Pianist and composer Jason Moran is the Artist-in-Residence for the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival. Get to know him better in this interview with 90.9 WRCJ’s John Penney. Listen to their talk HERE

Here is a segment 90.9 WRCJ’s John Penney put together in remembrance of Detroit-born Sheila Jordan who passed away recently at the age of 96. She was a jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, music educator, NEA Jazz Master and pioneered a bebop and scat jazz singing style. Listen HERE

90.9 WRCJ’s Linda Yohn speaks with engaging and entrancing French jazz singer Tatiana Eva-Marie. She will be performing at the 2025 Detroit Jazz Festival this Saturday in Hart Plaza! Tatiana also has a new album out, A Whole New World, which covers Disney tunes with fresh “jazz manouche” arrangements. Listen to their talk HERE

2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of English Author Jane Austen! Listen to this little feature by 90.9 WRCJ’s Christa Grix for a bit of history. LISTEN HERE

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s Sosnick Courtyard Series runs July 11-20, 2025 in Midtown Detroit. 90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with DSO cellist and composer Jeremy Crosmer who headlines Wednesday’s opener. LISTEN HERE

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival brings legendary works and new compositions to the metro area every June. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with Artistic Director and cellist Paul Watkins about concerts this week and next…. LISTEN HERE

90.9 WRCJ’s Peter Whorf speaks with DSO music director Jader Bignamini about the orchestra’s final concerts this season, including beloved concertos, hidden gems and thrilling tone poems… LISTEN HERE

In this excerpt from Live with C# Cecelia speaks with Conductor and Bassoonist Anthony Parnther who conducts Detroit Opera’s production of Central Park Five. He speaks a bit about how he got started in scoring, why he got involved with Detroit Opera’s production and what he hopes the audience takes away from the production. Listen […]

Dr. Dave speaks with Professor Jeffrey S. Sposato, Chair and Professor of the Department of Music at Wayne State University. He will be doing the Pre-Talk for Fort Street Chorale’s Concert on May 4, 2025. The concert will feature Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass performed by the Chorale as well as the Nardin Park Church Choir […]

Cecelia Sharpe talks with Edward Quick, Director of the Ferndale Community Concert Band. The band celebrates their 10 year anniversary with a concert on March 30, 2025 at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Listen to the interview HERE