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Tune in on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m for our annual Opera Day, a fun-filled celebration of the passion, drama, humor, humanity, and richness that opera has to offer, and help us reach our Opera Day fundraising goal of $30,000.

In mid-century Philadelphia, dozens of organists made jazz a popular, swinging, danceable contemporary music. The city salutes three such pioneers: Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott and Charles Earland.

On this episode of Piano Jazz, the influence of Keith Jarrett and Bud Powell peeks through as the hitmaker performs "Solar" and "Parisian Thoroughfare."

Everybody has one or two favorite jazz standards, knowing them best as vocals, instrumentals, or even as big band arrangements. So, all Memorial Day…

On the first Sunday of every month, WRTI broadcasts a special edition of Sunday Classical, focused on classical new releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on Oct. 6 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from each of these albums.

Philadelphia can expect symphonic fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend when the Kimmel Center hosts the first performance by the National Youth…

Pianist, composer, producer, and godfather of smooth jazz, Bob James has achieved spectacular success as a solo artist and de facto leader of the…

Fun-loving, strong-willed bassist Christian McBride can play anything he wants, and he likes to "mess with the jazz fans." McBride performs with his band at the Kennedy Center in concert recorded by JazzSet.

Recent scandals have apparently cost Bo Xilai his job as Communist Party chief in the southwestern city of Chongqing. Bo had once seemed headed straight for China's top leadership body, but corruption allegations and an imbroglio involving his former right-hand man helped drive him from power.

Meet 18-year-old Collin Parker-Szekely of Abington, PA, pianist in the Advanced Study Myer Schwartz Piano Trio at Settlement Music School and cellist in the Temple Music Prep Center for Gifted Young Musicians Youth Chamber Orchestra.