Clifford Brown

How Clifford Brown's tragic death and radiant legacy rerouted jazz

Nate Chinen

The brilliant trumpeter Clifford Brown died in a car accident on June 26, 1956, at 25. The anniversary of his death invites a reflection on its ripple effect, and how he's remembered today.

WRTI Spotlight

WRTI's NPR Live Sessions Video of the Week: Vibraphonist Steven Perry In The Spotlight

Bobbi I. Booker

The cohort of carefully selected emerging jazz musicians that make up the LUQ Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency collaborate to perform original works…

WRTI Spotlight

WRTI's NPR Live Sessions Video of the Week: Vibraphonist Grady Tesch In The Spotlight

Bobbi I. Booker

Members of the 2019 Boysie Lowery Living Jazz Residency program visited the WRTI Performance Studio last year to play a number of songs. In this video,…

WRTI Spotlight

Jazz Night In America on WRTI 90.1: The Golden Age of the Newport Jazz Festival

Join is on Sunday, August 2nd at 8 PM on WRTI 90.1 as we present Part 1 of Jazz Night In America's three-part series on the Newport Jazz Festival.…

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BP Kicks Off the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival

Join Bob Perkins on Wednesday, June 18th at 6 pm as he broadcasts live from opening night of the 2014 Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington. The…