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  • Saxophonists Lihi Haruvi (left) and Matthew Halpin (center) and violinist Alex Hargreaves (right) of The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors perform at the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival.
    Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz Festival 2012
    Boston's Berklee College of Music, just up the road from Newport, has produced top jazz musicians for decades. It sends top students from its international initiative to Newport for a concert.
  • Cassandra Wilson On Piano Jazz
    In 1999, host Marian McPartland welcomed the vocalist in for an hour of jazz standards, including "Surrey With The Fringe On Top" and "Old Devil Moon."
  • Wayne Shorter, who turned 80 in 2013, won the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll by a large margin.
    Wayne Shorter And The Year's Other Passing Scenery
    In a year where pop culture looked back at the 1960s, it makes sense that jazz critics lauded the 80-year-old Shorter, who made his first recording in 1959. His latest album displays him as enigmatic as ever — and as committed to finding new sounds.
  • Texas Voter ID Law Blocked By Justice Department
    The Justice Department says the state failed to show that the law would not deny or limit minorities' right to vote. It's the second state voter ID law the department has blocked.
  • It's Your Favorite Jingle Bell Jazz on WRTI
    Tune in to WRTI between now and January 1st as we sprinkle in your favorite seasonal jazz to accompany our regular programming. We're bringing you plenty…
  • NPR Listeners Pick the Best CDs of 2006
    Find out the number one album of the year as selected by NPR listeners. Count down the top ten CDs with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen as he chats with reviewers Robert Christgau, Will Hermes, Meredith Ochs and John Richards.
  • It's WRTI's 2015 Labor Day Weekend Jazz Countdown!
    It's a must-listen event! The top 100 jazz songs that you voted for, broadcast throughout the holiday weekend. Listen starting on Friday, September 4th…
  • Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, seen here during a game against Princeton, made headlines when she turned her back on the University of Connecticut.
    For Love And The Game, A Star Shines In Delaware
    Four years ago, Elena Delle Donne was the top basketball recruit in the country. But Delle Donne walked away from an elite college program — so she could be with her severely disabled sister and the rest of their family. Now she's the best college player in America.
  • Steinway Junior Piano Competition 2019 Regional Winners, Part 1: Live from WRTI's Performance Studio
    Three young winners of the annual Steinway Junior Piano Competition joined us live in the WRTI performance studio on Thursday, June 27th. WRTI's Kevin…
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    Scott Simon
    Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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