Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Licorice Stick 2: Jimmy Dorsey
The great clarinetist, alto saxophonist and orchestra leader was easily in the same class as the other two renowned Swing Era clarinetists, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Jimmy Dorsey’s band was well-known and had a string of popular hits in the late 193os and early 1940s. The band also had an alter-ego as a fine jazz orchestra.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
The Diverse Career of Jack DeJohnette
Craig celebrates the 60-year career of drummer, pianist, and composer Jack DeJohnette by spinning sparkling material from his 40-plus releases under his own name, as well as “side-man” material with Jackie McLean, Charles Lloyd, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, and many others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Melissa Aldana at the Iowa City Jazz Festival
This month, KCCK’s Wednesday Night Special features members of the jazz supergroup, Artemis, and their standout gigs at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. This week, it’s saxophonist Melissa Aldana from her 2014 main stage gig.
Jazz Night In America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Stefon Harris: A Lesson in Empathy
Jazz Night In America shares a pre-COVID gig with master vibraphonist Stefon Harris. He and his band, Blackout, stretched out at an intimate New York club date. McBride and Harris also discuss why the bandstand is such a sacred space for musicians, and also what Harris describe as his ongoing quest for “the proliferation of empathy from the bandstand to the boardroom.”
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
More Early Art Pepper
In early September, Craig delivered a look at the first 10 years of Pepper’s stellar career (1943 to 1953). This week, Craig looks at more good stuff from Pepper’s 1950s material – covering 1950 to 1956. We’ll hear excellent examples of Pepper’s saxophone artistry, with jazz luminaries Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Warne Marsh, Marty Paich, Hoagy Carmichael, and many others!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Rah! Rah! by the Claire Daly Band on Monday; Surfboard by the Brandi Disterheft Trio with George Coleman on Tuesday; Waiting to Continue by the Marshall Gilkes Trio on Wednesday; Who Are You? by Joel Ross on Thursday; The New World Blues by Alastair Greene on Friday; Unemployed Highly Annoyed by Jeremiah Johnson on Saturday; Live to Tape by Alex Wintz on Sunday