Black History Month

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.

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.

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.

The trumpeter brings his unmistakably chill attitude and determination to expand the sound of jazz to this stripped-down Tiny Desk set.

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.

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.

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.

“'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.

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.

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.