WRTI editorial director Nate Chinen returned to live music with fervor this year — and one artist in particular, the young saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, emerged as a constant presence.

Ring in the new year with music from Chucho Valdés, José James, Ibrahim Maalouf and Ranky Tanky with Ms. Lisa Fischer.

A Christmas concert with the Nebraska Jazz Orchestra

Omaha Blues Society Events -December 2022

Musician Ahmad Jamal has been a major jazz figure since the 1950s. Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse is a set of never-before-released recordings of Jamal in his prime.

Omaha Blues Society events

The Nebraska Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Ambassador

Links to our jazz calendar and local non-profit organizations

A new documentary explores Armstrong's experience as a Black American musician coming of age right along with the 20th century.

Singer/Songwriter Judah Haley Interview and New Singles Played During "The Omaha Sound" Broadcast