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  • Pedal steel player Susan Alcorn, whose album with her quintet, <em>Pedernal</em>, was the pick for the best album of the year by Francis Davis, who runs the annual NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll.
    The 2020 Jazz Critics Poll: It's After The End Of The World
    2020 was an annus horribilis if there ever was one, writes Francis Davis, the founder of NPR Music's Jazz Critics poll, and much of the year's best jazz carried post-apocalyptic feelings within it.
  • Bobby Hutcherson's new album on Blue Note Records is <em>Enjoy The View</em>.
    Bobby Hutcherson's Good Vibes For Fiery Times
    "You could stop on a street corner and hear Malcolm X," the vibraphonist says of 1960s New York, where he made his controversial debut as a bandleader. His new Blue Note album is Enjoy The View.
  • Suit up for Winter JazzFest, and a flurry of other musical highlights
    We're heading into what might be the busiest weekend of the year for improvised music. Here are a few options to keep in mind.
  • Cate Blanchett stars as Lydia Tár in director Todd Field's TÁR, a Focus Features release.
    Album of the Week: 'Tár (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)'
    The soundtrack to this year's buzz-worthy classical film is far from a triumph, but don't blame Oscar-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir.
  • Cellist Kealia Grace Smith
    WRTI Young Artist Spotlight: Cellist Kealia Grace Smith
    Meet 16-year-old cellist Kealia Grace Smith, a member of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the cellist in Settlement Music School’s Advanced Study Snitzer String Quartet, and a Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) Artist.
  • Jason Vieaux
    Jason Vieaux: Guitarist
    Jason Vieaux is one of today's most acclaimed and inventive classical guitarists. A top-prize winner in the 1996 Naumburg International Competition,…
  • The Year In Jazz: Best CDs Of 2008
    It's been a remarkable year for jazz, and narrowing down a Top 10 list for 2008 takes a bit of work. Once again, there's room for enthusiasm and optimism about the state of jazz and its ability to inspire musicians and listeners alike. Here's a look (and a listen) back at some of the year's highlights.
  • Lovett Hines, artistic director and founder of the Music Education Program, standing outside of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts.
    As Lovett Hines turns 80, Philly jazz luminaries share the Love
    Philadelphia's most heralded jazz educator, Lovett Hines, is 80 today. So we gathered birthday wishes from just a few of his admirers, including Christian McBride, Sumi Tonooka and Jaleel Shaw.
  • Sgt. Rick Remalia is familiar with pain. He broke his back, hip and pelvis in Afghanistan. Remalia says acupuncture is the first treatment that has really made a difference.
    Military Pokes Holes In Acupuncture Skeptics' Theory
    In an effort to shake up a "pill for every ill" approach, the Army is making alternative treatments more widely available. Among the new options is acupuncture, which some veterans say is making them less dependent on painkillers. That doesn't mean there isn't resistance, including from many in uniform.
  • Activists against same-sex marriage demonstrate at the New Hampshire Statehouse last week. A Republican state representative has introduced a bill that would repeal the law legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.
    N.H. Lawmakers Consider Rolling Back Gay Marriage
    Opponents of same-sex marriage believe that if a Democrat-dominated Statehouse could vote in gay marriage, a Republican-dominated one may be able to vote it out. A bill to repeal the law has the backing of some top leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature, but rescinding rights is never easy.
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