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  • Did the Cabaret Tax Kill Big Bands?
    In 1944 big dance bands were all the rage. They were so popular that to gain additional revenue for World War II, the federal government enforced a 30…
  • Dee Dee Bridgewater.
    Dee Dee Bridgewater On Song Travels
    In honor of Billie Holiday's centennial, Bridgewater performs some of Holiday's signature songs and discusses the experience of portraying Holiday onstage.
  • Jazz Dance Suite
    We arrive at the corner of Jazz and Classical on Now Is the Time, Saturday, April 12th at 9 pm at wrti.org and WRTI-HD2. Chicago a cappella scats with…
  • Gustav Mahler wanted each of his symphonies to contain a world of emotions and ideas.
    A Debut Symphony That Embraced The World
    An action thriller of a symphony, Mahler's First is piled high with ambition, self-reflection and fear. Conductor Marin Alsop shares her approach to Mahler's multilayered music.
  • Alaska-based composer John Luther Adams has won the Pulitzer Prize for music with an homage to the sea called <em>Become Ocean</em>.
    Alaskan Composer Wins Pulitzer For 'Become Ocean'
    Alaska-based composer John Luther Adams, whose music is rich with references to and concern about nature, won for his orchestral Become Ocean. The judges said it "suggests a relentless tidal surge."
  • Herbie Hancock speaks at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Induction Ceremony 2013 at Harvard University. The JJA awarded the pianist with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Tuesday.
    Jazz Journalists Association Recognizes Its Musicians Of The Year
    Longtime friends and collaborators Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter headline the numerous performing artists, ensembles and recordings awarded for achievement in the year 2013.
  • The late virtuoso bassist Jaco Pastorius enjoyed only a relatively brief career, but was influential to musicians across genres.
    Why Metallica's Bassist Is Producing A Jazz Documentary
    Metal superstar Robert Trujillo never spoke with the late Jaco Pastorius. But Trujillo is funding a film and a new compilation of demo recordings from his personal bass guitar hero.
  • Donald Fagen (left) and Walter Becker of Steely Dan.
    Steely Dan On Piano Jazz
    Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are masters of irony and erudition. The pair perform their Steely Dan hit "Josie" and standards "Mood Indigo" and "Hesitation Blues."
  • Jazz Hot 11 Countdown: April 21, 2014
    WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of your favorite new jazz releases in rotation. This week's Hot 11: 1. Stacey Kent - Waiter, Oh Waiter - THE…
  • Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot stands before his orchestra just before their Spring for Music concert at Carnegie Hall on May 6, 2014. (Inspired by the oceanic theme of the concert, the musicians are wearing deep blue scarves and ties created by Seattle fashion designer Michael Cepress.)
    Seattle Symphony, New Pulitzer Winner At Carnegie Hall
    John Luther Adams' prize-winning piece Become Ocean headlines a concert devoted to sea and sand that includes Debussy's La mer and an Edgard Varèse piece inspired by the New Mexico desert.
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