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Tuesday is Jazzy on KTRU! Join us every Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. central for KTRU Jazz.
Host DJ Lee brings the Heavy Stacks each week as we dig back for everything from the Swingin’ 20s through the Hard Bop 60s to today’s finest ground-breakers.
The Jazz Show is a tradition at KTRU and we’re proud to carry the torch as Houston’s finest weekly Jazz program. Often featuring all-vinyl sets, live in-studio performances, and interviews with local artists, KTRU Jazz is your weekly dose of musical meditation.
On The Sunday Jazz Show – Jan 17th (First Set): Happy Birthday Billy Harper
We spun some heavy jams for the first set of yesterday's Sunday Jazz show, but none were more fun than celebrating and saying Happy Birthday to Houston's own BILLY HARPER. Harper was born in Houston and studied at North Texas State. He moved to NYC in the mid 60s and...
On The Sunday Jazz Show – Jan. 10th: Harry Whitaker’s Spiritual Magnum Opus
Yesterday's show was a winner. We payed rightful tribute to Paul Bley with some of his solo work, trio work and his work as part of the Jimmy Giuffre 3. We also sent a big ol' HBD to the great Max Roach, spinning cuts from his days with Atlantic Records as well as his...
Rest In Peace, Paul Bley
PAUL BLEY 11/10/32 - 1/3/13 We at the Sunday Jazz Show are very saddened to learn the news this morning that legendary pianist Paul Bley has died. We highly recommend reading the official note from Bley's daughter and the obituary as published by the Ottawa...
On The Sunday Jazz Show – Jan 3rd: (second set): Marion Brown’s “Geechee Recollections” (1973)
On the second set Sunday, Achim started the New Year off with a heavy dose of avant-garde, and we'd expect nothing less. Over the years Achim has been a bastion for avant-garde jazz on Houston radio and as we start a new year, we're excited to see what intergalactic,...
