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Although August winds to a close, the jazz scene is still wide-open. This week, the lauded esperanza spalding, Bobby Broom, and Chris Botti are stopping in town.

Mike Bolton will be stepping down as host of Saturday Morning Classical. Fortunately, he will remain an active presence at WRTI, continuing to host Sunday Classical.

During a recent visit to Philadelphia, the dazzling pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason joined WRTI's Zev Kane to talk about scaling musical heights, keeping her equilibrium, and coming up in "Britain's most musical family."

SML is one of our era's most beguiling bands: a collective rooted in group improv, with a blend of loopy groove, staticky texture and shifting timbre. Three of the band's five members — bassist Anna Butterss, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and synthesist Jeremiah Chiu — join Julian Booker to talk about their commitment to shared discovery.

Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. to hear the Vienna State Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Luisa Miller.

Tune in on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 to hear an all-Mozart program performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, and conducted by Harry Bicket.

Plenty of offerings on the jazz scene this week, including two lauded vocalists and two saxophone quartets.

Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.

The New York-based string quartet's new album Rhythm Nation teems with beats ranging from West Africa and Venezuela to jazz standards and Janet Jackson.

Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. to hear a recording of the Bavarian State Opera's 2026 performing of Charles Gounod's Faust