Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.

"I have never been more at peace in any time of my life," pianist Eric Reed tells WRTI, in an in-depth conversation we're honored to feature as Pride Month begins.

The recording made at NYC's Village Gate during the summer of 1961, when the John Coltrane quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy, was thought lost until it was discovered in the New York Public Library.

Famous for starting a riot, Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' also started a conversation — one that contemporary pianists Sylvie Courvoisier and Cory Smythe are more than happy to engage with on their bold new album.

'Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes' has its Philly premiere this Friday, as part of cinéSPEAK’s Under the Stars series. Shaun Brady calls it a straightforward but insightful portrait; read more in his review.

'Concerto For Trombone' — composed for Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist with the New York Philharmonic — stands as a testament to the flexibility of Chick Corea's musical vision. It's also the latest example of jazz and classical music in active dialogue, as Alessi demonstrates with the Phil this week.

Among the two dozen or so artists honored with a 2023 JJA Jazz Award, a few stand out for dominant wins in multiple categories.

The Associated Press won two awards for its Ukraine coverage, including the prestigious Public Service award. The prize for fiction went to two books: Demon Copperhead and Trust.

Linda May Han Oh is a bassist and composer on the progressive end of jazz, and Erin Gee is a new-music conceptualist expanding the palette of the human voice. As of this week, each is also a recipient of the prestigious Herb Alpert Award in the Arts.

A Jean-Philippe Rameau opera, left unfinished at time of his death and recently completed by a musicologist, gets its premiere 280 years later, with extravagant costumes.