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He's been turning heads in Philly since grade school. Now drummer Nazir Ebo is 23, and poised to make a broader impact on the music.
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Justin Holland was the most prominent American classical guitarist of the 19th century, and a pioneering Black musician in a forbidding era. He has a worthy champion in Christopher Mallett, who performs his solo works and arrangements on an enchanting new album.
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In addition to an all-star group called Sanity, bassist Anthony Tidd presented guests like poet Ursula Rucker and a group of dedicated students in this special WRTI concert at the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts.
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The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.
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An off-Broadway show, based on a 1931 novel, explores the results when a scientist charges Black people $50 each to change their race with his new invention.
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The latest installment of Sankofa Sounds, our series of live performance videos curated by J. Michael Harrison for Black History Month, features Shakoor Hakeem and the Aùra Trio.
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Before The Headhunters perform at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia this Saturday, co-leaders Bill Summers and Mike Clark talked with WRTI's Greg Bryant about their origins, and what keeps the music moving.
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“'I Want to Talk About You’ is one of my favorite love songs by one of my favorite artists,” says Catherine Russell, who is releasing the single as a benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America.
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The Catalyst Quartet has been all about elevating music previously excluded from the canon — in this case, exceptional string quartets by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, George Walker, and William Grant Still.
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Nasir Dickerson’s Life Light Empowerment Ensemble celebrated the release of a new album, 'Let It Shine,' at WRTI. We're proud to share the concert as our kickoff to a Black History Month video series, Sankofa Sounds.