Benny Golson

Prolific jazz composer and saxophonist Benny Golson turned 94 in January. A new documentary film about his life and work tells an inspiring story of advancement.

When I was a kid growing up in South Philly, there was an older fellow down the block who was trying to play an alto saxophone. He wasn't doing well at…

It took ten years to write Whisper Not, The Autobiography of Benny Golson, by tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson and his longtime friend, writer…

WRTI’s Bob Perkins joined the 2016 Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame class on October 19th. Five of the most outstanding jazz personalities had…

One of the greats of jazz, tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson, stopped by the WRTI studios on June 29th to talk to News Anchor and Arts Reporter…

WRTI's Maureen Malloy recently had a chance to sit down with trumpeter Terell Stafford at the WRTI studios. Stafford is the Director of Jazz Studies and…

All across the country, April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). In Philadelphia, JAM's month-long series of concerts, workshops, and events - including…