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Nearly a dozen gifted young singers have been announced as semifinalists in the 2026 Herbie Hancock Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition, to be held next month in Paris.

We wish all of our listeners observing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a happy and healthy New Year.

The National Endowment for the Arts will honor the 2026 NEA Jazz Masters with a tribute concert in Los Angeles. Watch a livestream at wrti.org on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 11 p.m. ET.

Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. to hear Teatro alla Scala's 2026 recording of Carmen, Georges Bizet's canonical opera.

Fanfare returns from its summer hiatus, bringing you a number of performances from The Philadelphia Fringe Festival, one of Mozart's earliest operas, and more.

This week, Moment's notice brings you two jazz festivals — one in the Delaware Water Gap and one in Atlantic City — along with the Miki Yamanaka Trio, Coltrane Unscripted and more.

Tune into WRTI on Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. to hear Teatro alla Scala's production of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia de Lammermoor, a part of the WFMT Opera Series.

Tune in on Sept. 6 from 3-6 p.m. to hear Sunday Classical: New Releases. Host Mark Pinto will play highlights from a number of recent albums, including a rhythmic release from PUBLIQuartet; an album for two saxophones featuring Otis Murphy and Masaki Tadenuma; and solo piano releases from Bruce Liu, Jimin Oh-Havenith, and Peter Donohoe.

Jazz radio has never had a better friend than Rhonda Hamilton, who's spent the last 50 years broadcasting with her trademark warmth, integrity and composure. As she receives the 2026 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, she joined us for a conversation brimming with insights

As a complement to our Fall Preview this week, Nicole Sweeney will spin selections by related artists on Evening Jazz. Here she calls out some highlights to listen for.