Following the weather, the jazz scene is hot this week, with Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, and Jamison Ross featured together at the Dell, bassist Hannah Marks at Chris', and more.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Sim Cannety Clarke/Courtesy of the artistOn Sunday, Aug. 9 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2, The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program featuring the the Overture to Weber’s Der Freischütz, the Symphony in E minor (“Gaelic”) by Amy Beach, and Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. -
Allie Ippolito/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, with soprano Ying Fang, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, and the women of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir.
Emmet Cohen from inside the WRTI Performance Studio
Watch pianist Emmet Cohen and tenor saxophonist Tivon Pennicott play a deconstructed version of Cohen's "Universal Truth" suite.
The Late Set Podcast
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Steven Bernstein is a known wildcard in the modern jazz game. His interrelated new releases, 'ResoNation Trio' and 'Ultra Resonance,' move him into an exciting new sonic area as a trumpeter and composer. He joined us to talk about it before a recent show. -
Mana, the new album by trombonist and vocalist Kalia Vandever, is named after a Native Hawaiian term for spiritual energy or sacred power. It’s an intentional gesture from an artist who has always had the instinct of a shape-shifter.
WRTI News Stories
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Tune in to Sunday Rotation at 8 p.m. to hear a WRTI Live performance by South African pianist Bokani Dyer with his trio, recorded at Chris' Jazz Cafe. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. to hear Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy’s only completed opera. -
Summer means music festival season. This week features two jam-packed jazz festivals and more.
