Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin was born on Oct. 31. His "Eerie Dearie" is a must for your spooky playlist this year.

In his first semester leading the Jazz Studies program at the University of Pittsburgh, drummer Chad Taylor is intent on building bridges and making connections.

Dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and nonbinary artists in improvised music, Next Jazz Legacy will continue for at least another three-year cycle, thanks to a $1.25 million gift from the Mellon Foundation.

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."

McCoy Tyner's "Peresina" is the opening track on a new trio album by drummer Tyshawn Sorey, featuring pianist Aaron Diehl and bassist Harish Raghavan. Before its release on Pi Recordings, hear it exclusively at WRTI.

The award-winning new documentary, 'Sloane: A Jazz Singer,' illuminates the career of an eminent jazz-vocal underdog.

Benny Golson, a master saxophonist revered as much for the durable standards he contributed to the jazz repertoire as for his eloquent tenor sound, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 95.

Joel Harrison's Pity the Genius: A Journey Through American Guitar Music in 33 Tracks is a collection of close readings, with room for personal digression. WRTI is proud to publish a chapter excerpt about a song by Philadelphia's own Kurt Rosenwinkel.

Elling and Fortner's version of the Mumford & Sons song "After the Storm" premiered on WRTI's Evening Jazz. It's part of a new EP, Wildflower Vol. 1, that the pair recorded mere days ago.

Guitarist Russell Malone had been performing in Tokyo with bassist Ron Carter's Golden Striker Trio when he suffered a massive heart attack. His death on Aug. 23, at 60, has left the jazz world in sadness and shock.