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Jazz Album of the Week: Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra’s Jazz Party is Exactly That

By • Mar 17, 2020

March 16, 2020. While his better-known brothers, Branford and Wynton, are global phenomena, Delfeayo Marsalis, the trombonist, production whiz and fourth son born into jazz’s first family, has always preferred to keep things mostly about New Orleans.

WRTI's NPR Live Sessions Video of the Week: Trombonist Ernest Stuart

By • Feb 3, 2020
Jauhien Sasnou

February 3, 2020. Long steeped in the tradition of Philadelphia soul sensibilities, trombonist Ernest Stuart is a versatile player who seemlessly flows in any music style, be it jazz, R&B, hip-hop or rock.

Live Video From The WRTI Performance Studio: Trombonist Ernest Stuart and Friends

By • Aug 10, 2019
Ernest Stuart

Ernest Stuart has performed with an impressive list of artist including The Roots, Orrin Evans, Billy Paul, Aretha Franklin, Terell Stafford, Seal and John Legend.  Ernest and his band join J. Michael Harrison in the WRTI Performance Studio on Tuesday, August 13th at 2 pm, prior to performing at the Kimmel Center's free monthly series, Sittin' In, the following evening.

Jazz Album of the Week: Swing with Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra's Along for the Ride

By • Jul 1, 2019

July 8, 2019. When trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader Pete McGuinness was growing up in West Hartford, Connecticut, he wanted to be Duke Ellington. So it’s probably no coincidence that with the release of his third big band album, Along for the Ride, McGuinness shows a musical sensibility that mirrors the Duke’s.