Wynton Marsalis

It's Public Radio Music Day and who better to talk to about it than the man who helped create one of the greatest cultural partnerships with WEMU? Ken Fischer served as head of the University Musical Society for 30 years and is now president emeritus of UMS. He joined WEMU's David Fair to talk about the impact these two organizations have had on the jazz scene in Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan.

"Wynton Week" on 89.1 Jazz wraps up today, but that's not the end of celebrating the great Wynton Marsalis. WEMU's Michael Jewett talks all about Marsalis's upcoming week-long residency at the University of Michigan with University Musical Society president Matthew VanBesien.

With its last season online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Michigan University Musical Society officials have been planning some in-person…

It is a borrowed philosophy but one that guided Ken Fischer's career and leadership vision. For 30 years, Ken served as President of the University…