Airs Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 9 p.m. One way or another, you’ve heard Grover Washington Jr.’s saxophone. Perhaps on “Mister Magic” or another of his instrumental hits, like “Winelight.” Or on “Just the Two of Us,” the smash hit featuring Bill Withers. What Washington’s sound represents is soul, plain and simple, though it has often been associated with another word, “smooth.”
Jazz Night in American recently partnered with WRTI, in Grover’s adopted hometown of Philadelphia, to present a tribute concert at the Temple Performing Arts Center.