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  • A man identified as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (left) during a training exercise at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.
    Officials Identify Soldier Suspected Of Shooting Afghan Civilians
    Pentagon officials say Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians.
  • Sounds fit for the crown: classical works to usher in Coronation Day
    From Beethoven to Handel to Purcell, an array of composers have created coronation music. As King Charles III formally assumes the throne on Saturday, WRTI has a guide to some of the finest and fittest musical themes.
  • Peter Brötzmann, photographer in Buffalo, N.Y., in 2010.
    Peter Brötzmann, the heart — and lungs — of European free jazz, dead at 82
    The indefatigable saxophonist who helped redefine jazz in the late 1960s died in his sleep Thursday.
  • A fond farewell from Kevin Gordon, as he prepares to sign off at WRTI
    After more than 50 years in radio, Kevin Gordon is retiring; his last day on the air will be March 17. Here are some gracious parting words.
  • Bassist Luke Halpern
    WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Bassist Luke Halpern
    Meet double bassist Luke Halpern, a senior at Friends' Central School and Principal Double Bassist of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.
  • Grammy Award-Winning Musician Wynton Marsalis
    Wynton Marsalis has been playing the trumpet since he was 6, and won his first Grammy at 20 and has 9 total. He's also the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize. His latest album is The Magic Hour. (This Interview first aired Dec. 7, 1994.)
  • John and Bucky Pizzarelli: Father-Son Jazz
    John Pizzarelli has been playing jazz guitar with his legendary father, Bucky, since he was 6 years old. John's latest album is Dear Mr. Sinatra, on which he plays songs written for Ol' Blue Eyes. Pizzarelli appears at the Birdland jazz club in Manhattan this week.
  • Coltrane Remembered
    Host Jackie Judd talks with Karrin Allyson, a singer who's new album dedicated to the work of John Coltrane combines both her jazz and classical training. Allyson's vocal CD, based on Coltrane's instrumental Ballads record, is titled "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane." (6:21) {Karrin Allyson, "Ballads: Remembering John Coltrane." Concord Records, 2001} {John Coltrane Quartet, Ballads MCA Records 1987}
  • Ravi Coltrane
    Host Liane Hansen speaks with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of musician Alice Coltrane and the sax legend John Coltrane. Though John Coltrane died before Ravi was two years old, ultimately Ravi followed in his father's footsteps and has become a respected bandleader. Ravi Coltrane's new cd, Mad 6, is on Eighty-Eights/Columbia Records, and his website is http://www.ravicoltrane.com.
  • The Last Hoorah for Riverwalk Jazz! And a New Jazz Show on WRTI Starting Jan. 10th!
    After 26 years of bringing us the stories and sounds of traditional jazz and swing — early jazz from the streets of New Orleans to the music of Harlem…
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