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More than half a century after trumpeter Lee Morgan's tragic death, he's receiving due recognition in Philadelphia and beyond.
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As Opera Philadelphia enters its 50th season, acclaimed countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will step up as president and general director of the company.
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WRTI's editorial director has been going to Winter Jazzfest in New York for 20 years. He picked a baker's dozen highlights from the coming weekend.
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“I am absolutely delighted to join The Philadelphia Orchestra as principal guest conductor,” Marin Alsop tells WRTI. “My relationship with this fabulous ensemble includes some of my favorite career memories.”
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A powerfully searching saxophonist and educator who made an outsize impact in Baltimore and his native Philadelphia, Carl Grubbs died on Jan. 5, at 79.
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A DOS, the new album by Catalan singer-songwriter and guitarist Lau Noah, revels in duologue. Watch a video for its latest single, "Siete Lágrimas," featuring jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant.
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'Compassion,' the second studio album by the Vijay Iyer Trio, will be released on Feb. 2. ECM has just shared a video of the title track.
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Featuring young jazz aces like Tom Harrell and Mike Clark, the soundtrack for 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' finds Vince Guaraldi at his funkiest. It's finally available in full, half a century after its debut.
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A saxophonist and educator who mentored generations of young Philadelphia jazz musicians, Tony Williams died on Nov. 11. He was 92.
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The 2024 Grammy nominations are in, and the jazz field is chock full of returning heroes.
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Nominated classical artists will make up an impressive coalition at the 66th annual Grammy Awards.
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With a third archival release, 'Reaching for the Stars,' the elusive pianist and composer Hasaan Ibn Ali comes just a bit more into focus.