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Sun Ra, Marvin Stamm, New KC Jazz Fest & Ron Carter

Monday 5.22.17

Night Train marks birthdays of Sun Ra (including a Jazz Profiles Special in hour two) and trombonist Nick Finzer;  features artists appearing at the KC Jazz & Heritage Fest; has more from May featured artist Ron Carter – this time with guitarists Wes Montgomery and Steve Khan; and highlights new music from tenor saxophonist Nick Fowser and trumpeter Terell Stafford.

Tuesday 5.23.17

Night Train highlights more music from May featured artist Ron Carter – this time with guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Paul Motion; features more music from artists appearing at this weekend’s Kansas City Jazz & Heritage Festival; and marks birthdays of trumpeter Randy Sandke, clarinetist Ken Peplowski, pianist Richie Beirach, and also trumpeter Marvin Stamm, who will be featured in a special in hour two with the Airmen of Note.

Wednesday 5.24.17

Night Train features a host of jazz organists tonight – from classic soul jazz players like Jimmy McGriff, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Shirley Scott to contemporary performers, including Mike LeDonne, Larry Goldings and Kansas City favorite Everette DeVan. Also classics from Yusef Lateef and Teddy Edwards, and Latin jazz from Mike Levine and Gabriel Alegria.

Thursday 5.25.17

Throughout this month, Night Train has been featuring music from bassist Ron Carter for his 80th birthday. In the ‘70s Carter was a key figure at the CTI label and tonight’s show features his work there. Known for its lush sound and commercial sensibilities, CTI was one of the most successful jazz labels of the era, started by Creed Taylor who began his career at Bethelem Records, headed up the famous Impulse imprint, championed the then-new sound of bossa nova at Verve, and then started CTI. Carter was Taylor’s first call bassist and we’ll hear him tonight both as a leader and as a sideman with Stanley Turrentine, George Benson, Hubert Laws, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Milt Jackson. 

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.