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Piano Lessons is a compilation of recordings made by Eschenbach during the 1960s and ‘70s, before his first conducting appointment in 1981.

Our beloved “BP with the GM”—Bob Perkins with the Good Music—is turning off his mic on weeknights starting on June 30th after a long and storied career. But don’t fret, you can still lend him your finely tuned ears every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM for Sunday Jazz Brunch on WRTI 90.1.

Reedman Buddy Collette has spent most of his music career on the West Coast, out of the national spotlight. But it would be a mistake to overlook his distinguished career as a jazz educator, activist, composer and, of course, phenomenal multi-instrumentalist.

Our Dangerous Sounds story continues in Copenhagen with perhaps the most important Danish sideman ever—Jørn Elniff.

In 1959, seven now-legendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. The result was a universally acknowledged masterpiece, the best-selling jazz album of all time: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.

To begin her recording career, conductor Marin Alsop was asked to record all of Samuel Barber's orchestral music. She quickly discovered that there's much more to the composer's music than his famed Adagio for Strings.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and diarist died Friday at age 99. Although he won the Pulitzer for an orchestral work, he was most celebrated for his huge body of art songs — over 500 in all.

Marcus J. Moore reflects on the studio debut of pianist Julius Rodriguez, an artist seamlessly commingling jazz with more pop forms.

Miguel Zenón with Luis Perdomo, a Shakti reunion, a free outdoor fest and more in Moment's Notice, our weekly digest of live jazz in the Philly area.

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar will release his solo debut, 'Riley,' early next year. WRTI is proud to premiere a video for the first single, "Ride or Die."