From Bolivia to Ghana to India to the US, the perspective-changing experience of travel influenced many of your favorite composers.

Plus chamber music and a live score for a silent film.

Concerts, festivals, and more to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

Summer arts riches — from open air concerts to music legends passing through our great city.

Equally versatile and prolific, Sanborn enjoyed rare fame and popularity for a saxophone player.

Featuring classical, jazz, blues, and other musical forms, the series spans from October to May.

Across three programs, the ensemble mines early music, prose, and jazz inspirations in performances in Chicago and its suburbs.

The lineup includes chamber performances, dance, family programming, and more.

The Loop’s “theatre for the people” presents music and dance titles from October to May.

LaRob and Kristina share a playlist that embarks on a musical exploration of the intricate interplay between jazz and classical music, sharing examples of where these two seemingly disparate worlds weave into a harmonious tapestry.

Jazz improvisation is a favorite vehicle for studies — it is a measurable real-world task that allows for divergent thinking.

Orchestral demand for John Williams’ music has risen so much that his career as a classical musician is almost as fruitful as his film music work.

New Orleans is at the nexus of cultures: influences from the African diaspora, from France, from Native American communities, and many more.

Follow live on Sunday, February 4, as music’s biggest awards are given out!

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

The special bond between jazz and classical is growing closer by the day. So let’s appreciate these incredible renditions of timeless classical favorites!

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

Stunning renditions of contemporary works, stirring early music performances, and more.

As we look forward to the festivities, we have compiled some of Chicago’s most enticing holiday offerings!

Peruse the hopefuls for classical, jazz, soundtrack, and more!

The Gateways Brass Collective, an all–African American quintet, was founded in 2018 to inspire artists from all backgrounds.

Concerts, festivals, and more to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024.

Earlier in 2023, Shorter won a Grammy for best improvised jazz solo for “Endangered Species” with Leo Genovese.

WFMT hosted Chicago Jazz Philharmonic’s Orbert Davis and Mark Ingram, who discussed Davis’s Emmy-winning score for WTTW’s DuSable to Obama: Chicago’s Black Metropolis, their love of jazz, and more.