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"I wanted to show another side of my passion," says 25-year-old Hailey Niswanger, whose new album PDX Soul is a departure from her previous straight-ahead jazz albums.

Designer and sculptor Harry Bertoia spent the final decades of his life creating mesmerizing "sonambient" music out of big metal objects. An 11-CD collection of his recordings has just been reissued.

Bassist Sam Harris celebrates his birthday, trumpeter Etienne Charles brings purpose to the party, and drummer Ari Hoenig returns home. All in this week's guide to live jazz, from WRTI.

In his horn, subway cars rumbled, buses hissed, traffic screeched and sirens howled. Homeless for more than a decade, Gayle was forever in conversation with the streets of New York.

Fall means Back to School, Eagles flying, pumpkin spice — and a metric ton of amazing music. Nate Chinen shares some highlights in this fall preview edition of Moment's Notice for WRTI.

The Japanese composer delivers a highly energetic and joyful Tiny Desk set.

During a late-summer lull, John T.K. Scherch has one free concert to recommend, along with a couple of vital new albums.

A version of the hit "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot and the Seattle Symphony drew a large crowd of dancers to the stage this weekend.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert presents a program marked by intense anticipation and excitement — the world premiere of John Luther Adams' 'Vespers of the Blessed Earth,' featuring The Crossing, alongside Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring.'

With plenty of humor, the octogenarian talks about her far-reaching career — including why she fled the modernist school of composers — and some mysterious visitations from her dead heroes.