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For Farrah Rahaman, the scholar bringing Immanuel Wilkins to the Penn campus, his project Blues Blood "feels big and stirring like the ocean." That seems even truer with the venerable poet Sonia Sanchez and author Imani Perry in the mix.

Originally from Osaka, Japan, Akiko Tsuruga became a world-class jazz organist, touted by soul-jazz originals like Lou Donaldson. She died on Sept. 13, after a short terminal illness.

All-American Weekend During Classical Music Hours Great Singers and Big Swingers Weekend During Jazz Hours Highlights include: Crossover with Jill…

Join us to hear the first concert in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s "Music of Vienna" series, recorded live last January at Verizon Hall. Pianist Jan…

Vocal fireworks and beautifully sung arias await you! Join us on Sunday, October 31st from 4 to 6 PM on WRTI 90.1 to hear resident artists from Philadelphia’s own Academy of Vocal Arts (AVA) compete against each other in song. For over 40 years, the Giargiari Bel Canto opera competition has showcased the brightest of up-and-coming opera stars.

WRTI has an exciting new weekend jazz lineup! Starting Friday, Sept. 30, you’ll hear fresh and familiar voices in specially curated shows.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein drops by to perform a new set of variations on the iconic song "Suzanne."

Hear five pioneering examples of women who composed for and directed their own groups.

There are a ton of great jazz vocalists in the world, but there's only one Dianne Reeves. Since age 11, she's been singing her heart out, garnering three…

Hear a new performance of Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait with Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell.