Howard Rains and Tricia Spencer, known worldwide as Spencer & Rains, recently performed at a Farmers’ Market out in Kansas, and we will bring you that very concert this Friday night, September 18, at 8 (est) during Offbeat Roadhouse. 91.1 FM, streaming at wtju.net, or by telling your smart speaker to “Play WTJU“.

Jazzmeia Horn In 1987, the first Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition was held. Among the winners were Marcus Roberts and Joey DeFrancesco. On a roughly annual basis, the competition is held, now focussing on a different instrument each year and renamed in 2019 the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition. The […]

New Blues News – 9/15/2020 Colin Lake – Forces Of Nature (Splice): “Rarely does an artist in his prime withdraw seemingly at once from the work that defines him.  But when Colin Lake stepped away from performing at the end of 2017, that is exactly what the singer / songwriter had done.  After two albums, […]

In these tough times, WTJU Jazz brings you much-needed community and music.  We need your support to keep WTJU going! In recent months, we’ve all come to realize how important it is to support things that make our community vibrant and unique. We’ve learned not to take for granted the things we value. We’ve seen […]

We are all missing live music! This year’s Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival is offering the next best thing to in-person concerts, FREE on its website. From Monday, September 15 through Thursday, September 24, experience 10 days of carefully chosen music during this virtual festival. WTJU will air selections from this year’s festival on 91.1 FM […]

Christopher Gunning is one of those composers who is quite comfortable in both the cinema and the concert hall. His TV and movie credits include “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” (a PBS mainstay for decades). The three symphonies on this release show another side of this composer. Gunning is skilled at creating movie themes and short music […]