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The new record label La Boîte à Pépites is dedicated to raising the profile of female composers whose works have been neglected.

On this edition of All Songs, we've got an eclectic mix of live performances for you: Tom Jones, Leonard Cohen and Antony and the Johnsons Also U2 and a album from Rocco DeLuca and the Burden.

Dizzy Gillespie wasn't content to stick with music people could dance to. The jazz trumpeter had more complex melodies, harmonies and rhythms in mind.

The settlement appears to be the largest ever paid by the government to resolve a lawsuit over an immigration raid of a home.

Last year, the prodigious saxophonist took home the prestigious Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships. He's used the opportunities to investigate his Puerto Rican musical roots; his new album is a methodical but natural-feeling synthesis of folkloric plena and mainland modern jazz. Hear Esta Plena in its entirety for the week preceding its Oct. 20 physical release.

A love that knows no boundaries goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. What begins as an idyllic liaison in an enchanting land of…

At least as far as new classical releases are concerned, 2024 could not be off to a more exciting start. Halfway through the year, here are five favorites picked by our Classical Program Director, Zev Kane.

Our Jazz Appreciation Month celebration continues this week as we present our favorite live jazz recordings. Tune in during the week of April 13th at 7…

Wait, what... it’s summer already?! We’re doing a “Double Take Memorial Day Weekend” at WRTI with the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day Weekend.…

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.