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This Giving Tuesday, WRTI is proud to partner with Ollie's Orchestra, which brings musical instruments and music therapy to children going through treatment for cancer.

With jazz legends like Herbie Hancock and Henry Threadgill and new music stars like Davóne Tines and Caroline Shaw, a 2024 festival lineup puts the "big" in Big Ears.

Join us throughout the day on Monday, March 21st as we highlight the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Considered to be the king of Baroque music, and…

David Patrick Stearns profiles interdisciplinary artist Meredith Monk; a revival performance of her groundbreaking EDUCATION OF THE GIRLCHILD took place…

A century ago, they were a marquee duo. Today, guitarist Eddie Lang and violinist Joe Venuti are known only to jazz connoisseurs — but their story, originating in an Italian enclave of South Philadelphia, deserves to be widely known.

'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.

A dedicated archivist, Michael Cuscuna had more than 2,600 album credits as a producer, most of them archival reissues, and many involving the Blue Note catalog. He died on 75 in Stamford, Conn.

Meet 16-year-old organist Layla Joshi, a rising junior at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia and a participant in the chamber music program at Temple Music Prep's Center for Gifted Young Musicians in Philadelphia, PA.

It's so easy to find oneself attracted to the music of Franz Schubert. His unmatched gift for lyricism makes him so approachable, so comprehensible; and…

You know Freda Payne's voice from the smash hit “Band of Gold,” which topped the pop charts here and in the U.K. in 1970. During her long career, she has…