Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Corridor Jazz (Tim Daugherty)
Tim Daugherty performing at Opus Concert Cafe in Cedar Rapids
Keyboardist Tim Daugherty should be a familiar name to many. From his emergence with the Daugherty-Davis & McPartland group in the early 1980s to his current steady gig as a musician on cruise ships, he has been enjoying his musical career. The original trio lasted a decade and was an Eastern Iowa favorite, and they even had a three-week tour in Russia and another in Mexico before they disbanded. Daugherty and Dennis McPartland continued their association to the twenty-first century.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“Birthdate Anniversary of Jazz Trumpet Master, Blue Mitchell”
Craig celebrates the birthday of Richard Allen “Blue” Mitchell (3/13/30 to 5/21/79). We’ll hear many recordings that feature Blue as a leader, for Blue Note, Riverside, and Mainstream Records. We’ll also hear him as a side man with the likes of Grant Green, Lou Donaldson, bluesman John Mayall, Chick Corea, Horace Silver, and a host of others. Uplifting music from one of the true jazz greats!
Night Lights (Classic Jazz) with David Brent Johnson
Emily Remler
Monday, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Corner the World)
Night Lights, is a weekly one-hour jazz radio program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on jazz from the 1945-1990 era—covering artists such as Jackie McLean, Charles Mingus, and Nina Simone and themes ranging from jazz recordings of spirituals to avant-garde interpretations of the Great American Songbook. Night Lights also features many lesser-known talents of post-1945 jazz. Every program is archived after broadcast for online listening. This week: “Jazz Women of the 1980’s – Geri Allen, Jane Ira Bloom, Emily Remler and others”. http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/archives/2017/1/
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM (follows Nightlights)
Thelonious Monk: ‘Thelonious Himself’
The sound of Thelonious Monk is one of the most recognizable in modern jazz. By the “plunk” or “thunk” of a single chord, his piano and compositions are unmistakable. An original on and off the bandstand, he was the launch pad of bebop, and also created a body of work in its own orbit. This show celebrates Monk’s lasting contributions, with help from his collaborators and admirers including drummer Max Roach, producer Orrin Keepnews, and writer Stanley Crouch.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Local on the 8s live at the Opus Concert Café
Local on the 8s
Local on the 8s, a group of musicians from across Iowa, utilizes a compelling combination and mixture of progressive rock, jazz, R&B, hip hop and funk music. Performing the music of Trombone Shorty, Roy Hargrove, Kneebody, Christian Scott, Snarky Puppy and many others, Local on the 8s offers high energy music, steeped in tradition and sophistication that will make anyone dance. Local on the 8s seeks to erase the lines between the mainstream and the underground – straight ahead and rock/funk. Band Members are: Eric Thompson, drums / cymbals; Ben Soltau, bass; Michael Jarvey, and Jon Snell, keys; Steve Grismore and Andy Parrot, guitar; Robert Espe, saxophones and Brett Messenger, trumpet / flugelhorn.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Catherine Russell Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Catherine Russell
Catherine Russell remembers her late mother, singer Carline Ray, in a performance honoring the vocal jazz trio tradition. Russell is known for her work with Steely Dan and David Bowie, but also as an interpreter of blues and early jazz music. For this episode of Jazz Night in America, she hones in on this style with arrangements originally reworked by Sy Oliver for Carline Ray. Also, Russell shares stories of her mother’s journey in jazz through coming up in the 1940s as a black woman.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“Jazz in Paris – Part Two”
Craig presents another tasty program featuring a wide variety of jazz artists from France, as well as visiting artists in France. We’ll hear French mainstays Michel de Villers, Blossom Dearie (both as a pianist, and as a vocalist with Les Blue Stars), Jean-Claude Fohrenbach, Rene Thomas, Toots Thielemans, and many others. We’ll also hear recordings from American ex-patriots and visitors….like Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, Chet Baker, Max Roach, and several others. Magnifique!!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: “El doble de amigos / Twice as Many Friends” by Sol y Canto 
El doble de amigos/Twice as Many Friends, the first family recording by popular Latin group Sol y Canto, is twice as much fun. This collection of original songs and fresh, bilingual interpretations of favorites from Latin America and the United States is a joyous celebration of music, language, culture and childhood. The songs are fun and infectiously danceable with lyrics that invite singing and dancing along. Featuring a rocking horn section and a children’s chorus, Sol y Canto has created an irresistible recording with true multi-cultural appeal. Children will enjoy the flawless blend of English and Spanish and whether they are being exposed to either or both languages for the first time they will come away with a variety of new words and an appreciation of two wonderful cultures. Includes suggested activities to accompany the songs.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/el-doble-de-amigos-twice-as-many-friends-mw0000692196
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: