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.
Here’s Something Gnarly
Start your day off right with this picture of Steven Seagal shredding a tasty lick with his blues band: And here he is doing other things: <<stop the violence>>
KTRU JAZZ: Jazz For a Wednesday – Ike Quebec’s Blue Soul
(Ike Quebec) The playlist for last Sunday's 2-5pm set is up on YouTube - Click Here! Killer set featuring Clifford Brown, Sonny Stitt, Jaki Byard and a rare John Coltrane interview from 1960. It's Wednesday and you need some good jazz to get you to Thursday. Here's...
KTRU JAZZ: Texas Tenors Part Three – Arnett Cobb
(Arnett Cobb) This week we’re doing a series of posts this week on Texas Tenors. What is a Texas Tenor? There’s a brotherhood of tenor saxophone players from in and around the Lone Star State who, over time, have been grouped together for their similarity in sound –...
KTRU JAZZ: Texas Tenors Part Two – Buddy Tate
(Buddy Tate) This week we’re doing a series of posts this week on Texas Tenors. What is a Texas Tenor? There’s a brotherhood of tenor saxophone players from in and around the Lone Star State who, over time, have been grouped together for their similarity in sound – to...
