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Jazz at Lincoln Center has announced that its founder, Wynton Marsalis, will step down as artistic director in July 2027.

Join us on Feb. 1 from 3-6 p.m. for Sunday Classical: New Releases as we listen to Nobuyuku Tsujii's interpretation of The Nutcracker, Ensemble Ouranos' take on Samuel Barber, and the the world premiere recording of the earliest complete opera by a Black American composer.

The deep freeze is still hanging on, but so are we — and so is the music. Here is a week's worth of shows that are sure to warm your spirits, whether you’re looking for a classic swinging vibe or something more downright soulful.

Although the snowstorm is over, this week's edition of Fanfare forecasts a flurry of exciting musical performances.

For many, it was an introduction to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that helped launch a love of classical music, and our staff surely agrees! Check out their Mozart Memories, and share your own in the Comments section at the bottom of the post.

The NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest got nearly 7,000 entries this year. Here are some of the notable jazz entries.

Composers like Gabriela Ortiz and producers like Elaine Martone were among the classical artists who made pointed statements beyond the strictly musical at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Join us on Monday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. for a live broadcast of The Philadelphia Orchestra's 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert, led by guest conductor Thomas Wilkins and featuring works by Carlos Simon, George Gershwin, and Samuel Barber.

Join us on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 in A Minor.

Salvatore Geloso embodies the spirit of New Orleans through and through. His band inaugurates the first-ever Tiny Desk Contest takeover.