Night Lights
Night Lights, is a weekly one-hour jazz radio program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on jazz from the 1945-1990 era—a timespan that, as Johnson notes, “weirdly parallels Miles Davis on record and the Cold War.” Covering artists such as Jackie McLean, Charles Mingus, and Nina Simone and themes ranging from jazz recordings of spirituals to avant-garde interpretations of the Great American Songbook, Night Lights also features many lesser-known talents of post-1945 jazz, such as saxophonist J.R. Monterose, trumpeter Freddie Webster, and piano/singer duo Dick and Kiz Harp.
Two Week Archive
Upcoming Programs
Previous Programs
Sep 27th: Jazz Her Way: Nancy Wilson in the 1960s
A survey of the singer's 1960s recordings with Cannonball Adderley, George Shearing, Gerald Wilson, and others.
Sep 20th: Fats Navarro: A Centennial Tribute
Trumper Fats Navarro was one of the leading lights of the emerging 1940s bebop movement before dying at the age of 26. We’ll hear some of the most notable recordings that he made during his brief but busy time on the jazz scene.
Sep 13th: Something Old, Something New
Selections from recent historical releases by Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Shirley Scott, Walter Bishop, and John Coltrane.
