Arts/Culture

Urban Knights

Morehead State Public Radio | By Paul Hitchcock

Published July 10, 2015 at 6:37 PM EDT

Sunday Night Jazz Showcase

Program #78 (July 12 at 8:00PM)

The contemporary, smooth jazz all-star collective Urban Knights features pianist Ramsey Lewis as its constant member.

Featured Urban Knights musicians include Grover Washington Jr., Maurice White, Najee, Dave Koz, Fareed Haque, and Earl Klugh, among others.

Lewis united the various Knights for outings like 1995's self-titled debut, 1997's Urban Knights II, and 2000's Urban Knights III, which was the supergroup's first album for the Narada label.

(story provided by Allmusic)

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Paul Hitchcock

Paul Hitchcock earned his Masters in Communications from Morehead State University and Bachelors in Radio-TV/Psychology from Georgetown College. A veteran broadcaster for more than 40 years and an avid fan of blues, jazz and American roots music. Hitchcock has been with WMKY since 1986 and was named General Manager in 2003. He currently hosts "Muddy Bottom Blues" (Fri., 8pm-9pm), "Nothin' But The Blues" (Sat., 8pm-12am), "Sunday Night Jazz Showcase" and "Live From The Jazz Lounge" (Sun., 8pm-9pm) and "The Golden Age of Radio" (Sun., 2pm-3pm). He also serves as producer for "A Time For Tales" and "The Reader's Notebook."

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