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Classical music and jazz public media. Discovery, curation, community, performance, preservation. At 90.1 FM. Listener-supported. #WRTImusic
Philadelphia, PA
Joined May 2013
As an improviser, on piano and vibraphone, and as co-founder of the Creative Music Studio, Karl Berger had an outsize influence on the jazz avant-garde. He died on April 9, at 88.
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As an improviser, on piano and vibraphone, and as co-founder of the Creative Music Studio, Karl Berger had an outsize influence on the jazz avant-garde. He died on April 9, at 88.
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Last year, we invited @SNACKTIMEPHILLY into our performance studio to film an NPR Live Session. In return, they delivered a musical presentation full of tasty morsels like this energized rendition of “Sweet Treat”. Check it out:
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It's been a wonderful Holy Week in Philadelphia. Spring is here, that wonderful feeling of hope and renewal is in the air. Thanks for joining us on WRTI all week long! Stick around for our Good Friday and Easter Sunday programming.
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The most beautiful and inspiring music for Good Friday, Easter and all of Holy Week is on WRTI.
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The @PhilaTheatreCo production of Lanie Robertson's 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill,' set at a long-defunct South Philly club, finds deep resonance in a sense of place — and in a performance by @LaurinDarling.
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The Philadelphia Theatre Company production of Lanie Robertson's 'Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill,' set at a long-defunct South Philly club, finds deep resonance in a sense of place — and in a...
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Johan Sebastian Bach wrote his St. Matthew Passion for a single purpose — to present the Passion story in music at Good Friday vesper services. Take a guided tour, hosted by Lynn Neary, on our website!.
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Join tenor Ian Bostridge, conductor Ton Koopman and other singers, conductors and scholars for a guided tour of Bach's sacred masterpiece, first heard on Good Friday in Leipzig in 1727.
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Jesse Bermudez was a tireless advocate for Philadelphia's Latin music scene. On April 4 at @TPuertorriqueno, the community gives back with a benefit concert, featuring @PabloB_Congas62, @ElioVillafranca, and @Piratatrovador. Read more below:.
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Pablo Batista, Papo Vazquez and Elio Villafranca join forces at Taller Puertorriqueño to honor the legacy of Jesse Malpica-Bermudez on April 4, what would have been his 80th birthday.
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RT @nprmusic: Five pianists tackle Rachmaninoff, in honor of the composer's 150th, from our friends at @WRTImusic:
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Sergei Rachmaninoff was the preeminent piano virtuoso of the early 20th century. For his 150th birth anniversary, which also falls during Steinway Week, WRTI invited five Philadelphia-based pianists...
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As Bob Perkins signs off at WRTI, a broadcasting legend looks ahead
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"BP with the GM" has been a fixture at WRTI for some 25 years, and in broadcasting for more than twice that long. As he signs off the air, he's breaking in a new podcast, Stay Tuned with Bob Perkins.
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Pairing a four-voice choir with a host of exploratory Chicago musicians, @angeltheoracle's 'Requiem for Jazz' straddles African-American spirituals and so-called spiritual jazz.
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Pairing a four-voice choir with a host of exploratory Chicago musicians, Angel Bat Dawid's 'Requiem for Jazz' straddles African-American spirituals and so-called spiritual jazz.
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Thad Jones, the brilliant trumpeter, composer and bandleader, was born 100 years ago today. Jazz, and especially the modern big band, would sound a lot different without him. 🎺🎂
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With headliners like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Kamasi Washington and Jon Batiste, the 2023 @NewportJazzFest suggests a barometer of the music's mainstream.
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With headliners like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Kamasi Washington and Jon Batiste, the 2023 Newport Jazz Festival suggests a barometer of the music's mainstream.
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Going Green today? Rodney Green Beat you to it. The leading jazz drummer has shared a birthday with St. Patrick's Day for more than four decades. This year, he celebrates as the proud owner of a new club, Brvsh Cul7ur3 — leading a trio tonight.
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Rodney Green has shared a birthday with St. Patrick's Day for more than four decades. This year, he's celebrating not only as one of jazz's leading drummers but also a proud new club owner.
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The ever-soulful organist Shirley Scott, who would have turned 89 today, combined a pianistic touch with an edge of Philly grit — a balance spotlighted in several new releases spanning her career. Learn more about that music, and Scott's legacy here:
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The soulful organist Shirley Scott, who would have turned 89 on March 14, combined a pianistic touch with an edge of Philly grit — a balance spotlighted in several new releases spanning her career.
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Our final Sankofa Sounds video features the music of @nazirebo__ , a 23 year-old drummer from Philly who simultaneously pushes the sonic boundaries of jazz while paying homage to the giants of decades past — the embodiment of #sankofa, and a big inspiration.
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In memory of Wayne Shorter, Greg Bryant will be playing the Maestro's music on Evening Jazz. Courtney Blue will be doing the same for Late Evening Jazz. Josh Jackson will also feature his music in tribute tomorrow 6-8pm on Friday Mixtape.
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Guitarists for Nazir Ebo quartet, Russell Gelman-Sheehan and Simon Martinez, intricately weave patterns in a way that sounds fresh, improvisational and at times, ethereal, while always leaving room for the rhythm section to explore new ideas.
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