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If you didn't manage to sneak your way onto a yacht bound for coastal Rhode Island — well, we can't help you get to Newport. But NPR Music can bring you live streaming concerts. Here's what's in store, starting with Robert Glasper and ending with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.

The Wunderkind has come of age! Gustavo Dudamel, the young, Venezuelan conductor known for his flashy and energetic performances with the Simon Bolivar…

Can't make it to Rhode Island for this year's Newport Jazz Festival? No worries...just visit us online at WRTI.org for LIVE webcasts starting on Saturday,…

The New York pianist's trio is about as elegant as it gets. It's crashed by a clarinet summit when a veteran reedman straight outta Sidney Bechet arrives, and a young star joins in the fun.

As a whole, the trumpeter's high-functioning band reliably serves up modernism as post-bop jazz. It welcomes a guest turn from guitarist Lionel Loueke, making this band a rare six-man quintet.

Virtuosic soloists from The Philadelphia Orchestra will be featured in five sparkling and propulsive works by J.S. Bach this Sunday. The performance is…

A 20-something singing pianist of the New Orleans tradition, Batiste has an entertainer's charisma and chops to match. He met his band at Juilliard — and does "modern jazz" with a metropolitan flair.

The celebrated singer Thomas Hampson found himself in a verbal boxing match, defending opera and classical music from an unusually contentious host on a recent British talk show.

From church services to arguments at the table, the jazz musician finds himself drawn to the music of the everyday. His debut album, Live Today, is anchored in jazz grooves and layered with influences from hip-hop to gospel.

WRTI's Jazz Hot 11 is a weekly countdown of our favorite new jazz releases in rotation. This week's Hot 11: 1. Paquito D'Rivera & Trio Corrente - Song for…