Walter Smith III

WRTI Spotlight

Exit Zero Jazz Festival, Will Calhoun's Mali Project, and more

Nate Chinen

The spring edition of Exit Zero in Cape May feels like the unofficial kickoff to summer festival season. But that's not all we have in the mix this week — far from it.
WRTI Spotlight

Walter Smith III's 'Return to Casual' makes good on a promise

Nate Chinen

Tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III makes his Blue Note debut with an excellent cohort, and poise to spare. For WRTI's Album of the Week, here is our review.