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  • Dolce Suono: Exploring Music from Russia
    The Philadelphia-based chamber ensemble Dolce Suono continues to explore historical connections while pushing its art form into the future. As WRTI’s…
  • Written in Secret Musical Codes: Shostakovich's 10th Symphony
    Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who had been in and out of favor with Soviet authorities for decades, wrote his 10th symphony in 1953 - the year…
  • Arturo Sandoval, DEAR DIZ
    Jazz Hot 11 Countdown, June 11, 2012
    WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation.This week's Jazz Hot 11:1. Arturo Sandoval - Birks Works (Ala…
  • 75 Years Of Charles Lloyd, Jazz's Spirit Warrior
    Hear five tunes spanning the saxophonist's career, from '60s mysticism to modern spirituals.
  • Classical Album of the Week: Works of Converso Leonora Duarte, Composer of Judeo-Portuguese Origin
    September 30, 2019. Our guest author this week is Elizabeth Weinfield, a viol player, Juilliard musicologist, and the artistic director of Sonnambula, a…
  • Mick Goodrick, a guru of jazz guitar, who died on Nov. 16, 2022, at 77.
    Remembering Mick Goodrick, an inconspicuous guru of jazz guitar
    Mick Goodrick was an understated figure who recorded infrequently as a leader. Yet he was, in every way that mattered, a guitar hero. His death at 77 sparked many tributes from guitarists who learned from him, including this appraisal by David R. Adler.
  • Bartees Strange's Horror is one of our favorite albums out Feb. 14.
    New Music Friday: The best albums out Feb. 14
    Bartees Strange. Denison Witmer. The Sun Ra Arkestra's Marshall Allen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Nate Chinen of Philadelphia's WRTI to discuss the best new releases out on Valentine's Day. Featured albums: • Bartees Strange, 'Horror' • Denison Witmer, 'Anything At All' • Marshall Allen, 'New Dawn' • Sullivan Fortner, 'Southern Nights' • John Patitucci, 'Spirit Fall' Check out our longer list of albums out Feb. 14 and stream our New Music Friday playlist at npr.org/music. Credits: • Host: Stephen Thompson • Guest: Nate Chinen (WRTI) • Producer: Simon Rentner • Editor: Otis Hart • Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed • Vice President, Music & Visuals: Keith Jenkins
  • James Carter's new album, featuring compositions of Roberto Sierra, is called <em>Caribbean Rhapsody</em>.
    Where Jazz Meets Classical, In A 'Caribbean Rhapsody'
    Any new recording from the spectacular saxophonist James Carter is guaranteed to produce fireworks. But his new album, Caribbean Rhapsody, is his grandest work yet: It's an orchestral collaboration with the Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra.
  • A Sweet Valentine's Day on WRTI
    Grab your sweetheart! Love is in the air, and on the air. You're in store for a very romantic Valentine's Day on WRTI. Tune in, listen online, or on our…
  • The Center City Jazz Festival makes its return April 20 to 23
    Returning after a three-year hiatus, the Center City Jazz Festival will feature veterans like pianist George Cables, modern stalwarts like bassist Dezron Douglas, and rising stars like tenor saxophonist Sarah Hanahan and vibraphonist Sasha Berliner.
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