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.​

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Program Notes

KTRU Sunday Jazz: 5/1 – Buck Clayton & The Art of the Jam

KTRU Sunday Jazz: 5/1 – Buck Clayton & The Art of the Jam

Sunday was heavy stacks as usual for the Jazz Show. If you missed it, it is what it T-I-is. No Room For Squares in the Circle, Jack. Can you dig? If so, read on... You can dig most of the set on YouTube by clicking right HERE. We played the new Bill Evans on wax, some...

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Purple Clouds

KTRU Sunday Jazz is still thinking about The Purple One. While it's still up, check out this video of Prince unplugged circa 2004 when he dropped "Musicology" ("Call My Name" from that LP is yet another entry to his list of all-time greats) - just in case you needed a...

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KTRU Sunday Jazz 4/17: Spellbinders

KTRU Sunday Jazz 4/17: Spellbinders

We're a little late with this one - but last week's KTRU Sunday Jazz Show Playlist is up on Youtube. Check it HERE. We kicked things off with a Heavy Hitter straight out of the KTRU archives - Eddie Lockjaw Davis' quartet reading of the classic "Comin' Home Baby,"...

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REST IN PURPLE

REST IN PURPLE

"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called LIFE." What can we say? The music universe lost an absolute icon today. KTRU Sunday Jazz sends Purple Love to the spirit of The Purple One. One of the Greatest Musicians and Song Writers of...

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