Night Train
Monday - Thursday from 10pm - midnight
Monday through Thursday night, 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.”
Host Chris Heim was awarded first place in the DJ Personality Air Check category by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2020 for her work on Night Train.
Latest Episodes
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Monday 11.30.15Night Train wraps up the November feature celebrating the centennial birthday of Billy Strayhorn (which was yesterday) with a program…
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This week on Night Train, we'll look at jazz records in the 2016 Grammy Hall of Fame, we'll have birthday salutes to Paul Desmond, Teddy Wilson and more,…
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As famous as Duke Ellington is (and apparently he isn't to all. In front of the Ellington exhibit at the Smithsonian some years ago, a small child asked…
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Monday, November 16More for this month's feature celebrating the music of Billy Strayhorn and newly announced NEA Jazz Masters Pharoah Sanders and Archie…
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Monday 11.9.15Night Train highlights some jazz trombones – including trombone great J.J. Johnson, and new releases from trombonists Michael Dease, Wayne…
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NEW RELEASES FEATURED THIS WEEK: Flutist Andrea Brachfeld, songwriter and singer Lorraine Feather, bassist Ron Carter w/the WDR Big Band, pianist…
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1. Mike LeDonne - Awwl-RIGHT! (Savant)2. John Scofield – Past Present (Impulse)3. OJT – New Standards for the Green Lady (Jazz Daddy)4. Juli Wood Quartet…
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NEW RELEASES FEATURED THIS WEEK: Kansas City’s OJT, Mike LeDonne & his Groover Quartet, Terell Stafford’s tribute to Lee Morgan, and the Complete Concert…
Best Music of 2022
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Chris Heim, host of Night Train, shares her picks for the best jazz releases of 2022.