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Meet Mike Tetreault, a professional percussionist who spent a year working about 20 hours a day toward his dream job — and how his fate was decided in just a few minutes.

How does trombonist-composer Ernest Stuart best show his Philadelphia-ness? Of course, there is his music. Stuart has a post-bop-jazz-based but often…

The revered Cuban composer's winning piece was inspired by the life and struggles of Susan B. Anthony and her own poor mother and grandmother in Cuba.

Humility and comfort. Those are the qualities that shine through most prominently when I listen to In Harmony, live recordings of trumpeter Roy Hargrove and pianist Mulgrew playing as a duo in 2006 and 2007.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to renowned bassist Pino Palladino and guitar virtuoso and producer Blake Mills about their second full-length collaboration, "That Wasn't a Dream."

This week in Moment's Notice: John Coltrane and Miles Davis in tribute, GEORGE in Technicolor, and the Berks Jazz Fest kicks off in Reading.

Paganini's birthday, falling in the midst of spooky season, provides a perfect excuse to delve not only into his musical canon but also the darker currents swirling about his legacy.

The Dessoff Choirs has a profound simpatico with Margaret Bonds’ mature compositional style, a glowing synthesis of African American and European concert music — never more stunning than on her late work 'Credo,' the centerpiece of a new album.

Susan Lewis has interviewed countless artists during her 18 years at WRTI. Here are some quotes about creativity and humanity that have stayed with her.

For Mike Bolton, an aria from 'The Magic Flute' was a pivotal entry point into the world of opera. He sees the same possibility in Julie Taymor’s spectacular production at The Met Opera, which airs Saturday, June 3 at 1 p.m. on WRTI.