Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts

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.

Alto saxophonist and bandleader Marshall Allen has made 100 trips around the sun — and for most of that time, he's been inseparable from the Sun Ra Arkestra. WRTI is honored to share this recent birthday concert, as we celebrate a big one.

Meet 14-year-old classical and jazz bassist Spencer Ellington Chambers, a member of the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz Ambassador Ensemble and the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony.

Meet 15-year-old trombonist Henry Koban Payne, winner of the 2023 Composition and Arranging Contest at the Jazz at Lincoln's Center's Essentially Ellington Competition.

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.

September 21, 2020. At just 23, alto saxophonist, Upper Darby native, and Clef Club alum Immanuel Wilkins has just released one of the most sophisticated…

Charles Tolliver is a model for autonomy and self-sufficiency in music. His work as a founder of Strata-East Records set a standard for black creative…