In the title Schiff base, C(18)H(14)N(4)O, the amido -NH- unit is connected to one of the two pyridyl N atoms at an N(-H)⋯N distance of 2.624 (2) Å. The mol-ecular packing features an inter-molecular C-H⋯N R(2) (2)(6) hydrogen-bonding ring motif.