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Thanks to a gift from the family of Peter Nero, who led the Philly Pops for three decades, its name will once again be associated with the group, one of the nation's leading orchestras of its kind.

In this week's Fanfare, guest conductor Rafael Payare returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra, Art City Opera hosts a benefit concert, and Takács Quartet performs with Jeremy Denk.

The jazz icon turns 85 on Dec. 6. He'll celebrate with a concert in London where he will be joined by the London Symphony. There are several recent collections of his work: The Dave Brubeck Collection, which reissues five of his classic out-of-print LPs, and Dave Brubeck: Time Signature: A Career Retrospective.

Storyteller Mitch Myers recounts the tale of Duke Ellington's performance at the Newport Jazz festival in 1956. It's a story of a journeyman saxophone player, Paul Gonsalves, and how his playing that night would become legend. (6:00) Music is from the CD Ellington at Newport on the Columbia Jazz label. The tune is called Diminuendo/Crescendo in Blue.

Join us on Opera Day 2013 to hear an outstanding 1946 performance of Puccini's LA BOHEME, conducted by Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra…

While you're celebrating the Eagles big win, we have the perfect jazz tunes to keep your spirits high. WRTI's Maureen Malloy has put together this…

Capital goods fell 4.5 percent, the most in a year.

Spend the Thanksgiving holiday with WRTI as we page through the Great American Songbook to celebrate one of the great American holidays! From Gershwin and…

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East - SEPTAGON2.…

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Hot 11:1. Blake Meister - Market East - SEPTAGON2.…