Julius Rodriguez

This week's Moment's Notice brings familiar faces like Julius Rodriguez and Anaïs Reno, as well as new ones like Stella Cole.

The New York-bred and Los Angeles- based pianist and multi-instrumentalist has been regarded as a young master in the jazz world.

On his first U.S. tour as a leader, Julius Rodriguez passed through Philadelphia to play the intimate, artist-run house concert series Notsolatin. WRTI was there to document the magic.

What should the omnivorous young jazz mainstream sound like today? One beguiling answer can be found in the music of Julius Rodriguez, a brilliant multi-instrumentalist who just released Evergreen, his second album for Verve, which synthesizes elements of jazz, R&B, gospel, funk, even electro-pop.

The Bill Frisell Trio, Julius Rodriguez and Uri Caine are among the highlights in the coming week of live music in Philadelphia. Learn more at Moment's Notice, our curated guide.

Ndegeocello doesn't conform to anybody else's idea of the celestial plane. When she sings of supernovas, she sounds like a witness.

Marcus J. Moore reflects on the studio debut of pianist Julius Rodriguez, an artist seamlessly commingling jazz with more pop forms.