Sound and spirit are inseparable in the music of Kenny Garrett. Several years ago, the saxophonist performed at Temple University. He sat down for a talk with Josh Jackson, and we’re thrilled to bring it to you today as a bonus drop.
Top Stories
Listen to The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert on Demand
-
Courtesy of the ArtistJoin us on Sunday, Oct. 11 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 you a "Musicians' Choice" concert, featuring a wide variety of works selected by the players themselves. -
Franck Ferville for Ensemble Intercontemporain/Courtesy of the ArtistJoin us on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. on WRTI HD-2 as The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert brings you film music by John Williams, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, and Matthias Pintscher's Assonanza, a violin concerto for Leila Josefowicz. Pintscher leads the program.
The Late Set Podcast
-
The Myth We Chose, the entrancing new album by South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini, foregrounds hope and healing, and a conviction in the redemptive power of connection. It's a song-forward statement for Makhathini, who is also a composer, vocalist, and philosopher,. He joins Josh Jackson for an onstage conversation about ritual, responsibility, and the reason he prefers the term “encounter” to “discovery” when it comes to a person's formative contact with improvised music. -
In honor of John Coltrane's centennial, we're digging in with Peabody Award-winning oral historian and producer Steve Rowland, who has incisive things to say about Coltrane’s spiritual quest and creative legacy, and how we can best remember him today.
WRTI News Stories
-
Guitarist Charles Ellerbe, whose R&B and rock roots helped lend a funky frisson to Ornette Coleman's electric Prime Time band, died at home in North Philadelphia in the early hours between Sunday and Monday, October 4 and 5. He was 76. -
Tune into WRTI on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. to hear the China National Center for the Performing Arts’ 2023 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, as a part of the WFMT Opera Series. -
Eleven young jazz vocalists from around the globe will compete this weekend in the 2026 Herbie Hancock Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris. Watch a livestream of the semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time. WRTI will also carry a feed of the Competition finals and gala concert, Sunday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
