January 8 - 12
Blues are the Roots & Jazz is the Fruit
Based on Willie Dixon's quote "Blues are the roots and everything else are the fruits," this week we'll hear some of the earliest blues recordings to classic cuts and the relationship between blues and jazz from important African-American contributions in music.
January 15 - 19
Civil Rights & Freedom in Jazz as Protest Music
DreamWeek in San Antonio continues, and we'll hone in on some of the most revealing and captivating jazz recordings that embody civil rights struggles and protests for equality in America.
January 22 - 26
Drummer Billy Hart & His Contributions in Modern Jazz
We'll hear Hart's music from the mid 1970s to the present, with an emphasis on his more recent creations as a bandleader. Billy Hart performs with his quartet at the Empire Theater on Sunday, January 28, click here for more information...
January 29 - February 2
2018 Jazz Grammy Winners
Music from national and international jazz artists with Grammy nominations and wins for 2018, including Billy Childs, Christian McBride, Cecile McLorin Salvant and Lifetime Acheivement Award winners The Meters.
February 3
International Sister City Jazz Ensemble - LIVE BROADCAST
The creation of a Sister City International Jazz Band is an innovative project for Musical Bridges Around the World's 5th International Music Festival, KRTU host Aaron Prado will lead an ensemble of musicians from San Antonio sister cities, including: Saxophonist Shlomi Kohen (Tel Aviv, Israel); guitarist Prasanna (Chennai, India); Mexican guitarist Oscar Zensei Gonzalez and bassist Vico Diaz; Benito Cabrera, Tiple player (Canary Islands); saxophonist and flutist Anke Schimpf (Darmstadt, Germany), jazz pianist Sonoda Tomoko (Kumamoto, Japan) and other accomplished, versatile musicians from San Antonio Sister cities: Windhoek (Namibia), Gwangju (South Korea), Kaohsiung (Taiwan) and Wuxi (China). Click here for more information...
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