jazz
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.
KTRU JAZZ: Jazz For a Wednesday – Sonny Rollins Comes Back
Sonny Rollins It's Wednesday. Pat yourself on the back. You're getting there. You need some good jazz to get you to Thursday. We got you. First - the YouTube playlist from last Sunday's show is UP! Find it HERE. Now. Sonny Rollins is generally considered one of the...
KTRU JAZZ: Jazz For A Tuesday – Big Ol’ Bandz
It's Tuesday and you need some good jazz to get you to Wednesday. On the whole, we normally don't truck too much big band. By definition, the big band format goes against a lot of what makes many of us fall in love with jazz in the first place - the...
KTRU JAZZ: New Rahsaan Roland Kirk Doc Now Streaming
Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a polarizing figure in jazz's golden era, the 50s and 60s. Some felt he was a gimmick; a sideshow; a blind man who played three or four instruments at once, cheeks puffed out like octopus heads, pulling back on three reeds in harmony. Others...
KTRU JAZZ: HBD Miles Davis
The Dark Prince would have been 90 today. If you need a refresher, here's a few cuts from Miles through the years. You can bet cash money the KTRU Sunday Jazz team will be spinning plenny Miles on Sunday. 2-7pm on 96.1 FM and online at KTRU.org...
