Music is a big part of all our lives, from a preppy beat on the way to class to a slow jazz piece to help us study for a test ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for October 7, 2026 is “I Like Train Songs” by Billy Strings. I could celebrate Billy Strings ...

This month, Philly’s music scene has been on fire with unprecedented energy and a number of activities. September marked the ...

Kiefer, who has been active as one of the flagship artists of Stones Throw, has signed with Blue Note. Kiefer writes his own ...

On this day (September 30) in 1982, Bruce Springsteen released Nebraska. In stark contrast to his previous releases, the ...

In this centennial year marking the birth of saxophone giant John Coltrane in 1926, fellow saxophonist and New Orleans native Branford Marsalis is among the many musicians and jazz lovers across the ...

In fact, Philadelphia is where Coltrane learned his craft. Coltrane was born on September 23, 1926, in Hamlet, North Carolina. But he came of age in Philadelphia. This, they say, is where Coltrane ...

Honing his own expressive power with extraordinary discipline, the saxophonist spent his career achieving new levels of musical transcendence.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Philadelphia is commemorating what would be John Coltrane’s 100th birthday with a ...

A yearslong renovation of the Dix Hills home of the late jazz musicians John and Alice Coltrane is on track to finish by early 2027, according to the president of the nonprofit working to preserve it.

From obsessive practise to jazz greatness, John Coltrane built an enduring legacy, cemented by A Love Supreme, one of jazz’s best-selling albums.