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As commemorative tributes take place across the country, the flagship jazz competition has quietly been put on hold.

The pianist and composer shares his insights on growing up in apartheid-era South Africa and what freedom means to him today.

Ka Baird's hypnotic flute playing is looped into a wordless mantra, "a back and forth between the material and spiritual," she tells NPR.

As Halloween approaches, what better time to consider classical music composed for, and about, the night? WRTI’s Susan Lewis sat down with pianist Jeffrey…

Hart talks about the inspiration and challenges behind his stunning score for the deeply existential film A Ghost Story.

Students at the W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences on the northwest edge of Philadelphia are introduced to farming, food science, and now,…

Music commentator Miles Hoffman remembers the remarkable Carnegie Hall debut of the violinist, considered by many to be one of the greatest in history.

Revisit the pianist's first appearance on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, back when he was still a rising star in 1984.

Anniversaries bump into each other on this Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday from 5 to 6 pm on WRTI. It’s year 500 since the beginning of…

The drums take center stage at this Tiny Desk. Watch veteran jazz percussionist Nate Smith dazzle the NPR audience in a transfixing performance.