Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 (also known as simply Jazz Nation Radio or JNR) is a radio station featured in Grand Theft Auto IV that plays jazz music.
Description[]
The station is hosted by jazz musician Roy Haynes and plays classic jazz.
It does not appear in Episodes from Liberty City and is instead replaced by Self-Actualization FM although in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition, JNR, along with all other GTA IV exclusive radio stations, appears in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
This is the favourite radio station of Jimmy Pegorino, Ray Boccino and Phil Bell.
Tracklist[]
| Song: | Preview: |
|---|---|
| "April in Paris" by Count Basie (1955) | |
| "Let's Get Lost" by Chet Baker (1964) | |
| "Giant Steps" by John Coltrane (1960) | |
| "Moanin'" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers (1958) | |
| "Move" by Miles Davis (1949) | |
| "Night and Day" by Charlie Parker (1957) | |
| "Snap Crackle" by Roy Haynes (1962) | |
| "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins (1956) | |
| "Whisper Not" by Dizzy Gillespie (1957) | |
| "Take the "A" Train" by Duke Ellington (1941) |
Deleted Songs[]
It is possible that this station was due to appear in Episodes from Liberty City, as the "American.gxt" data file for The Lost and Damned lists the following song:
- Billie Holiday - "Fine and Mellow" (1939)[1]
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay[]
Radio Station[]
- The station plays at the following locations:
- Lobby of the Majestic Hotel
- Perseus
- Jimmy Pegorino's House (GTA IV only)
- Frickie Van Hardenburg's yacht
- North Holland TW@ internet cafe (GTA IV only)
- Drusilla's (GTA IV only)
Individual Tracks[]
- "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins is often played by buskers throughout the city. If the player donates enough money to them, they will eventually receive the song as a ringtone for their cell phone.
- "Night and Day" by Charlie Parker is always playing during the Truck Hustle mission cutscene.
- "Move" by Miles Davis is featured in the GTA IV Gamestop TV Commercial.
Gallery[]
There are four billboards[2] found throughout the city.
Trivia[]
- Roy Haynes says that Sonny Rollins used to visit his house "up on Sugar Hill, in Liberty City of course." Sugar Hill happens to be a real life historic district in Manhattan, New York City.[3]
See Also[]
- Radio Espantoso - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories which plays Latin Jazz.
- Fusion FM - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto IV which plays Jazz Fusion.
- Truth & Soul - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars which also plays Jazz.
- WorldWide FM - A radio station in Grand Theft Auto V that plays Acid Jazz and Jazz-Funk.
