Listen to the NYC Subway play some Train Jazz. “Every dot is...
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Listen to the NYC Subway play some
Train Jazz
. “Every dot is a real subway train. Eight hundred of them, give or take, form a small jazz combo (walking bass, piano, sax, vibes, brushes) that has been playing without pause for over a hundred years.”
Every train, a note.
· trainjazz.com
A jazz combo played in real time by every active NYC subway train.
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Jake Z
2026-04-15T15:36:16Z
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There's also
, a similar project from 10 years ago
There's also http://mta.me, a similar project from 10 years ago
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There's also [mta.me](
), a similar project from 10 years ago
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David W
2026-04-16T14:25:06Z
When I used to transfer at Union Square the sound of the
L Train departing
always reminded me of
Tom Wait's Lullaby
When I used to transfer at Union Square the sound of the
L Train departing
always reminded me of
Tom Wait's Lullaby
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