Steve Mundinger
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Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Malou Oheix, from Nantes, France, took top honors at the prestigious Herbie Hancock International Jazz Vocals Competition, held in Paris at the Fondation Luis Vuitton. In some ways a surprise, her win was also validation for certain core values in the art of jazz singing.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Courtesy of the ArtistJoin us on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a "Musicians' Choice" concert, featuring a wide variety of works selected by the players themselves. -
Franck Ferville for Ensemble Intercontemporain/Courtesy of the ArtistJoin us on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you film music by John Williams, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, and Matthias Pintscher's Assonanza, a violin concerto for Leila Josefowicz. Pintscher leads the program.
The Late Set Podcast
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Sound and spirit are inseparable in the music of Kenny Garrett. Several years ago, the saxophonist performed at Temple University. He sat down for a talk with Josh Jackson, and we’re thrilled to bring it to you today as a bonus drop. -
The Myth We Chose, the entrancing new album by South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, foregrounds hope and healing, and a conviction in the redemptive power of connection. It's a song-forward statement for Makhathini, who is also a composer, vocalist, and philosopher,. He joins Josh Jackson for an onstage conversation about ritual, responsibility, and the reason he prefers the term “encounter” to “discovery” when it comes to a person's formative contact with improvised music.
WRTI News Stories
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Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. to hear the China National Center for the Performing Arts' 2023 production of Tosca, Giacomo Puccini's foundational drama, a part of the WFMT Opera Series -
Guitarist Charles Ellerbe, whose R&B and rock roots helped lend a funky frisson to Ornette Coleman's electric Prime Time band, died at home in North Philadelphia in the early hours between Sunday and Monday, October 4 and 5. He was 76. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. to hear the China National Center for the Performing Arts’ 2023 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, as a part of the WFMT Opera Series.
