Night Train

Monday - Thursday at 10pm

Monday through Thursday nights, it’s the best in jazz on Night Train, hosted by KMUW’s Chris Heim. From classic artists and recordings to today’s emerging artists and most intriguing new releases - along with specials, in-depth features, jazz concert highlights and more - Night Train will take you to the best of “America’s classical music.”

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Jazz
8:41 am
Mon June 17, 2013

What's On: Week of June 17

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This Tuesday, Night Train teams up with Global Village and Strange Currency to celebrate the birthday of Paul McCartney with jazz covers of songs (co)written or featuring this member of the Fab Four.

Monday 6.17.13

Night Train highlights music from organists Tony Monaco and Brian Ho, Arturo Sandoval’s tribute to mentor and jazz great, Dizzy Gillespie, and trombonist SteveTurre’s salute to his mentor, Woody Shaw. Plus Italian jazz from saxophonist and clarinetist Gianluigi Trovesi and from Chet Baker’s “Italian Sessions,” and great jazz vocalists Nina Simone, Joe Williams and Shirley Horn.

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Jazz
8:00 am
Mon June 10, 2013

What's On: Week of June 10

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This Wednesday Night Train celebrates the birthday of acclaimed pianist Chick Corea with a wide range of music from throughout his career.

Monday 6.10.13

Hear music from featured artist Grant Green; birthday tributes to Charnett Moffett, Jonathan Kreisberg and Joao Gilberto; and two impressive new vocal albums from singers separated by over six decades in age – Cecile McLorin Salvant and Carline Ray in a project produced by her daughter Catherine Russell.

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Jazz
10:30 am
Fri May 31, 2013

June Feature: Grant Green

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Not that we really needed an excuse, but with June 6th as his birthday, Night Train and Straight No Chaser will spend the month of June celebrating the music of Grant Green.

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Jazz
7:47 am
Fri May 31, 2013

Top 40 Albums May 2013

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1. Organissimo - Dedicated (Big O)
2. Kyle Eastwood - The View from Here (Jazz Village)
3. Ben Sidran - Don't Cry for No Hipster (Unlimited Media)
4. Jacky Terrasson - Gouache (Sunnyside)
5. Eric Alexander - Touching (High Note)

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Jazz
3:24 pm
Wed May 1, 2013

May Feature: The B3 Organ

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Jazz organist Dr. Lonnie Smith - one of the artists for Night Train's May B3 Month feature

Throughout May, Night Train teams up with Global Village, Strange Currency, Crossroads and Straight No Chaser to celebrate B3 Month on KMUW. On the Night Train, it's music from the giants and rising stars of jazz organ.

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Jazz
10:02 am
Wed May 1, 2013

Top 40 Albums April 2013

Credit Ben Sidran
Ben Sidran tops the Night Train April top 40 new releases list.

  1. Ben Sidran - Don't Cry for No Hipster (Unlimited Media)
  2. Eric Alexander - Touching (High Note)
  3. The Jazz Professors - Do That Again (Flying Horse)
  4. Aaron Diehl - The Bespoke Man’s Narrative (Mack Avenue)
  5. Scott Hamilton - Remembering Billie (Blue Duchess)
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Jazz
7:35 am
Thu April 4, 2013

Top 40 Albums March 2013

  1. Kevin Mahogany - Old, New, Borrowed, and the Blues (Mahogany Jazz)
  2. Benny Green - Magic Beans (Sunnyside)
  3. Claire Daly Quartet - Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
  4. Nate Najar Trio - Blues for Night People (Candid)
  5. Ian Hendrickson-Smith - The Soul of My Alto (Cellar Live)
  6. Organissimo - Dedicated (Big O)
  7. Ben Sidran - Don't Cry for No Hipster (Unlimited Media)
  8. Anat Cohen - Claroscuro (Anzic)
  9. Marc Johnson/Eliane Elias - Swept Away (ECM)
  10. Chester 'C.T.' Thompson - Mixology (Doodlin')
  11. Ibrahim Maalouf - Wind (Harmon
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Jazz
7:28 am
Thu April 4, 2013

April Feature: Good Vibes Month

April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) and this year JAM is featuring several artists as part of the celebration, among them vibes pioneer Lionel Hampton. Throughout the month, Night Train teams up with Strange Currency and Straight No Chaser to join in the festivities with "Good Vibes Month" highlighting music of Hampton and many other great, forgotten, and rising stars of the vibes.

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Jazz
4:28 pm
Thu February 28, 2013

Top 40 Albums February 2013

  1. Kevin Mahogany - Old, New, Borrowed and the Blues (Mahogany Jazz)
  2. Luciana Souza - The Book of Chet (Sunnyside)
  3. Houston Person - Naturally (High Note)
  4. Claire Daly Quartet - Baritone Monk (NCB Jazz)
  5. Nate Najar Trio - Blues for Night People (Candid)
  6. Ian Hendrickson-Smith - The Soul of My Alto (Cellar Live)
  7. Grupo Los Santos - Clave heart (OA2)
  8. Clayton Brothers - The Gathering (Artist Share)
  9. Organissimo - Dedicated (Big O)
  10. Anat Cohen - Claroscuro (Anzic)
  11. The Jazz Professors - Do That Again (Flying Hor
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Jazz
12:41 pm
Mon February 25, 2013

March Feature: Dave Brubeck

Throughout March, Night Train highlights music from throughout Brubeck's career - from the early octet to his final recordings. We'll also feature music from other musicians who worked with him over the years, including Paul Desmond, Joe Morello, Cal Tjader, the Brubeck brothers, Bobby Militello, and Michael Moore.

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November 22, 2012

10:00 PM
Night Train
Artist : Wes Montgomery
Album : Talkin' Verve
Label : Verve
10:01 PM
Hot Turkey
Artist : Lenny Marcus Trio
Album : Sun Ray
Label : Lenny Marcus Music
10:05 PM
Stuffy Turkey
Artist : Jimmy Owens
Album : The Monk Project
Label : IPO
10:13 PM
Sweet Potato
Artist : Jay Hoggard
Album : The Fountain
Label : Muse
10:23 PM
Greens at the Chicken Shack
Artist : Roy Hargrove Quintet
Album : With the Tenors of Our Time
Label : Verve
10:29 PM
Free Range Chicken
Artist : Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts
Album : Wake Up!
Label : Palmetto
10:35 PM
Little Chickens
Artist : Jazz Punks
Album : Smashups
Label : Jazz Punks
10:41 PM
The Chicken
Artist : Jaco Pastorius
Album : The Essential Jaco Pastorius
Label : Epic/Legacy
10:48 PM
Brown Rice
Artist : Don Cherry
Album : Brown Rice
Label : Horizon
10:53 PM
Health Food Nut
Artist : Bob Dorough
Album : Who's on First?
Label : Blue Note
10:58 PM
Alice’s Restaurant
Artist : Bill Anschell
Album : Figments
Label : Origin
11:00 PM
A Man Who Can Cook
Artist : Chaise Lounge
Album : Insomnia
Label : Modern Songbook
11:03 PM
Sweet Home Cookin’ Man
Artist : Karrin Allyson
Album : Sweet Home Cookin'
Label : Concord
11:09 PM
Soul Food
Artist : Cyrus Chestnut
Album : Soul Food
Label : Division One/Atlantic
11:18 PM
Blue Greens and Beans
Artist : Gene Ammons
Album : Greatest Hits: The 50s
Label : OJC/Prestige
11:27 PM
Peel Me A Grape
Artist : Aimee Allen
Album : Winters & Mays
Label : Azuline Music
11:32 PM
Pecan Pie
Artist : Russell Malone
Album : Triple Play
Label : MazJazz
11:36 PM
My Sweet Potato Pie
Artist : Organissimo
Album : Groovadelphia
Label : Big O
11:40 PM
Pie Eyes Blues
Artist : Marcus Roberts Trio
Album : New Orleans Meets Harlem
Label : J-Master
11:44 PM
Mangoes
Artist : Sonny Rollins
Album : The Sound of Sonny
Label : Riverside
11:50 PM
Tangerine
Artist : Kevin Coelho
Album : Funkengruven
Label : Chicken Coup
11:58 PM
The Happiest of Times
Artist : Clayton Brothers
Album : The Gathering
Label : ArtistShare