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@wrtimusic has been a member of Linktree for 7 years and joined in June 2019. The social media accounts linked to from @wrtimusic are: • Facebook • Instagram • Spotify • YouTube • Email Besides social media accounts, wrtimusic has populated their site with: • Donn T honors a legend with 'The Philadelphia Sensei: Lovett Hines' | WRTI • Welcome to Philly, LeBron James! Here's your new pre-game playlist | WRTI • Coltrane 100: Philly Official Centennial Launch Celebration Tickets, Thursday, July 23 • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Eventbrite • Silent Night Sing-In & Swing-In is Friday, December 11, 2026. | WRTI • A new art book parses "The Visual Language of Prestige Records" | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Vibraphonist Julian Lee | WRTI • Listen to The Late Set podcast • The Late Set podcast, new episode with Kresten Osgood • Take the 2025 WRTI Media & Technology Survey • Marching on: John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" | WRTI • Opera on WRTI: Scott Joplin's 'Treemonisha' | WRTI • Sunday Classical: New Releases for July 2026 | WRTI • An anthem for the 250th? 'Skies of America,' by Ornette Coleman | WRTI • The Philadelphia Orchestra Celebrates America, for the 250th | WRTI • Fanfare for Fourth of July weekend — Sounds of America on WRTI | WRTI • Sounds of America on WRTI: Jazz, soul, salsa, funk and more | WRTI • How Clifford Brown's tragic death and radiant legacy rerouted jazz | WRTI • Juneteenth Programming on WRTI: Songs of Freedom and Resilience | WRTI • Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91 | WRTI • WRTI's 2026 Summer Music Guide | WRTI • Jack DeJohnette's musical worlds will realign for a worthy cause | WRTI • Join our community. Donate to WRTI. ❤︎ • A Very Special Thank You to WRTI Members | WRTI • Francis Johnson, a Black music trailblazer of the antebellum era | WRTI • WRTI hosts recall their encounters with Miles Davis, over two decades | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Trumpeter Isabella Gilligan | WRTI • WRTI will celebrate Miles Davis' centennial with 24 hours of music | WRTI • The Late Set | Monk con Clave, with Carlos Henriquez • Watch the International Jazz Day Global Concert, from Chicago | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Violinist McKayla Hwang | WRTI • Submit your requests for Great American Voices 2026! | WRTI • 5 things I loved at Big Ears 2026 | WRTI • Kick-off Celebration: Philly Jazz Month 2026 Tickets, Tuesday, Mar 31 from 5 pm to 7 pm | Eventbrite • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Violist Isaiah Rose | WRTI • The Philadelphia Orchestra at 125: a listening tour across all the eras | WRTI • How the Philadelphia Sound has flourished, from Stokowski onward | WRTI • WRTI launches Philly Made, with featured artist Jordan Williams | WRTI • AVA Falstaff Ticket Giveaway: 4/28 • On International Women's Day, a Sunday Classical composer focus | WRTI • For Women's History Month, a jazz spotlight on artists then and now | WRTI • For Women's History Month, a monthlong composer spotlight | WRTI • The ever-changing Sun Ra: new reflections from his biographer | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Vocalist Katherine Gilchrist | WRTI • Willie Colón, salsa pioneer, has died at 75 | WRTI • Carla Kihlstedt's '26 Little Deaths' finds morbid delight in the ABCs | WRTI • Travel the Spaceways, with Marcus J. Moore | WRTI • A funky roller rink special for Valentine's Day on The Get Down | WRTI • Ken Peplowski, master clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, dead at 66 | WRTI • Classical artists make a statement at the 2026 Grammy Awards | WRTI • Jazz winners run both familiar and fresh at the 2026 Grammy Awards | WRTI • Richie Beirach, powerful and painterly jazz pianist, dies at 78 | WRTI • Hear the tunes that won Temple first place in the 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Bassist Cheo Mangum • The Philadelphia Orchestra's MLK Tribute Concert, Live on WRTI | WRTI • Blue Mitchell's "March on Selma" uplifts our MLK Day soundtrack | WRTI • Dave McMurray talks Detroit, Bob Weir, and his latest album | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Harpist Catalina Vasquez Calderon | WRTI • Pass It Down, with Terell Stafford | WRTI • Best of 2025: Jazz standouts for our hosts, on record and in person | WRTI • Best of 2025: our Classical hosts share their top albums & concerts | WRTI • Swinging through the season: dig our holiday jazz schedule at WRTI | WRTI • Do you hear what I hear? Behold WRTI's classical holiday schedule | WRTI • This is what changing tax laws means for your WRTI year-end giving | WRTI • A New Year's Concert with Yannick and the Vienna Philharmonic | WRTI • Pew Center for Arts & Heritage awards an array of 2025 grants | WRTI • Join Us: Sing "Silent Night" at the Kimmel Center on Dec. 12, 2025 | WRTI • Register for Silent Night Sing-In: Fri. Dec 12, 2025 • 2025 Gift Guide: vinyl, apparel and more, for jazz and classical tastes | WRTI • Speak Up and Speak Out, with Johnathan Blake | WRTI • Giving Tuesday at WRTI: Spotlighting Community Changemakers • WRTI's Holiday Platters Weekend: tune in for a feast of classic jazz | WRTI • A Classical Thanksgiving on WRTI: songs of kinship and gratitude | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Drummer Ky'Aire Davis | WRTI • Vote for your top jazz albums in our Holiday Platters weekend! | WRTI • Opera Day: 'La fille du régiment,' starring Sutherland and Pavarotti | WRTI • Benita Valente, acclaimed soprano and Philadelphia icon, dies at 91 | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Cellist Samuel Cao | WRTI • Charm City, with Brandon Woody | WRTI • Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83 | WRTI • How "Blues for Dracula" made Philly Joe Jones a Halloween hero | WRTI • Lara Downes in a Piano Concerto by Price, plus Beethoven's Ninth | WRTI • The Philadelphia Bach Collective brews a Baroque music exchange | WRTI • A soundtrack for spooky season: spine-tingling scores in Flix@5 | WRTI • The John Coltrane House enters a bright new era, ahead of a big year | WRTI • Bebop to Cubop, with the Curtis Brothers | WRTI • Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: 10 great Latin jazz artists | WRTI • Sunday Classical: New Releases for October 2025 | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Trombonist and Singer Ian Sellers | WRTI • The MontCo Jazz Fest envelops Montgomery County with swing | WRTI • Samara Joy turns her spotlight back toward the jazz tradition | WRTI • A centennial toast to Mel Tormé | WRTI • WRTI toasts Sonny Rollins at 95 • Yannick leads 'Tristan und Isolde,' with Stuart Skelton, Nina Stemme | WRTI • Why Leonard Bernstein's music (well, some of it) is for the dogs | WRTI • On her new album, Sumi Tonooka mines root systems for a metaphor | WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Organist Layla Joshi | WRTI • Sheila Jordan, a singular voice in jazz, has died • Eddie Palmieri, a trailblazer in Latin music, has died at age 88 • David F. Gibson, drummer behind a starry array of big bands, dies at 72 • 'Sun Ra: Do the Impossible' brings the man and the mystery into view • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Guitarist and Vocalist Alison Haydu • Listen to our jazz podcast: The Late Set • Places & Spaces: WRTI traverses America with a jazz soundtrack • Freedom rings in our Classical broadcast for the Fourth of July • Joni Mitchell draws a through line with a new boxed set, 'Joni's Jazz' • Best Jazz of 2025 (So Far) • A vast new collection sheds fresh light on Eugene Ormandy's legacy • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Cellist Kealia Grace Smith • Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82 • Al Foster, drummer for Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, has died • "Caregiving" Premiering on PBS, Bradley Cooper Executive Produces • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Clarinetist Zakyya McClenny • Stevie Wonder at 75 playlist • A Classical Mother's Day playlist bouquet: music by, for, and about mothers • Keith Jarrett's 80th birthday brings a new single from his final tour • Watch the International Jazz Day Global Concert, from Abu Dhabi • Andy Bey, jazz singer of emotional and musical range, has died at 85 • Richard Wernick, Pulitzer-winning composer and educator, dies at 91 • Joshua Redman puts a young band center stage on 'Words Fall Short' • Immanuel Wilkins' 'Blues Blood' is set to simmer at the Penn Museum • Francis Davis, a figurehead of jazz criticism, has died • Nicole Sweeney: the new host of Evening Jazz at WRTI • Subscribe to Fanfare: live classical music concerts • Subscribe to Moment's Notice: live jazz to see in Philly • Attend The Late Set tapings at Solar Myth • The Wanamaker Organ with a daylong swan song • WRTI Exclusive: Terri Lyne Carrington and Christie Dashiell • WRTI Exclusive: David Murray World Premiere! • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Bassist Luke Halpern • For International Women's Day, a feast of classical music by women • What Maurice Ravel got from jazz, and what jazz took from Ravel • Roy Ayers dies at 84. His 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations. • World Exclusive: Kurt Elling steps out with his own label, and a rip-roaring new single • World Exclusive: 'Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons' captures a cosmic hero in action • Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 • Poetry is the Process, with Aja Monet • New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 14 • Valentine's Day on WRTI: Classical music to set your heart ablaze • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Violinist Danae Truxler • Susan Alcorn, a boundless pioneer on pedal steel guitar, is dead at 71 • Jazz at the Grammy Awards: this year, the story remains the same • Classical music strikes a radiant tone at the 67th Grammy Awards • 2025 Black Music City Grant application deadline approaches • Young Artist Spotlight: Drummer Mekhi Boone • Bob Perkins, a legend of jazz radio at WRTI and beyond, dies at 91 • The Late Set: Recovery, with John Clayton • Hear Ella Fitzgerald face "The Moment of Truth," on a new album from '67 • Jazz artists in Los Angeles band together in the wildfires' aftermath • Jazz Spring Preview: 10 shows on our radar at Moment's Notice • Fanfare Spring Preview: our classical picks heading into 2025 • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Pianist Collin Parker-Szekely • Best of 2024: The WRTI Jazz Team shares our top albums and shows • Best of 2024: Classical music standouts, according to our hosts • A holiday message from WRTI’s General Manager Bill Johnson • The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 from NPR • The Late Set's Thanksgiving Mailbag Special • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Vibraphonist Nora Theberge • "Silent Night Sing-In" at the Kimmel Center on Dec. 13th • 2024 Gift Guide: Boxes, books and more, for the jazz and classical fan • Roy Haynes, pioneering modern jazz drummer, has died at 99 • Play It Forward: six great new jazz albums featured on the air at WRTI • Lou Donaldson, saxophonist who bridged bebop and soul, dies at 98 • WRTI's Opera Day is Sat Nov. 9: opera's greatest hits, 8am–6pm, 90.1 FM! • Tune in on Saturday to hear AVA serve up 'The Barber of Seville' on WRTI • The perfect Election Day anthem? Try an organ piece by Charles Ives • Quincy Jones, pop mastermind and 'Thriller' producer, dies At 91 • A spooky Halloween on WRTI 90.1FM • With 'A New Philosophy of Opera,' Yuval Sharon issues a challenge • Forces of Nature, with Jack DeJohnette • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Bassoonist Adam Kraynak • Vehicle Donation to WRTI • Nine Lives, with Chris Coles and Sean Jones • Miles Okazaki on the wonders of Thelonious Monk's music, as played in full on acoustic guitar • Play It Forward: 6 new standout jazz albums featured at WRTI • Red October: the Phillies Roster as Classical Composers. • Hear a track from Keith Jarrett's 'The Old Country,' recorded with a trio at the Deer Head Inn in 1992 • Esa-Pekka Salonen leads Sibelius' Symphony No. 5 and his own work, with clarinetist Ricardo Morales • Julius Rodriugez | "Funmi's Groove" live at Notsolatin • For Bobby Zankel, the music of John Coltrane is a life compass • Benny Golson, saxophonist and composer of eloquence, dies at 95 • Pittsburgh International Jazz Fest brings music back to the streets • On Kurt Rosenwinkel's "Ezra": An excerpt from 'Pity the Genius,' a new book by Joel Harrison • Classical Fall Preview, Fanfare: WRTI's guide to the new season • Jazz Fall Preview 2024, Moment's Notice: Swing into a jam-packed season with WRTI • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Violist Percy Smith-Holzbaur • Jazz historian and critic Dan Morgenstern dies at 94 • Anton Bruckner at 200: moments to savor, from notable listeners • Anton Bruckner's bicentennial: a deeper dive with scholar Benjamin Korstvedt • Queen of the Blues and then some: in awe of Dinah Washington at 100 • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Guitarist Marel Hidalgo • Fall Preview, with Nubya Garcia • Russell Malone, poised and pliable master of jazz guitar, is dead at 60 • 'Head Hunters' at 50: At the Bowl, Herbie Hancock throws a party • The Crossing announces its 20th season, honoring the thinkers • International Cat Day pounces its way into our classical broadcast • Shaun Martin, member of Snarky Puppy, has died. He was 45 • Sunday Classical: New Release Highlights for August 2024 • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Harpist Maya Lindsey • Cellist Alexander Hersh kicks off Sunday Classical with Astral • Torch Songs: Our classical music soundtrack for the Paris Olympics • Rene Orth and Hannah Moscovitch win MCANA's Best New Opera award for '10 Days in a Madhouse' • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Composer Cecelia Olszewski • Creative Dancer: esperanza spalding • Homer "Skip" Jackson, artist and cultural advocate, is dead at 67 • Marshall Allen and Chucho Valdés included in 2025 class of NEA Jazz Masters • Vive la France! WRTI has your soundtrack for Bastille Day • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Percussionist Sydney Charlene Vance • WRTI 2024 Media & Technology Survey: share your opinions! • Jim Rotondi, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of our era, dies at 61 • Relax into the Fourth of July with our special Classical programming • Celebrate Independence Day with our unbeatable Jazz programming • "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Philly patriarch of the Hammond B-3 organ, is dead at 83 • Louis Armstrong's jubilant last trip across the pond yields a new gem • Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Gil Shaham pulls double duty • Julius Rodriguez | Live at Notsolatin | YouTube Premiere on 6/27 at 11 a.m. EDT • Best Jazz Albums Released in 2024 (So Far) • Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert: Rafael Payare leads Mahler • Best Classical Music Albums Released in 2024 (So Far) • Rise and Shine: Julius Rodriguez • James DePreist is remembered in a memoir by his widow, Ginette • Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: David Robertson leads Beethoven • Breaking in Marian Anderson Hall, The Philadelphia Orchestra honors a legend and begins an era • Toll the Bell: 1pm Fri June 7, Penn Live Arts • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Oboist Liliana Ortiz • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla leads Bruckner • RS2024 Black Music City - Grantee Showcase • On the cusp of a major album drop, esperanza spalding rests in motion • Sun Ra Arkestra | Live at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts • Remembering Ron Miles, with Bill Frisell and Rudy Royston • The Four Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzolla, guest conductor Xian Zhang • Pianist Luke Carlos O'Reilly rises up • Alita Moses on her Philly training, her family legacy, and her dynamic role in Jacob Collier's world tour • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Hornist Evan Bretz • Multi-instrumentalist Morgan Guerin • Tyshawn Sorey wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize in music for 'Adagio (For Wadada Leo Smith)' • Spirit of 76 Countdown Results • Donate to WRTI today during our Spirit of 76 Celebration! • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Marcus Roberts shines in Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' • Sunday Classical: New Release Highlights for May 2024 • A landmark for Lee Morgan, and the grassroots effort behind it • Phila Orchestra In Concert: Wu Man performs as Anna Sułkowska-Migoń debuts • Anthony Roth Costanzo: the next leader of Opera Philadelphia • Breathe Open: Shabaka • Michael Cuscuna, record producer who made jazz reissues both an art and a science, has died at 75 • Itzhak Perlman and the music of Passover on WRTI • Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Gil Shaham in an all-Mozart program • Record Store Day means another armload of archival jazz gems • Mancini @ 100: 'Peter Gunn' put a hard-boiled spin on cool jazz • Listen Live Sat April 13: The 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Nathalie Stutzmann leads • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Clarinetist and Conductor Sara Bock • As 'Hadestown' slides into Philly, a word with its star trombonist • A classical and jazz playlist for the solar eclipse • Sergio Tiempo plays Chopin: The Philadelphia Orchestra in concert • Jazz Appreciation Month: a Center City Jazz Fest spotlight • Albert "Tootie" Heath, percussive paragon of modern jazz, dies at 88 • Sunday Classical: New Release Highlights for April 2024 • Casey Benjamin, saxophone and vocoder wizard in the Robert Glasper Experiment, is dead at 45 • Holy Week with The Philadelphia Orchestra: Handel's 'Messiah' • Classical meets jazz at the piano, during Steinway Week • The Philadelphia Orchestra plays Price, Angel Blue sings Coleman and Barber • Help us plan our Spirit of 76 party: VOTE! • Opera Philadelphia and The Apollo partner on creation of new Black operas • International Jazz Day in Tangier, Morocco • Ovation Award - Nominate a Music Educator (via PYO Music Institute) • Brad Mehldau's two new albums are 'After Bach II' and 'Après Fauré' • The Philadelphia Organ Festival is about places as well as pipes • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Conductor Daniele Rustioni debuts • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Trumpeter Aidan Peterson • Watch a clip from 'The Best of the Best: Jazz From Detroit' • Vivaldi's 'Juditha Triumphans,' composed for an all-women ensemble, is a window into a world • Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert: Yannick leads Florence Price's Fourth Symphony • Jim Beard, keyboardist who made his mark in jazz-rock, is dead at 63 • Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert: Rafael Payare leads Mahler and more • Eight stellar new classical albums for International Women's Day • Marian Anderson lives on, now as a namesake for the Kimmel Center's main concert hall • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Flutist Nicole Hom • Joy & Praise: The McLendon Legacy • Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures awards new project grants, to Odean Pope and 38 others • Fanfare: Hagen Quartet, the Irish Tenors, and a healthy dose of Beethoven • Moment's Notice: Duane Eubanks to Diana Krall: our top picks for live jazz this week • The Late Set: Deep River with Gary Bartz • Is André 3000 in his jazz era? • Opera Philadelphia's 2024-25 season: from Mazzoli to Mozart • The Late Set: I Hear a Rhapsody with Marcus Roberts • Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Bassoonist Daniel Matsukawa shines • GOSPEL | Official Extended Trailer | Prof. Henry Louis Gates Jr. | PBS • Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88 • WRTI honored with the Transform Award from Musicopia • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert • Grammys: Classical music covers a dazzling range at the 2024 Grammy Awards • Grammys: Jazz winners at the 2024 Grammys. Returning heroes and new arrivals • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert opens a new season with Gershwin, Still and Anna Clyne • Reginald Mobley on his Grammy nod, and the Black American music that "links us together" • The Grammy's newest categories acknowledge a boom for African music and modern jazz • Moment's Notice: Brad Mehldau solo, Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits, and more • Fanfare: Duets that usher in Valentine's Day, a Richard Goode recital and more • Black Music City: Jan 31 grant application deadline approaches • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: Kensho Watanabe leads two Mozart masterworks • Saxophonist Hiruy Tirfe puts in the time on his debut, '10,000 Hours' • The Late Set: Deeds, Not Words • Moment's Notice: Arturo O'Farrill leads the ALJO, and Nite Bjuti conjures a vibe • Fanfare: Víkingur Ólafsson plays Bach, and the Philadelphians finesse Brahms • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Emanuel Ax plays Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 • The Philadelphia Orchestra announces its 2024-25 season • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Saxophonist Katie Neary • Moment's Notice: JALC tribute to Max Roach, and more. • Fanfare: Crazy Quartet Week, and an iconic Gershwin masterpiece at 100 • The Philadelphia Orchestra honors MLK at Girard College and on WRTI • Win tickets for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Kimmel Center, Jan. 21 • Marin Alsop, no stranger to The Philadelphia Orchestra, will be its next principal guest conductor • Max Roach at 100: Five stellar genius tracks • A Winter Jazzfest field guide for the insatiable (and indefatigable) • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert: an all-Russian program and a debut • Carl Grubbs, saxophonist, teacher and community builder, dies at 79 • New programming for WRTI Classical in 2024 • Adonis Rose and the Crescent City All-Stars | Live at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival • Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann • Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88 • Elena Urioste and Tom Poster of Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective share some music in our studio • Orrin Evans and the Philly Jawn | Live at the Cape May Exit Zero • Our Year in the Rearview • Jingle all the way with our holiday jazz programming on WRTI • Our classical hosts share the Best Albums and Experiences of 2023 • The Hot Fives: our jazz hosts pick five favorite tracks from 2023 • Hallelujah! Behold our complete 2023 classical holiday schedule • Join Us: Sing "Silent Night" at the Kimmel Center on Dec. 15th • With a new album and perspective, Greg Osby steps back into the light • Sing "Silent Night" at the Kimmel Center on Dec. 15th • The Metropolitan Opera on WRTI: the complete 2023-24 schedule • Holiday Concert: Boyer College of Music and Dance • Moby, cultural polymath, on a life of affinity with classical music • Fanfare: Deutsche Grammophon celebrates a milestone, and more • Jazz and classical treats for every taste, in our 2023 Gift Guide • La Divina: Maria Callas at 100 • Beome a WRTI Member here, or call 866.809.9784 • Comfort and Joy: The Late Set • Classical music presents a vital front in the 2024 Grammy noms • Giving Tuesday: support WRTI's educational efforts • Your perfect Thanksgiving soundtrack is on WRTI • Carve Into the Best Thanksgiving Anthem Ever, A Tune By Thelonious Monk • After 50 years, the hip soundtrack for 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' is available as a full musical feast • Tony Williams, saxophonist who mentored generations of Philly jazz talent, has died at 92 • Sheku Kanneh-Mason's message to musicians in Play On Philly and beyond: don't forget to listen • Jazz's 2024 Grammy nominees suggest a sort of family reunion • Opera Day on WRTI: Saturday Nov 4th • Greg Spero feat. Jimetta Rose - The Moonlight Improv • 4th Annual Nova Award, Odean Pope: Ars Nova Workshop • Philly vs. New Orleans: From the Exit Zero Jazz Fest, two concerts suggest a battle of the bands • Watch Odean Pope light a fire with Immanuel Wilkins and Kresten Osgood, freeform at the Ruba Club • Public Radio Music Day: WRTI student videos on NPR Live Sessions • 2023 Living Legacy Jazz Award: Billy Hart • The Philadelphia Orchestra and its musicians reach an agreement • The Late Set • The No Name Pops, still a Philly engine, kick into higher gear • A bouquet of songs for Carla Bley • With excitement and an elegy, Jahari Stampley wins the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition • Fanfare: 'The Feast of the Swan,' Bruckner's Sixth, and more • WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Trombonist Henry Koban Payne • With 'Preludes,' Adam Birnbaum brings Bach into a new field of play • A Conversation with Pablo Batista • Film Review: 'Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes' sets an iconic career to a propulsive beat • Romeo Cascarino: Remembering a self-taught composer dedicated to beauty • Fanfare: Yo-Yo Ma rejoins Those Fabulous Philadelphians, and more • Moment's Notice x Fall Preview: Nate Chinen's picks for the season • Richard Davis, bassist who left his mark across genres, is dead at 93 • Fanfare Meets Fall Preview: See Zev Kane's picks for the season • Between Two Worlds: Talking with Terell Stafford about inspiration, motivation and acceptance • A Work Song For Labor Day • Vertical Current - You Ought to Know | NPR Live Sessions • Support WRTI: Donate Today! • Embark on A Celestial Odyssey: Strauss' 'Also sprach Zarathustra' and Williams' 'Zodiac Suite' • Moment's Notice: Festive Jazz Picks for Aug. 27 through Sept. 2 • Fanfare: Our Guide to Classical Music (and more) this week • Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Clyne comprise an encore presentation by The Philadelphia Orchestra • Wayne Shorter, From Here to Eternity • Ambrose Akinmusire takes the helm at the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance • Moment's Notice: Star-Spangled Jazz Picks for July 2 through 9 • Magic in the Air: Bob Craig reflects on his 60 years in radio • A Conversation with "Rootless" Composer Adolphus Hailstork • Stéphane Denève leads Ravel and Rachmaninoff, as Yefim Bronfman plays a new piano concerto • Linda May Han Oh raises her game, and some big questions, on 'The Glass Hours' • Astrud Gilberto, 'The Girl from Ipanema' singer, dies at 83 • Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe redraw Stravinsky's feat with 'Rite of Spring — Spectre D'un Songe' • Support WRTI by Donating Now • Shara Nova and The Crossing mine emotional depths on 'Titration' • Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96 • Great Scott: Hailing Philadelphia's down-home Queen of the Organ • Temporary changes to our HD-2 Classical Programming at WRTI • A Visitor's Guide To Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' • Latin music greats honor the life and legacy of Jesse Bermudez • Five pianists tackle Rachmaninoff, in honor of the composer's 150th • As Bob Perkins signs off at WRTI, a broadcasting legend looks ahead • New trio Love In Exile is a manifestation of musical telepathy • Album of the Week: Angel Bat Dawid, 'Requiem for Jazz' • The 2023 Newport Jazz Festival: an index of the new mainstream • Min-Young Kim and Variant 6 bring passion and precision to their bold take on Bach's Chaconne • Watch the video premiere for Donny McCaslin's "Body Blow" • Gina D'Soto "The Best Thing" from the WRTI performance studio • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Yannick leads Mahler, Haydn, and a premiere, with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and soprano Pretty Yende • A fairytale slides toward darkness in The Met Opera's new 'Lohengrin' • Album of the Week: Christopher Mallett, 'Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements' • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Nicholas McGegan leads Bach and Handel withorganist Paul Jacobs • Sankofa Sounds: Shakoor Hakeem brings the Aùra Trio to our studio • As Christian McBride's Eagles face off against Bobby Watson's Chiefs, a friendly rivalry swings into gear • A word with Bill Summers and Mike Clark of The Headhunters, before their 50th anniversary show • A winning team: Yannick Nézet-Séguin on his contract extension with The Philadelphia Orchestra • Burt Bacharach, visionary pop composer, has died at 94 • Go Birds! Philly's cultural envoys sound off, at home and from afar • Watch a multifaceted concert by Nasir Dickerson, to kick off our monthlong series Sankofa Sounds • Hear "Prime," a bracing title track by Christian McBride's New Jawn • WRTI honors Black History Month with a balance of past and present • Hear Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter and Nate Smith get their boogie down, off the 'Guilty Pleasures' EP • Old masters meet new horizons in The Philadelphia Orchestra's expansive 2023-2024 season • Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble pays a double homage with its new single, "Harvest Time" • Carol Sloane, a jazz singer of impeccable taste, is dead at 85 • Album of the Week: Tyler Mitchell Octet, 'Sun Ra's Journey Featuring Marshall Allen' • Temple University Jazz Band takes second place amid other honors at the Jack Rudin Jazz Championship • NYC Winter Jazzfest Review • Events: Aidan Levy | Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins • Freedom music: how jazz and gospel provided a soundtrack for Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream • Suit up for Winter JazzFest, and a flurry of other musical highlights • Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu consider what brings us together with their new group, Connected • Vote for your top three classical artists here! • Vote for your top three jazz artists here! • Vote now for your top classical composers & jazz artists • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Yannick begins a new season with Dvořák and Coleman; Trifonov tackles Liszt • Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe • Album of the Week: Louis Armstrong, 'Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule' • A return to venues, guided by 'The 7th Hand' • Joy to the World: breakout jazz vocal star Samara Joy brings it home for the holidays • The Philadelphia Orchestra and Academy of Music donate their vast archives to Penn Libraries • The music that pulsates through 'Matisse in the 1930s' • Bobby Zankel - Gravity Elevation • Jazz & Classical Treats in Our Holiday Gift Guide • Miguel Zenón Quartet explores the Americas on its bracing new album • Album of the Week: 'Tár (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)' • Ollie's Orchestra, our partner this Giving Tuesday, spreads hope and healing through music • Remembering Mick Goodrick, an inconspicuous guru of jazz guitar • The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra with acclaimed soloists on WRTI: Every Sunday in November • The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra on WRTI: Every Sunday in November • Apply: 2023 Black Music City Grants • Harry Connick, Jr. makes it merry with a new holiday album and tour • Stalwarts and surprises in Grammy nominees for Classical and Jazz • Album of the Week: Patricia Brennan, 'More Touch' • Freedom assumes a few different forms in a new film, 'Jazz in China' • Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77 • Chet Doxas and Micah Frank light a fire for Hildegard von Bingen • Album of the Week: Aaron Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' • The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI: Nathalie Stutzmann conducts Beethoven and Brahms • Hear the Tyshawn Sorey Trio +1 finesse an Ornette Coleman tune • Album of the Week: Jerod Tate, 'Winter Moons' • Phillies playoff anthem "Dancing on My Own" gets another revamp, from The Philadelphia Orchestra • Ars Nova Workshop breaks in a new home with a rising star • Light a torch for Niccolò Paganini, "The Devil's Violinist" • PUBLIC RADIO MUSIC DAY • Forward Together: Gerald Veasley on Jazz Philadelphia Summit 2022 • Album of the Week: Jeff Parker, 'Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy' and 'Eastside Romp' • Tim Brey delivers the 'NEWS,' with a modern sound and a limber band • What is viral jazz? • Grammy-winning drummer Antonio Sanchez discusses the making of 'Bad Hombre Vol. II' • Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long? • Sounding the Coltranes: Music by John and Alice, in active dialogue • Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better • BOYSIE LOWERY LIVING JAZZ RESIDENCY - GROUP 2 • Unreleased for decades, Joyce Moreno's 'Natureza' is a snapshot of newfound freedom • Spirit Soul Music • The Get Down • Sara Gazarek takes a good long look in the mirror with "Vanity" • Tyshawn Sorey • WRTI Fall Member Drive • O22 Festival • Philadelphia Orchestra Broadcast • WRTI and WBGO Jazz Fall Preview 2022 • Classical Fall Preview 2022 • Greg Spero’s Anthropoda - “Turquoised” & Labor Day mini playlist • Nate Chinen - Remembering Local Legend Joey DeFrancesco • NPR Live session: Randall Goosby • Ways to Listen to WRTI • Classical Concerts & Events Calendar • Opera on WRTI • E-Newsletter Sign Up • Support WRTI • Donate your Car to WRTI