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This Thanksgiving, the WRTI jazz team is starting a new tradition: our first annual Holiday Platters Weekend. From Wednesday on, we’ll feature a different classic album every hour. Here’s a preview of some "platters" we’re serving.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Jeff Fusco/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 for the final concert of the 2024-25 season, as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads works by Mozart, St-Georges and Prokofiev — along with Shostakovich's first Cello Concerto, featuring Sheku Kanneh-Mason. -
Pete Checchia/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Stravinsky and Bartók, plus a new work by Canadian composer Barbara Assiginaak from the 2024/2025 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, joined by first associate concertmaster Juliette Kang as soloist.
WRTI Video of the Week
Michel El MalemThe Late Set Podcast
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About Ghosts is the latest album from Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis, and on our short list for Album of the Year. Before a recent show at Solar Myth, Halvorson sat down with Josh Jackson to talk about her approach to composing for the group, her inspirations, and her fondness for mixology. -
Growing up in the Ramblewood area of northeast Baltimore, Brandon Woody could hardly have envisioned a future as one of the most heralded young trumpeter-bandleaders in jazz. But he dared to dream beyond what he could see — even after dropping out of college in New York. His 2025 Blue Note debut, For the Love of It All, introduces a powerfully emotive artist and a committed working band, Upendo, primed to represent their hometown. Woody sat down with The Late Set just after a set at the Exit Zero Jazz Festival, ready to open up and dig in.
WRTI News Stories
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The 2026 NEA Jazz Masters are singer Carmen Lundy, keyboardist Patrice Rushen, percussionist Airto Moreira, and broadcaster Rhonda Hamilton. They'll be honored with a concert in April. -
Tune in at 8 p.m. on Nov. 23 to hear a new episode of The Late Set Radio Hour featuring alto saxophonist, NEA Jazz Master, bandleader and composer Gary Bartz. -
This week: mentor Tim Berne with mentee Tyler Bullock, trombonist Mariel Bildstein with an all-star group at TPAC, a Jeff Lorber homecoming, and more.
Enjoy WRTI in whole new way.