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Appalasia
2026-05-04 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | PIT Stage
Appalasia was formed by Mimi Jong, Jeff Berman, and Sue Powers in Pittsburgh, PA. Together they have created an evocative and ambitious performance language for dulcimer, erhu, banjo, and vocals that combines the influence of their folk-roots with uniquely original compositions and inspired improvisation.
The individual members of Appalasia each have extensive histories of collaboration, performing, and recording with artists including Andy Statman, Tony Trischka, Pasang Dolma, Alash, Susan Mckeown, Karen Han, Robert Een, Min Xiao Fen, Samir Chatterjee, Linda Thompson, Osei Koranke, Devilish Merry, Arthur Russell and Huang Xiang, to name just a few.
The group has two recordings of their own and their music has been used for theater and film, including an invitation from the Smithsonian Institue in Washington DC to create music for the silent film Broken Blossom by DW Griffith.

Rosanna Spindler
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-05-27 10:00 | PIT Piano
Rosanna Spindler is a professional vocalist and private voice coach at From the Top Music Shop in Monongahela. She primarily performs in an acoustic duo with her husband, Scott, for weddings, private events, and local live music venues and has recently begun performing solo sets with the piano. Her repertoire spans a wide range of artists to show off her versatile vocal skill set.

Vanessa Weber
2026-05-07 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Vanessa Weber is presently a solo pianist. She has played keyboards and sang in several bands, such as “DeZigns”, the house band for the Gateway Clipper Fleet for 20 years+.

Kate Dunn
2026-05-07 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Ad agency owner, musician and breast cancer survivor, Kate Dunn, started in the music realm during Covid and is beyond thrilled to be a Board member of both Women Who Rock and Hair Peace Charities. Kate has over 28 years of experience offering award-winning advertising and social media services to prestigious national brands, as well as small startups. She transitioned from the corporate world to her own home-based design business while raising four children and The Creative Cabin was born.

Irene Monteverde
2026-05-11 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Pianist Irene Monteverde completed her PhD in Jazz Studies at the University of Pittsburgh where she worked under the direction of Geri Allen and Nicole Mitchell. Her doctoral research centered around the legendary Pittsburgh-born pianist and prolific composer, Erroll Garner. Irene also holds an Artist’s Diploma from La Fondazione Siena Jazz in Italy where she studied under the likes of Alessandro Giachero, Silvia Bolognesi, and Roberto Nannetti. She currently teaches music to high school and middle school students at the Center of Life in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood.

LANGERR
2026-05-11 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
LANGERR has garnered an eclectic catalogue of songs in different styles and genres spanning across several generations. With original music created from various influences along the way.

The Krunk Movement
2026-05-14 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
The Krunk Movement is a student led initiative that promotes positive messages to youth through the culture of hip hop.

Ralph Diekemper
2026-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Ralph Diekemper, is a Pianist-Composer-Producer-Performer, and has been a performing artist with PIT Arts since 2022. His performance consists of his own compositions, along with interpretations of classical, modern jazz and contemporary music. His original music has received airplay in a wide variety of media, including NPR and PBS stations, The Weather Channel, video, trailers, short film. commissioned work, and more.

Augustine
2026-05-18 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Augustine is a folk singer/songwriter focused on telling relatable, heartfelt stories through songs with catchy melodies. His musical influences include Jim Croce, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and Tyler Childers, amongst others.

Emmanuel Berrido
2026-05-18 15:00 - 17:00, 2026-06-11 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Piano
Emmanuel Berrido is a Dominican-American composer and pianist with a passion for telling stories through sound, and have composed and performed music for the concert hall, the radio, or even the dance floor.

Ralph Diekemper – Landside Piano
2026-05-20 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Ralph Diekemper, is a Pianist-Composer-Producer-Performer, and has been a performing artist with PIT Arts since 2022. His performance consists of his own compositions, along with interpretations of classical, modern jazz and contemporary music. His original music has received airplay in a wide variety of media, including NPR and PBS stations, The Weather Channel, video, trailers, short film. commissioned work, and more.
Visit iRalph.com for information and links to albums, videos, streaming and more.

James Tobin and the Dewey Decimators
2026-05-21 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
James Tobin is a singer / songwriter / guitarist from Western, Pennsylvania. He plays an entertaining blend of original music, classic rock, Americana, folk and country on his 12 string guitar. In addition James does shows with a full band, The Dewey Decimators, a roots rock band out of Ambridge, PA. Band members include James Tobin on guitar and lead vocals, Debbie Tobin on mandolin and vocals, Julie Mulcahy on drums, and John Heid on bass and vocals.

Dr. Helga Scheibert
2026-05-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-10 08:00 - 17:00 | PIT Piano
Dr. Helga Scheibert began her musical training at the High School of Arts in Targu Mures, Transylvania at age 7. She has experience performing with orchestras both as a soloist and collaborator. She has performed several solo and chamber recitals in the U.S. and in Europe and had performances broadcast on Romanian National Radio, West Virginia Public Radio. She is the winner of numerous piano auditions and competitions including Duquesne University Concerto Competition, Intersection of Classical and Jazz Piano Competition, Pittsburgh Concert Society.
She holds a Bachelor in Piano Performance from Gheorghe Dima Music Academy (Romania), Artist Diploma and Masters from Duquesne University (Pittsburgh) and a Doctorate in Piano Performance from West Virginia University (Morgantown).
Currently she serves as faculty at Carnegie Mellon Preparatory School, and she is accompanist at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She enjoys composing, improvising, and experimenting with classical, jazz, folk, and modern music.

Braden Pontoli
2026-05-28 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Piano
Braden Pontoli is a Los Angeles-based composer, conductor, musician, sound artist and sound healer. When it comes to his music, Braden bends genres, throughout his breadth of work on stage, on screen, and in the wild. Braden’s work has been characterized as meditative, invigorating, and energizing.
Credits include collaborations with producer Peter Rafelson (Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Lady GaGa, Beyoncé) scoring and editing The Last Saturday Night (Ed Asner, Sherilyn Fenn, Eric Roberts). Braden has an extensive roster working with independent film directors and modern dance companies including Electrocast Media, Heidi Duckler Dance, CalArts Film/Dance, and MorrisonDance. His first sound installation, Come To My Regenerative Garden was on display for the CalArts Expo and circulated Los Angeles spring of 2024. Braden will be creating sound installation work and traditional folksong arrangements during a residency with ArtsIceland in the Westfjords of Iceland in the Summer of 2026.
Braden currently sings with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, The Long Beach Camerata Singers, Catalyst Chamber Choir, San Francisco Symphony Chorus and the San Diego Symphony Festival Chorus. Braden recently co-founded and is the first artistic director for Keiju Kollektiv – a LA based Nordic Folk Vocal Ensemble. His conducting work with vocal ensembles and instrumental ensembles has won superior ratings at adjudications and has been appointed a guest conductor and clinician for choral festivals throughout the country.
Braden holds a Master of Fine Arts focused in Music Performance and Composition from California Institute of the Arts, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Performing Arts. Braden is proudly a Pittsburgh, PA native.

Jordan Montgomery
2026-05-28 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Jordan Montgomery is an acclaimed rapper & entrepreneur hailing from Pittsburgh, PA. Jordan released his debut album Driving While Black in 2016 and started the label of the same name. Jordan’s discography details the complexities of Black life through compelling and engaging lyrics. Jordan has collaborated and shared stages with an array of musical greats including Rakim, Chuck D and Tom Morello. Jordan’s newest album Dark Horse is now available on all streaming platforms.

Samantha Aerin
2026-06-01 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Samantha Aerin is a multi-instrument songwriter, who has been writing music at a local level for several decades. She is also a visual artist and has worked with a variety of mediums and media largely focused on 3 dimensional works. She is currently a single mother of two creative children and made a career transition 10 years ago to becoming a psychologist. She currently runs a small independent private practice as a therapist, and spends her “spare” time writing and developing a new body of music.

CROMBIE
2026-06-01 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
CROMBIE is an instrumental trio that takes inspiration from all genres around the world: Jazz, Latin, Funk, Reggae, and even Blues to create it’s own one-of-a-kind sound that is unlike anything else out there…..innovative and completely original. Pure vibes!
CROMBIE (currently based out of Pittsburgh) was born out of the COVID Pandemic when jamming online lost it’s fun, and three young lads decided to risk a deadly viral infection for the love of creating music together. Since then, the band has performed regularly around Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. The band has found a way to write focused riff-laden songs that retain a jam-band aesthetic. And with the wide variety of styles that their music touches, audiences always find something for their ears to grab onto. The band’s sound has sometimes been compared to popular bands such as Khruangbin or BALTHVS.
The band’s music can be streamed presently thru popular online distributors such as Apple Music, BANDCAMP, and has had thousands of plays from around the world on Spotify.
CROMBIE looks forward to partnering with you to deliver a night of music at your venue. Reliable and Professional, we are ready to bring our unique vibe to your venue!
An all-original instrumental trio from Pittsburgh whose sound takes inspiration from all genres around the world! Jazz, Latin, Funk, Reggae,…and more.

Dr. Brent Alexander
2026-06-03 08:00 - 2026-06-24 17:00, 2026-06-04 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Dr. Brent Alexander is a pianist, conductor, educator, director and musical director, who has been enjoying a vibrant career in the greater Pittsburgh region since 1999. ​
Brent has worked with Pittsburgh regional and higher education theatre companies as a director and musical director, including Robert Morris University, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, the Strand in Zelienople, PA. Currently, he is the Director of Theatre at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, PA.

Alan Irvine
2026-06-04 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Alan Irvine, a storyteller from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tells tales rich in poetry and power. Alan began telling stories over 35 years ago while working as a summer camp counselor, telling ghost stories in the cabin after lights out. Over the years, he has gathered a diverse repertoire of ghost stories, Hero tales, Celtic legends, folktales from around the world, Biblical tales, American history and even Shakespeare. He performs at schools, universities, festivals, historical societies, and museums, and has released numerous CDs of his stories, winning Storytelling World and NAPPA honors awards.

Theo Kutsko
2026-06-08 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Theo Kutsko is a local pianist and vocalist, studying theatre arts and musical theatre at Point Park University. He dabbles in all styles, mainly playing classic rock (Elton John, Billy Joel, Queen, etc.), Broadway and music adjacent to those two. His work has been performed in New York City’s The Bitter End and Feinstein’s 54 Below. Locally, he has performed as Spongebob in The Theatre Factory’s Spongebob the Musical, and Boo at the Pittsburgh Playhouse’s Boo’s Halloween House Party.

Najya
2026-06-11 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Najya A. Williams, MD, G.Cert, is a resident physician, multidisciplinary artist and dreamer. Najya is devoted to the liberation and healing of all oppressed peoples. Her poetry, essays and other writings have been accepted and/or published by a number of organizations, including POETRY Magazine, Button Poetry, and wildness.

Kat Yah Sol
2026-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Kat Yah Sol (Kat Carter) is a multidimensional recording artist, performer, and sound healer known for blending music, movement, and emotional storytelling into immersive live experiences. Rooted in soul, hip-hop, and alternative R&B, her sound carries a nostalgic yet futuristic energy—what she calls “third eye peeled back kind of music.”
As a trained dancer and stage performer with a background in recording arts and production, Kat Yah Sol creates performances that feel like both a concert and a ceremony. Her work explores love, transformation, and emotional truth, often integrating somatic practices and intentional sound to create deeper connection with her audience.
With recent releases including Rocksteady, Downtown, and her project Might Be Conscious, she continues to build a growing presence through live performances, visual storytelling, and community-centered art experiences.

Luxurae
2026-06-15 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Stage
Luxurae, the DJ persona of Mia Marshall, is dedicated to uniting people through the timeless power of music. With a deep-rooted love for R&B and Soul, she creates an inviting atmosphere that resonates with audiences from all walks of life. Her sets are a celebration of nostalgia and freedom, inviting everyone to connect and share in the experience. Having performed at venues like the Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, and TLC Libations, Luxurae looks forward to bringing her vibrant energy and passion for music to your next event, ensuring everyone feels welcome and uplifted.

Antonio Monteiro
2026-06-15 15:00 - 17:00 | PIT Piano
Antonio Monteiro is a musician/accompanist and composer that’s been enjoying sharing his gift for over 40 years! He plays primarily piano/keyboards and also drums…he is currently a Resident Artist at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center and Charter School in Midland Pennsylvania and also serves as the Director of Music at the Greater Faith Family Worship Center in Industry Pennsylvania. He also enjoys providing music for various functions such as banquets, weddings as well as music therapy sessions.

Sean Baker
2026-06-17 10:00 - 12:00 | PIT Piano
Sean Baker is a seasoned multi-instrumentalist, producer, and writer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As the founder of Baker Music School, he provides comprehensive music education through both in-person and virtual platforms. Alongside his entrepreneurial ventures, Sean serves as the Music Director at Calvary Baptist Church and as the Musical Director for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Lullaby Project.
