Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis, Bryan Stevenson and a host of musicians release a record that captures the rhythm of life

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As we close the door on 2023, it’s a good time to take note of some jazz highlights from the next couple of months. As usual, Moment's Notice has you covered.

The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert celebrates International Jazz Day with performances of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major; and Wynton Marsalis’ Tuba Concerto, along with selections from his Blues Symphony.

Join us on Sunday, September 18th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1, and Monday, September 19th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2 when our Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series brings you a performance recorded live in December, 2021.

Composer Wynton Marsalis shares his inspiration for his expansive and lyrical Blues Symphony. This recording captures the excitement of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance in December, 2019.

Wynton Marsalis talks about his Blues Symphony and more in this interview with Susan Lewis.

WRTI is proud to share this year’s NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert that took place on Thursday, April 22nd. NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater (2017)…

December 21, 2020. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s (JALCO) Big Band Holidays II is a thoroughly enjoyable holiday-time jazz album, and those aren’t…

August 10, 2020. When legendary saxophonist Jimmy Heath passed away on January 19th, Philadelphia lost one of our upper-echelon of jazz—a high priest, if…