The Temple University Jazz Band took first place in the prestigious 2026 National Collegiate Jazz Championship. Read our coverage — and hear the three arrangements the band played in competition, recorded at their winter concert.
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Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
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Join us on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a single work: Gustav Mahler’s massive Symphony No. 6 in A Minor.
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Join us on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you a program of Stravinsky and Bartók, plus a new work by Canadian composer Barbara Assiginaak from the 2024/2025 season. Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, joined by first associate concertmaster Juliette Kang as soloist.
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Orrin Evans Trio featuring Morgan Guerin and Ruth Naomi FloydThe Late Set Podcast
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Freedom and form have always found active equilibrium in the music of Dave Douglas. His new album, Four Freedoms, considers that balancing act — along with an idea first voiced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and worth revisiting now.
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Terell Stafford upholds a radically holistic ideal as a jazz educator. His insights on jazz education have implications far beyond the classroom, as you'll hear in this dynamic episode.
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As a member of Oregon, solo artist, and collaborator of luminaries like Keith Jarrett and John Abercrombie, Towner left an indelible mark on modern progressive jazz.
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The Seattle Children's Theatre is the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.
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Can a week ever be too jam-packed with talent? This is a good week to find out, and Moment's Notice has the intel.
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