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Tenor saxophonist Dave McMurray speaks with WRTI's Julian Booker about his upbringing in Detroit, his relationship with the Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir, and the sounds that inspired his latest album, I LOVE LIFE even when I'm hurting.

Read the list of nominees for each of the 94 Grammy categories.

Hitler's Germany banned jazz, which was deemed degenerate music made by Jews and Black people. But NPR host Scott Simon says the Nazis repurposed jazz abroad to weaken British and American resolve.

The breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, took a lot of heat last week for cutting grants to Planned Parenthood. The group reversed the decision this week, and Karen Handel resigned as vice president. Host Michel Martin continues the conversation on this week's major news with a diverse panel of politicos.

A trio of critics discuss the mercurial pianist's personal take on Beethoven and Rachmaninoff and what it means to color outside the lines in classical music.

Before stepping down 10 months ago at age 75, the San Francisco Symphony’s (SFS) Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT) owned the longest active tenure of any music…

With orchestras clamoring for her work, the rising artist feels a responsibility and opportunity to help reframe classical music and the institutions that present it.

The composer of Breaking the Waves speaks candidly about equity in her field, the importance of role models and the unglamorous side of writing music every day.

Claiming to be a musicologist, the composer and arranger performed premieres of "newly unearthed" works by the nonexistent Bach. Schickele died Jan. 16. Originally broadcast in 1985.

He's been the man behind the signal at WRTI for more than 25 years. Now Joe Patti is retiring from the radio game — but first, he shares personal insights on the station, the larger industry, and the changes he's seen over a distinguished career.