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This year’s Sphinx Organization concerto competition took place in the virtual space. You can still see the exciting performances by this year’s artists at DPTV.org.  Sphinx Organization President Afa Dworkin speaks with WRCJ’s Peter Whorf about this year’s event…  listen …

WRCJ celebrates Black composers and musicians all year long and each day in February on the WRCJ Facebook Page, we’ll salute a “Jazz Innovator.” See the complete list and discover African-American musicians and composers who have made outstanding contributions …

Join Maxine Michaels Friday, 2/26, from 7 to 11p, when she’ll serve up a great mix of tasty jazz, including an extra helping of our jazz innovator of the day: vocalist Betty Carter, the NEA Jazz Master who grew up …

Listen Saturday, 2/27, from 7 to 10p, when John Penney will salute Black History Month with a tribute to Quincy Jones, the man who has worked with everyone from Lionel Hampton to Michael Jackson and is the first African-American to …

Join Linda Yohn Sunday, 2/28, from 7 to 9p when her final Black History Month “Swing Set” will go out “swingin'” by saluting drummer Art Blakey. He’s also featured in the next “Ken Burns: Jazz” program (Thursdays at 10p on …

Daniil Trifonov’s last two discs have focused on great Russian music of the past century. Trifonov is up for a Grammy for his Rachmaninoff release, and his newest recording, Silver Age, delivers the best of Prokofiev, Scriabin and Stravinsky. Daniil …

This week, we salute Cabaret 313, presenting “Together Wherever We Go,” 8pm Saturday, 2/27, featuring graduates of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance exploring the people, ideas and memories that are always with us, even …