Night Music

Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, is a late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. It was hosted by Jools Holland and David Sanborn, and featured Marcus Miller as musical director. Guests included acts such as Sonny Rollins, Shinehead, Sister Carol, Sonic Youth, Joe Sample, Slim Gaillard, Pere Ubu, Pharoah Sanders, and many others. In addition, vintage clips of jazz legends like Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday were also featured. The show also featured a house band of Omar Hakim (drums), Marcus Miller (bass), Philippe Saisse (keys), David Sanborn (sax), Hiram Bullock (guitar), and Jools Holland (piano). The show often allowed its guests ample time to explain the origins of their sound, meaning of songs, etc. It also provided a national audience for lesser known acts (like Arto Lindsay's band The Ambitious Lovers). Hal Willner was the music coordinator, responsible for the interesting musical mix-and-matching that took place on the show.

Episodes

References

1. ^ "Night Music", closing credits, episode #201 (1989)
2. ^ "Sunday Night" episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989), #114 (1989), #121 (1989)
3. ^ Broadway Video, Distribution, Night Music, Internet Archive Wayback Machine, July 6, 2004

External links

• All About Jazz discussion forum, with detailed episode listings, as copied from Broadway Video defunct web site listing
• It was the greatest show on television, Thus Spake Drake blog, July 23, 2005, with production details, episode listings, and partial song performance listings
• Petition to reissue Night Music (Sunday Night) TV series on DVD or iTunes
• Sunday Night / Michelob Presents Night Music at the Internet Movie Database