Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Basses Loaded: Jimmy Blanton
Jimmy Blanton, in his very short career, made a huge impact. He was so important to sound of Duke Ellington’s band that Ellington moved him front and center on stage. His incorporation of classical techniques contributed to the bass being regarded as a solo instrument. And Blanton’s use of counterpoint and non-harmonic passing notes gave root to bop and bebop.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
The Roots of Electric Miles, Part 2
In conjunction with Craig’s 50th anniversary celebration of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew, we continue to explore the evolution of Miles’s compositions. We’ll look in on the development of 1968 and 1969’s landmark recording, In a Silent Way and other neighboring Miles recordings that actually took place before the official release of Bitches Brew on March 30th, 1970.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Matt Wilson at the Iowa City Jazz Festival
Drummer Matt Wilson isn’t afraid to explore new territory. His most recent project, Honey & Salt, fuses original works with the quintessential American poet Carl Sandburg. The two art forms blend seamlessly, as Wilson demonstrated at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Joining him on stage were representatives of the City of Literature to read Sandburg’s work.
Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Jazz Night in America is pre-empted this week, as KCCK presents our Thanksgiving Day Special. Enjoy all the concerts from 2019’s Jazz Under the Stars!
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
John Coltrane in 1959
Craig takes a loving look at ‘Trane’s first recordings away from the Prestige label, beginning with his first session for Atlantic Records (January 15th, 1959), and continues to an Atlantic session that took place December 2nd, 1959. Here are great examples of the continued development of Coltrane’s stunning sound on the tenor and soprano saxophones!
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:
Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond by Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti on Monday; Never More Here by Michael Dease on Tuesday; Iowa Friends Cuban Music by James Dreier & Ritmocano on Wednesday; Click Click Spark by Troy Gonyea on Friday; Son of Seven Sisters by Fillmore Slim on Saturday; Solidarity by Jerome Jennings on Sunday.