2, TIME IN with PHILADANCO! WRTI's 7 Favorite Jazz, Rock, Funk, and Fusion Players Here is the second of three stories highlighting a cross-section of some of the incredible bass players to have come out of Philly. Jazz Album of the Week: David K. Mathews’ The Fantasy Vocal Sessions Revisits Soul and R&B, Vol. WRTI - WRTI is a broadcast radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, providing Public Broadcasting Classical and Jazz music as a service of Temple University. Heroes never fade from memory. Hailed as one of the world’s finest jazz saxophone players, Larry McKenna is firmly rooted in his Philadelphia birthplace where he has spent over six decades showcasing a gorgeous tenor saxophone sound. Klezmer music so beautifully expresses the joys and pains of life. The Violin Concerto of John Williams and Ravel’s well-loved Pavane round out a brilliant program conducted by Stéphane Denève, who recently finsihed his tenure as the Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor.
TIME IN with Lisa Batiashvili: Life in Europe, Cooking with Family, Chamber Music with Friends, WRTI's Musical Tribute to the Late, Great Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Philadelphia Orchestra In Concert on WRTI 90.1: Pianist Lang Lang Plays Rachmaninoff, Opera Philadelphia's New Digital Channel Delivers Opera in a Unique Way, The Melody of Yom Kippur in Max Bruch's KOL NIDRE. Wikpedia/U.S. Tune in or listen online to WRTI's signature jazz programming. WRTI honors the memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with special programming on Saturday, September 26th during Classical Coffeehouse with Debra Lew Harder, and Overture with Mark Pinto. Listen on Sunday, September 27th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, September 28th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2.
Wikpedia/U.S. Joan Myers Brown—founder and artistic director of the internationally renowned Black dance company, PHILADANCO!—was on tour in Switzerland with 15 young dancers when the world shut down because of COVID-19. WRTI's Susan Lewis speaks backstage with soloist, James Ehnes. But since March she’s has been at home with her family in Germany and France. Philadelphia's famed jazz culture runs deep among fans and regional artists, who have celebrated this uniquely American art form for the better part of a century. Klezmer music so beautifully expresses the joys and pains of life. Be sure to join us...all day and night it's a concert just for you! By popular demand, Gregg Whiteside brings you music by Johann Sebastian Bach every weekday at 8:06 AM on WRTI 90.1. Stay tuned to hear our weekly opera broadcast, which just happens to be what was one of Justice Ginsburg's favorite operas, Mozart's Don Giovanni. We pride ourselves on delivering the best of the standards, and introducing the best of emerging artists making a splash in today's jazz scene. She was just 74. Library of Congress Music Division/ Wiliam R. Gottlieb. Inspired by three legendary African-Americans – Dr. September 21, 2020.
Bob Perkins on Trumpeter Red Rodney, an Overlooked Philly Great! Courtesy of Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. Music for the Jewish High Holidays on WRTI 90.1: Your Soundtrack for an Uplifting Holiday Season We wish all of our listeners celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur a Happy and Healthy New Year. 2, City Scenes: Ensuring Philly's Next Generation Of Jazz Musicians, Rediscovering The Enormous Social And Spiritual Legacy Of Black Jazz Records, Jazz Album of the Week: Immanuel Wilkins Debuts as Leader with Stunning and Heart-Wrenching OMEGA, Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes: Spotlight on Saxophonist Olivia Hughart, Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes: Spotlight on Trumpeter Wallace Roney, WRTI's Annual Back-to-School Week: We're Celebrating Music Students from the Philadelphia Region. Join us on WRTI 90.1 during the High Holiday season for music that will elevate one and all. Georgian-born violinist Lisa Batiashvili is usually on the move, soloing with orchestras around the world. Both men had recently relocated to Los Angeles from points south; Carn came from Florida, Carvin from Houston. Listen to the interview with Hankus Netsky. -----------------------------------------------------------------------, Classical Video from WRTI's Performance Studio. Most central to the pair, though, was the demo the two had recorded along with Carn's wife, vocalist Jean Carn, that they thought marked the future of jazz. This re-broadcast from 2016 features Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium joined by a Philadelphia favorite, the incomparable Lang Lang, performing the music of someone else whose career had close ties to Philadelphia—Sergei Rachmaninoff. Library of Congress Music Division/ Wiliam R. Gottlieb, WRTI's Susan Lewis speaks backstage with pianist Lang Lang, Classical Video from WRTI's Performance Studio, Classical Album of the Week: Take a Trip Back in Time to an Early 1800s Viennese Salon, Friday Choral Connection on WRTI 90.1 with Host Debra Lew Harder, Jazz Album of the Week: David K. Mathews’ The Fantasy Vocal Sessions Revisits Soul and R&B, Vol. Listen to WRTI 90.1 FM HD2 Jazz internet radio online for free on radio.net. We also feature in-depth interviews with artists and jazz advocates to give you a look inside the music, and information about where to find live performances. Carn was getting gigs with well-known bands like Nat Adderly and Earth, Wind And Fire, while Carvin was getting work in television bands as a sideman. Bob Perkins on Trumpeter Red Rodney, an Overlooked Philly Great! To 19-year-old, Lower Merion, PA native saxophonist-composer Olivia Hughart—renowned for starting the female-focused Key of She Jazz organization and conference— jazz means pancakes. Hailed as one of the world’s finest jazz saxophone players, Larry McKenna is firmly rooted in his Philadelphia birthplace where he has spent over six decades showcasing a gorgeous tenor saxophone sound. Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony highlights this Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert re-broadcast from 2016 on Sunday, October 4th at 1 PM on WRTI and Monday, October 5th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2. Classical Video from WRTI's Performance Studio, Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes: Spotlight on Tenor Saxophonist Larry McKenna. Last year, on Sept. 30, 2019, the great American soprano Jessye Norman died suddenly. September 28, 2020. Since 1975, David K. Mathews has been a sideman for some of the biggest names in jazz, funk, soul and R&B, playing keys most notably for Tower of Power, Etta James and, for the past decade, Santana. Here's a delicious side dish to your weekday mornings! Some folks—even jazz fans—wouldn’t know that the handle Robert Chudnick belonged to Red Rodney, the once well-known jazz trumpeter from Philadelphia who was born back on September 27th, 1927. Philadelphia's Best Of The Bass, Part 2 features some of the most impactful jazz, rock, funk, and fusion bassists to have come out of Philly. And now for something a little different. But his life in Philadelphia and beyond will always make him a Hometown Hero. Some folks—even jazz fans—wouldn’t know that the handle Robert Chudnick belonged to Red Rodney, the once well-known jazz trumpeter from Philadelphia who was born back on September 27th, 1927. 's Joan Myers Brown: Walking with Neighbors, Working on Behalf of Dancers, The Unforgettable Jessye Norman, One Year Later, Jazz Philadelphia's Hometown Heroes: Spotlight on Tenor Saxophonist Larry McKenna, The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on WRTI 90.1: Works by Beethoven, Ravel, and John Williams. It's everything jazz on WRTI. We pride ourselves on delivering the best of the standards, and introducing the best of emerging artists making a splash in today's jazz scene. Discover online now.
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This final installment of the series showcases artists at the crossroads of jazz, pop, hip-hop, and R&B.