This week on the Philly scene: Chicago Underground Duo returns to Solar Myth, Christian McBride & Ursa Major hit City Winery, and the Adam Birnbaum Trio swings Chris' Jazz Cafe.

At the top of each month, WRTI broadcasts a special Sunday Classical focused on recommended new releases. Join host Mark Pinto on WRTI on Sept. 7 from 3-6 p.m. to hear highlights from these albums, which he delves into below.

Sept. 7 marks the 95th birthday of Sonny Rollins, jazz's greatest living legend. To celebrate, we're featuring Rollins' music during our regular jazz programming, releasing a special edition of The Late Set podcast featuring our jazz hosts and more. Come join us!

Sonny Rollins is turning 95: a great excuse to toast one of our finest living jazz artists. So in this special episode of The Late Set, Josh Jackson and Nate Chinen are joined by a handful of WRTI’s on-air hosts

In Moment's Notice this week: singer Laurin Talese graces the Barnes Foundation's First Friday series, Kassa Overall brings 'CREAM' to Solar Myth, and jazz enlivens the Doylestown Arts Festival.

After more than 20 years singing the female lead in Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde,' soprano Nina Stemme is retiring the role. As she tells Melinda Whiting, it wasn't hard to say goodbye — though her longtime Tristan, tenor Stuart Skelton, admits to some sadness. Hear their exclusive interview with WRTI, before hearing their electric performance on The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert.

This week's Moment's Notice sees a continuation of the Club Patio Jazz Day in Fort Washington, a special visit from South Africa by the Bokani Dyer Trio, a free concert by the Stanley Clarke Band in Camden and more.

For Leonard Bernstein, a dog was always man's best friend. So it's only fitting that the conductor's birthday falls next to National Dog Day — a prompt to consider some lively music Bernstein composed with particular pooches in mind.

Meet 16-year-old organist Layla Joshi, a rising junior at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia and a participant in the chamber music program at Temple Music Prep's Center for Gifted Young Musicians in Philadelphia, PA.

"Live at the Village Vanguard" is one of the most familiar phrases in the jazz discography, a marker of place and a point of pride. But why? Together we’ve logged hundreds of hours in the club, so let's talk about it. Tumble down those stairs with us and listen up!