UPR adds Live Show by Utah Jazz Luminary Steve Williams to Sunday Lineup
Utah Public Radio has added to its regular lineup a radio program that will please jazz lovers, a demographic that is underserved, says Tom Williams, UPR’s program director.
The Utah State University-based radio station, a National Public Radio member, will air “Jazz Time with Steve Williams” from 6 to 10 p.m. each Sunday, beginning Dec. 4.
“We know that many of our listeners love jazz and have missed having jazz available statewide,” said Williams. “We think our audience will really enjoy spending Sunday nights with Steve Williams.”
Steve Williams, a long-time public-radio jazz show host and jazz expert, will also emcee at UPR’s annual New Year’s Eve Celebration.
Williams hosts his show live from the studios of KCPW Public Radio in Salt Lake City. He offers jazz music from along the historical timeline – Havana to Paris, Billie Holiday to saxophonist Joe Lovano. Among the musicians he plays are Duke Ellington, Diana Krall, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis and Joe McQueen. He primarily features music, but often includes interviews, history notes, live performances and a local jazz calendar of events.
Williams’ jazz show was heard on University of Utah-based KUER for 31 years before he retired in 2015 when he was praised by KUER as “the voice of jazz music in Utah.”
The show is streamed live at upr.org. It can also be heard live at 91.5FM, in Ogden at 89.5FM and Price at 89.7FM. For a list of UPR translators statewide, visit http://upr.org/where-listen.
RELATED LINKS:
More information on the new jazz radio program: http://upr.org/jazz-and-steve-williams-are-coming-upr
More information on UPR’s Near Year’s Eve Celebration: http://upr.org/new-years-eve-celebration-2016
Contact: Janelle Hyatt, janelle.hyatt@usu.edu; 435-797-1092
Utah Public Radio will air "Jazz Time with Steve Williams" from 6 to 10 p.m. each Sunday, beginning Dec. 4.
SHARE
Comments and questions regarding this article may be directed to the contact person listed on this page.
