Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Tribute to Chick Corea, Show 10
Host Craig Kessler presents the last show in his year-long tribute to the amazing career of pianist, composer, and true genius of modern music, Chick Corea. For this final outing, Craig presents a variety of great selections from the 2000s.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Carl Saunders at Kirkwood
Trumpeter Carl Saunders’s performance at Kirkwood was a great one in a long list of big band collaborations. Saunders recorded four classic albums with the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the 1960’s. He went on to play first chair for Harry James, Benny Goodman, and Maynard Ferguson. He’s backed Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, and in 2008, he joined the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and the CR Jazz Big Band.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Celebrating Terri Lyne Carrington
Host Christian McBride celebrates 2021 NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington, and traces her rise as a consummate drummer, tenacious producer, and dedicated advocate for gender justice in jazz.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Guitar Artistry of Philip Catherine
Host Craig Kessler gives us a most enjoyable listen to the lengthy career of accomplished guitarist, Philip Catherine, who has worked regularly from the early 70s onward. We’ll hear stunning recordings of Philip Catherine featured with Charles Mingus, Karin Krog, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker, Stephane Grappelli, 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.
Reunion! by Bruce Forman on Monday; SuperBlue by Kurt Elling on Tuesday; Rust Belt Roots: Randy Napoleon Plays Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, & Kenny Burrell by Randy Napoleon on Wednesday; Smoke Sessions by Nicholas Payton on Thursday; City Country City by Ricci/Krown on Friday; City Boy/Country Man by Dave Bader on Saturday; BASSic Instinct by David Finck on Sunday