Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads The Philadelphia Orchestra in waltzes by Ravel and Strauss, and rising-star violinist Randall Goosby performs two concertos by composer Florence Price.
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Ndegeocello doesn't conform to anybody else's idea of the celestial plane. When she sings of supernovas, she sounds like a witness.
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"'Journey to the unexpected' is how I’d describe 'Body Blow' in its finished form," saxophonist Donny McCaslin tells WRTI. The tune's frenetic music video fits that description too.
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Rodney Green has shared a birthday with St. Patrick's Day for more than four decades. This year, he's celebrating not only as one of jazz's leading drummers but also a proud new club owner.
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Richard Wagner's 'Lohengrin' will air at noon on Saturday on WRTI 90.1 FM and at wrti.org.
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From Saint Hildegard de Bingen to Billie Eilish, cellist Rafaela Gromes celebrates works by women on 'Femmes,' a double album performed with Festival Strings Lucerne.
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The soulful organist Shirley Scott, who would have turned 89 on March 14, combined a pianistic touch with an edge of Philly grit — a balance spotlighted in several new releases spanning her career.
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Bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Baroque ensemble Tempesta di Mare are among 27 new grantees of USArtists International, which supports American artists at festivals abroad.
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Jazz Night takes a moment to commemorate Wayne Shorter and his eternal body of work – with concert performances, unaired interviews and music picks from our host Christian McBride.
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The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.
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