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We're celebrating our nation's 245th birthday on WRTI! Join us on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for a festive musical experience to complement your…

Piano Jazz celebrates the centennial of vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. "Hampi" is credited with establishing the vibes as a jazz instrument. In this program from 1989, Hampton plays some of his classics such as "Flying Home," and shows off his pianistic and vocal abilities on "Mack the Knife."

One of the great trumpeters of the swing era, "Little Jazz" talks about a career that includes collaborations with Fletcher Henderson, Gene Krupa and Billie Holiday. In this session from 1986, Eldridge also shows off his piano chops and vocal gifts.

Wilson's Loverly won the 2009 Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. With a wide variety of standards — from "St. James Infirmary" to "Til There Was You" — she stretches out on Loverly at the Chicago Symphony Center.

Deepak Ram is a master of the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute, and is known for a series of North Indian classical music albums. On his latest record, Steps, he turns to American jazz, reinterpreting classic standards on one of India's most traditional instruments.

Bassist Ben Williams is a rising jazz star. He won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition and received a recording contract for his debut album, State of Art, which was released this summer. Williams brought his band Sound Effect to perform two songs from that album at the NPR Music offices.

A few years ago, two generations of great Philadelphia bassists, Christian McBride and Lee Smith, sat down with J. Michael Harrison at WRTI to talk shop and catch up. We're sharing it now as a Father's Day treat.

Neuwirth, an Austrian composer and multimedia artist known for works of elemental power, was honored for her opera 'Orlando,' produced by the Vienna State Opera in 2019.

Over a 60-year career, Zawinul embraced many types of jazz, but came to define the style known as jazz-fusion with his influential band Weather Report, and its 1977 hit "Birdland." Zawinul died of cancer early Tuesday.

Jazz Night in America spotlights a young musician and composer who is wise beyond his years. Hear Isaiah J. Thompson's story and his unquestionable gift at the keys.