SEASONS: JAZZ AND FOLK
MCG JAZZ
Concerts at MCG Jazz Hall, 1815 Metropolitan Ave., North Side; mcgjazz.org Oct. 4-5: Ben Vereen: Tony-winning song-and-dance star.
Oct. 19: Joey Alexander: Grammynominated Indonesian piano prodigy.
Nov. 8-9: World Music Food Festival: Features Cuban pianist Harold LópezNussa, French hurdy-gurdy extraordinaire Guilhem Desq, Ethiopian jazz ensemble Feedel Band, and Venezuelan duo Betsayda Machado and Jorge Glem. With cuisine from Cuba, France, Ethiopia, and Venezuela. Nov. 16: Jonathan Butler: South African singer-songwriter-guitarist. Nov. 22: John Pizzarelli Trio and Catherine Russell: A Salute to Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.
Dec. 7: A Peter White Christma: Holiday concert by acoustic guitarist joined by saxophonists Euge Groove and Vincent Ingala and singer Lindsey Webster.
Dec. 13: Jane Bunnett Latin Christmas: Flutist, saxophonist, and pianist known for her Afro-Cuban melodies.
CALLIOPE
Carnegie Lecture Hall, Oakland; calliopehouse.org.
Oct. 12: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Academy Award-winning songwriter and humanitarian.
Nov. 23: Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton & Jontavious Willis: Award-winning bluesmen.
Dec. 14: The Klezmatics: The only klezmer band to win a Grammy.
ROOTS CELLAR
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Shadyside; calliopehouse.org Oct. 24: Tommy Sands: Irish troubadoor.
Nov. 3: Molsky’s Mountain Drifters:
Trio led by fiddler Bruce Molsky. Dec. 6: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle CD Release: Annual CD release party featuring dozens of local singer-songwriters.