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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: Feb. 7th - Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
It was great to be back in the studio after a two-week hiatus, and I was pumped to play some brand new records, found on my travels while out of town. Some of the highlights included: John Stubblefield - "Song For One" (1977) Art Farmer Quartet feat. Jim Hall -...
RIP: Maurice White, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, dies at 74
The Jazz Show is saddened to learn the news that Maurice White, founder of the legendary and groundbreaking group, Earth, Wind & Fire died last night at his home in L.A. He was 74. His brother and bandmate, Verdine White, confirmed the news with the...
On The Sunday Jazz Show – Jan 31st: Charles Tolliver & Music Inc.
This past Sunday the Jazz Show welcomed a new member to the Jazz Squad: DJ Roy M! Roy will be pinch hitting for us as the team grows and we're looking forward to seeing what kinda heat he has in his heavy stacks at home. Roy, along with regular 2nd set host Achim,...
On The Sunday Jazz Show – Jan 24th: Anthony Braxton
On Sunday Achim spun a diverse, complex and varied set of artists, and if you know the show, you'd expect nothing less. He played spiritual cuts by John Coltrane and Nat Birchall, the heavy fusion of Miles at the Fillmore East, vocal tip-toeing from the great Greg...