Special Programs for August 26 thru August 31

Short List with host Bob Naujoks    

Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM   

Women In Jazz: Barbara Carroll 

Pianist and vocalist Barbara Carroll was proclaimed “the first girl ever to play bebop piano” by Leonard Feather. Her longstanding trio once featured Charlie Byrd on guitar. She worked briefly with Benny Goodman, and she and the trio were hired to work on the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Me and Juliet. Carroll was awarded a Kennedy Center honor for her lifetime contribution to jazz.

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Blue Note Records In 1969, Part 2 

Craig journeys back 60 years to look in on the recording activities at Blue Note Records in the latter half of 1969.  We’ll hear solid selections from Hank Mobley, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Cox, Grant Green, and others. 1969 remains a watershed year for the Blue Note label.

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Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM   

John Riley and the KCC Big Band

Drummer John Riley is a veteran of big bands. He’s worked with Woody Herman, Bob Mintzer, Milt Jackson, and Dizzy Gillespie. He even appeared with Miles Davis and Quincy Jones on their historic Montreux performance. He added the Kirkwood Big Band to his resume when he appeared at their 2014 Spring Concert.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Chick Corea Back Home in Boston

Host Christian McBride chats with jazz legend, pianist Chick Corea, who in his 70’s is showing no sign of slowing down. To prove his point, we hear Corea and his trio during jamming and gigging during a swing through his hometown Boston.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

50th Anniversary of ECM, Part 2 

Craig looks at additional interesting material from the early years of the label (1969-1972). We’ll hear from the likes of Marion Brown, Chick Corea, Jan Garbarek, Paul Bley, Gary Burton, and others. ECM has nearly 2000 titles in their impressive catalog, and they’re still going strong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish. Tune in at Midnight for: 

No Boundaries by Dave Bass on Monday; The Real Blue by Pureum Jin on Tuesday; Joan of Art by The Dave Robbins Sextet on Wednesday; Wareika Hill (Rastamonk Vibrations) by Monty Alexander on Thursday; Battle of the Blues: Chicago vs. Oakland by Various Artists on Friday; Down Yonder by Vaneese Thomas on Saturday; Reminiscing In Tempo by New York Voices on Sunday