Plenty of offerings on the jazz scene this week, including two lauded vocalists and two saxophone quartets.
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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.
The Late Set Podcast
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The gayageum is a plucked Korean zither with a history that stretches to the sixth century. Its first and finest exponent in avant-garde jazz is DoYeon Kim, whose spellbinding debut, Wellspring, reveals a fiercely original voice. She joins us to talk about tradition, translation, and the power of self-expression. -
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.
WRTI News Stories
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Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd. -
The New York-based string quartet's new album Rhythm Nation teems with beats ranging from West Africa and Venezuela to jazz standards and Janet Jackson. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. to hear a recording of the Bavarian State Opera's 2026 performing of Charles Gounod's Faust
