Jonathan Chimene
Guitarist John Scofield picks 10 of his favorite tracks from his own catalog and shares the stories behind them as he celebrates 50 years of recorded music.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Pete Checchia / Philadelphia Orc/PO1CT102Join us on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings Debussy’s La mer (“The Sea”), plus the world premieres of two concertos: the Nomad Concerto for violin and orchestra by Mason Bates, featuring soloist Gil Shaham; and a Concerto for Orchestra by Valerie Coleman. -
Pete Checchia / Philadelphia Orc/PO1CT102Join us on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you Ravel’s complete ballet Daphnis et Chloé, as well as works by Kaija Saariaho and Esa-Pekka Salonen, who conducts. Guest organist Olivier Latry is featured in Salonen’s work.
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The Late Set Podcast
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Urgency is a currency for Isaiah Collier, an ambitious young saxophonist from the South Side of Chicago. During a recent visit to Philly, he sat down with us to talk about stirring emotions, channeling energies, and his problem with the term “spiritual jazz.” -
Feel that rumble underfoot? It might be the stampeding onrush of new music this fall. This episode, we’re throwing a spotlight on the most anticipated albums among them — including 'Odyssey,' by tenor saxophonist Nubya Garcia.
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Jennifer Koh is shaking up the long-established chamber music series at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. An example of that is her collaboration with pianist-composer Missy Mazzoli. -
Meet bassoonist Adam Kraynak, an undergraduate student majoring in bassoon performance at Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance. -
He has already recorded all of Thelonious Monk's music on guitar. Now Miles Okazaki is preparing to perform it in concert. He talked about the process with WRTI, and shared an exclusive version of "In Walked Bud."
