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WRTI's own Josh Lee leads two bands this coming weekend, while Christian McBride brings the funk and Carlos Niño taps into the cosmos.

Jimmy Greene's new album is dedicated to his daughter, one of the 20 children killed in the elementary school shooting. "She showed love," he says, "to everybody she came in contact with."

Heading into summer, the beat of jazz in the Philadelphia area is strong. This week's offerings include Stanley Clarke's N*4EVER, Nelson Rangell, and an Alex Claffy stand featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel and Johnathan Blake.

Meet 14-year-old violist Percy Smith-Holzbaur, a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist and member of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra.

Join us on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Johannes Brahms, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Bent Sørensen from the 2024/2025 season, led by Fabio Luisi with violinist Leonidas Kavakos.

Have you been out to hear any live jazz in 2026? Fear not: the first Moment’s Notice of the year has a little something for everybody.

The Philadelphia Orchestra's main concert hall will soon be renamed Marian Anderson Hall, honoring a legendary contralto and civil rights icon — and a lifelong Philadelphian.

President Obama's health care overhaul was largely based on one that then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts in 2006. Now, more than 98 percent of state residents have health insurance, and the law has drawn unexpected supporters. But controlling costs remains a challenge.

The Syrian government's crackdown against dissenters continues, and Western journalists were killed on Wednesday as forces shelled the city of Homs. Meanwhile in Libya, reports of torture are surfacing, and the interim government is struggling to control armed militias. Host Michel Martin talks with Al-Jazeera Washington Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara.

The best-known father figure in jazz has famous musical sons. But the Marsalis clan is even more extensive, as you can see when students reflect on his influence.