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Host Liane Hansen speaks with saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, son of musician Alice Coltrane and the sax legend John Coltrane. Though John Coltrane died before Ravi was two years old, ultimately Ravi followed in his father's footsteps and has become a respected bandleader. Ravi Coltrane's new cd, Mad 6, is on Eighty-Eights/Columbia Records, and his website is http://www.ravicoltrane.com.

After 26 years of bringing us the stories and sounds of traditional jazz and swing — early jazz from the streets of New Orleans to the music of Harlem…

Hailed as "ardently angelic" by The Los Angeles Times, and "champions of new music" by The New York Times, the 2018 Grammy-winning choir The Crossing is…

The votes are in, and we've got this year's list! Join us, starting on Friday at noon, for our annual Labor Day Weekend Classical Countdown! It's your 30…

Tune in on Sundays in November from 4 to 6 p.m. to hear the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra in concerts recorded live at the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. Enjoy performances by some of the most talented young musicians in our region conducted by PYO Music Director Louis Scaglione.

Pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Benjamin Grosvenor, clarinetist Andreas Ottensamer and orchestras such as the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic and the Finnish Radio Symphony are among the highlighted releases in our July 2025 edition of Sunday Classical: New Releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on July 6 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from each of these albums, and read his thoughts here.

The 24-year-old violinist Randall Goosby’s major label debut, Roots, is unique in several ways.

February 15, 2021. As a first-generation American and the daughter of a Rwandan father and Ugandan mother, who was raised mostly in Champaign, Illinois…

Grab your sweetheart! Love is in the air, and on the air. You're in store for a very romantic Valentine's Day on WRTI. Tune in, listen online, or on our…

Returning after a three-year hiatus, the Center City Jazz Festival will feature veterans like pianist George Cables, modern stalwarts like bassist Dezron Douglas, and rising stars like tenor saxophonist Sarah Hanahan and vibraphonist Sasha Berliner.