Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Alma Cogan
English singer Alma Cogan, though not a chart-buster in the United States, was famous in the 1950’s for her “sunny” voice and demeanor. Cogan was the highest-paid vocal star in England at the time. She was not only the first Jewish female superstar, but was also the first female singer to have her own television show.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Preempted this Monday to present KCCK’s Memorial Day Special — the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Fred Woodard at Jazz Under the Stars
Guitarist Fred Woodard and his trio led off the 2009 Jazz Under the Stars celebration with a big helping of “straight-ahead jazz spiced with R&B.” Woodard was raised in Iowa City before studying at Boston’s Berklee School of Music. He’s made a career of taking sounds from styles other than jazz and making them new jazz standards.
Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Stefon Harris’s Lesson in Empathy
Vibraphonist Stefon Harris has won countless awards and accolades for his playing. But, as host Christian McBride learns, all that praise means very little to him. “My ultimate passion,” says Harris, “is the proliferation of the empathy.” Harris explains what he means by this, and we hear a standout performance from the premier vibist of our age.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Herbie Hancock & the Mwandishi Era, Part 2
Craig presents the second of at least 3 shows spotlighting the recordings of this stunning jazz group that Herbie operated from ’69 thru ’73. We’ll hear both studio and live recordings from Herbie and his artistic cohorts, Eddie Henderson, Julian Priester, Bennie Maupin, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, and Patrick Gleeson. This is some of the most incredible and overlooked music of the 20th century!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Paraphernalia: The Music of Wayne Shorter by Dave Askren & Jeff Benedict on Monday; Hypocrisy Democracy by Dave Glasser on Tuesday; Irrational Revelation & Mutual Humiliation (Disc 1) by the Peripheral Vision on Wednesday; Plays the Music of Sam Jones by The Tnek Jazz Quintet on Thursday; Live at Rosa’s by Linsey Alexander on Friday; No Border Blues Japan by Johnny Burgin on Saturday; Across the Universe by Al Di Meola on Sunday