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Clark Terry Week + A Few Birthday Celebrations

Monday March 2

Night Train kicks off this month's feature of music from saxophone, flute and tárogató player Charles Lloyd, who celebrates his 77th birthday on the fifteenth of this month, and we'll hear all week from trumpet player Clark Terry who died on February twenty-first at the age of 94, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy of music and jazz education.

Tuesday March 3

More from saxophonist Charles Lloyd and trumpet player Clark Terry for this month's feature, plus a John Coltrane track featuring bassist Jimmy Garrison in honor of Garrison's birthday today.

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.