments, and the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). AWAACC’s programming is made possible by generous support from its donors. For a complete list, visit awaacc.org. ABOUT HIGHMARK INC. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Highmark Inc., together with its Blue-branded affiliates, collectively comprise the fifth largest overall Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the country with approximately 7 million members in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and western and northeastern New York. Its diversified businesses serve group customer and individual needs across the United States through dental insurance and other related businesses. For more information, visit www.highmark.com. The Highmark Bright Blue Futures program‘s goal is to ensure healthier, brighter, stronger futures for all, and it focuses on improving access to care, quality of life, and economic resilience in the communities the enterprise serves. For more information, visit Highmark Bright Blue Futures. ABOUT AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is a nonprofit cultural organization located in Pittsburgh’s cultural district that generates artistic, educational, and community initiatives that advance the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. One of the largest cultural centers in the country focused exclusively on the African American experience and the celebration of Black culture and the African diaspora, the non-profit organization welcomes more than 100, 000 visitors locally and nationally. Through year-round programming across multiple genres, such as the annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, Black Bottom Film Festival, AWCommunity Days, TRUTHSayers speaker series, and rotating art exhibits in its galleries, the Center provides a platform for established and emerging artists of color whose work reflects the universal issues of identity that Wilson tackled, and which still resonate today. For tickets and more information on the 15th Anniversary edition of the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival co-presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, log on to https://pittsburghjazzfest.org. # # # |
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