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Ahead of the Miles Davis centennial on May 26, WRTI hosts Bob Craig and Bobbi Booker recall a few encounters with the artist, in Philadelphia and beyond.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Allie Ippolito/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program from the 2025/2026 season featuring Sibelius' Fifth Symphony, an orchestral suite from Terence Blanchard’s opera Fire Shut Up In My Bones, and Édouard Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, with violinist María Dueñas. -
Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia OrchestraJoin us for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m. on WRTI-FM and Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads Igor Stravinsky’s complete ballet The Firebird, Franz Berwald’s Symphony No. 3 (“Singulière”), Une Barque sur l’Océan by Maurice Ravel, and the premiere performance of a bassoon concerto by David Ludwig, featuring principal bassoon Daniel Matsukawa.
Kresten Osgood performs a solo drum improvisation
When the Danish drummer joined us on The Late Set, he also played a piece from scratch.
The Late Set Podcast
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For more than 25 years, bassist Carlos Henriquez has been the beating heart in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He joins us to talk about his dynamite new album, 'Monk con Clave.' -
We're getting ready to celebrate International Jazz Day, at a moment of roiling global tensions. It feels like a great time to connect with Kresten Osgood — a Danish drummer, composer and commentator, host of the podcast Dangerous Sounds.
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The song, penned before American Independence by a slave trader turned abolitionist, has remained a source of comfort, inspiration and redemption. -
Tune in on Saturday, May 26 at 1 p.m. to hear the Met Opera's production of Puccini's Turandot. -
This week, Sun Ra Arkestra Bandleader Marshall Allen celebrates his 102nd birthday, Snarky Puppy members work in an offshoot trio, and Tony Miceli and Dianne Monroe co-lead a chamber quartet.
