It’s the final Last Friday of the season, and moves forward a week in deference to Memorial Day!

This Friday, May 10th at The Artists Hand the supremely talented “front porch swing” band Grist For The Mill will pay tribute to Ms. Patti Holmes in a special concert at The Hand. Ms. Patti was the Grister’s signature singer for years until her passing this January.

Mýa: definition of the multi-hyphenate entertainer. Since releasing her eponymous debut album Mýa in 1998 at the age of 18, Mýa has become a staple in the pop cultural zeitgeist across genres, platforms, and mediums, around the world.

Tania Grubbs rounds out the Winter/Spring Jazz Concert Season with a show on April 10! Come early to grab a drink from the bar and a concert snack at 6pm. The music starts at 7pm.

Christian McBride is an eight-time GRAMMY Award winning bassist, composer, and bandleader. McBride is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, New Jersey Performing Arts center (NJPAC) and the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Now in the seventh decade of his professional life, Herbie Hancock remains where he has always been: at the forefront of world culture, technology, business and music.

March Jazz Concert Featuring Kevin M. McManus & The Bone Forum.

“The Mixtape” celebrates 50 years of Hip Hop & the ecosystem of Street Dance. Featuring diverse genres, freestyle & choreography, The Mixtape transforms the stage into a NYC train car and takes the audience on a ride through the different eras of the Hip Hop & Street Dance timeline, while also looking to the future.

AWCommunity Days is a quarterly event that is proudly sponsored by UPMC/UPMC Health Plan and Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD). This free family-friendly event features local vendors, artisans, performers, and themed community building activations at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.

Classical music meets rock music when Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Symphony Orchestra collaborates with the local rock band, Somebody to Love, for a concert entitled, “Classic Meets Rock.”  Music from the Beatles, Elton John, Toto, Aretha Franklin, and more will be featured in the concert.

Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO makes her Blue Note Records debut with The Omnichord Real Book, a visionary, expansive, and deeply jazz-influenced album that marks the start of a new chapter in her trailblazing career.

The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognized around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They are not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions; the group helped to define those traditions in 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st.