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When an aspiring poet falls in love with a fragile seamstress, their intense passion is only matched by their youthful idealism. Can their tender…

What happens when a veteran L.A. soul and jazz instrumentalist discovers the music of Ethiopia? The answer: a world of influence and possibility.

Over a decades-long career, Whiting sang everything from jazz and pop standards to country music.

It was 201 years ago this week that Franz Schubert (1797-1828) wrote a song that would alter the course of music history. WRTI’s Kile Smith looks at…

The votes are in...the WRTI audience has decided who should portray Lenny Bernstein in Martin Scorsese's upcoming film. Thanks so much to everyone who…

Jazz trumpeter, composer, poet, and community activist Hannibal Lokumbe noticed early in life that music had the power to change people's lives. He took…

As news has spread of the death of New Orleans pianist, producer and songwriter Allen Toussaint, artists and other luminaries have begun paying tribute to this musical legend on social media.

There are those who dislike speaking of greatness, either because they are uncomfortable with things that are great or with things that can be measured.…

"He clearly believed that New Orleans had something to say to the world," says NPR contributor Gwen Thompkins. "And he was right."

The Philadelphia-based tenor sax player and composer Odean Pope is known worldwide in jazz circles for his impeccable artistry and for his Saxophone…