Радио Джаз 89,1FM

Радио Джаз 89,1FM is Moscow's dedicated jazz voice - and it doesn't mess around. The playlist leans heavily on American greats: Coltrane's sheets of sound, Miles' cool periods, Ellington's elegance. But the real thrill comes when they spin Russian jazz. Igor Butman's booming baritone sax or the late Leonid Chizhik's delicate piano work. The station carries a certain Soviet-era seriousness in its presentation, but the music choices are anything but stiff. Late-night sets get adventurous - free jazz, fusion, even avant-garde. Daytime is more digestible: standards and vocal jazz. The DJs speak on…