Jazz Albums of the Week

Every week on the air there's a special focus on one particular jazz album. Check them all out here!

Jazz Album of the Week: Peter Hand's All-Star Infused Hand Painted Dream

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Maureen Malloy

Published November 4, 2019 at 3:00 PM EST

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Maureen Malloy

Maureen began her radio career at WRTI in 1999 while studying broadcasting at Temple University. Determined to make it in the entertainment industry, she took advantage of all the creative opportunities presented to her at WRTI - she hosted the overnight jazz broadcasts through her entire college career, she was an arts and culture reporter, and she soaked up the jazz biz from her many WRTI mentors.

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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra: 50 Years of Mondays!

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In 1965, the trumpeter, composer and arranger Thad Jones and the drummer Mel Lewis found themselves with a book of Big Band music originally intended for…
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Remembering Philly Sax Legend Bootsie Barnes: "The Man With The Tenor Touch" Has Passed At Age 82

Maureen Malloy
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We are so sad to report that Philadelphia jazz legend, Robert "Bootsie" Barnes—tenor sax player extraordinaire—passed this morning of COVID-19 at age 82.…
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Jazz Album of the Week: Swing with Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra's Along for the Ride

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July 8, 2019. When trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader Pete McGuinness was growing up in West Hartford, Connecticut, he wanted to be Duke Ellington. So…