Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues to explore great jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and stories of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” Natalie & Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Al Jarreau’s “We’re In This Love Together,” B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone,” and Moe Koffman’s “Swingin’ Shepherd Blues.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
More Jazz In The Movies
Craig gives us another fun look at a variety of styles of jazz music used in some great films. We’ll hear classics from “Paris Blues,” “A Milanese Story,” “Satan In High Heels,” “The Man with The Golden Arm,” “No Sun In Venice,” “Mickey One,” and others. We can already smell the popcorn!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Carmen Bradford at the ICJF
This month, the Wednesday Night Special celebrates African-Americans who continue to raise jazz to the level of high art. First up is singer Carmen Bradford and her 2011 appearance at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Bradford was hired in 1983 by Count Basie for his Orchestra, and she graced every one of its performances until 1991. Her powerful, resonant voice certainly electrified the Pentacrest crowd in Iowa City!
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Discovering Billy Lester
Host Christian McBride introduces us to pianist Billy Lester, who McBride describes as a treasure “hidden in plain sight for 50 years right outside Manhattan.” Lester shares not only his phenomenal piano virtuosity, but also his thoughts on the arts and the courage it takes to be an artist.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
4 More Who Recently Left Us
In this show, Craig pays tribute to four more jazz artists who have moved on to that “big stage” in the afterworld – Candido Camero Guerra (aka Candido), pianist Frank Kimbrough, baritone sax and tubist Howard Lewis Johnson, and Junior Mance. Each of these artists were, in their unique ways, pioneers in jazz and they left behind a treasure in their recorded legacies.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
On Vacation by Till Bronner & Bob James on Monday; The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1 by the Le Coq All Stars on Tuesday; The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful by the Jeff Benedict Big Big Band on Wednesday; Q Vision by Quincy Davis on Thursday; You Ain’t Unlucky by Veronica Lewis on Friday; Firebreather by Skylar Rogers on Saturday; Foxing Hour by the KoMaGa Trio on Sunday