Special Programs July 3 thru July 9

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Keyboard Wizard Joe Zawinul, Show 3

It a special live evening edition of the Jazz Corner of the World, as host Craig Kessler presents selections from the later years of the group Weather Report, as well as work from the Zawinul Syndicate and other post-Weather Report projects.

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

The Dandelion Stompers at Jazz Under the Stars

KCCK kicked off last year’s Jazz Under the Stars with a fun performance by the Dandelion Stompers. The Noelridge Park audience was swept back in time and down to the Big Easy with the vintage New Orleans jazz and Americana from this talented, award-winning group. 

 

 

Sean Mason, a Youngblood with deep groove and love of melody : NPRJazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Sean Mason’s Melody  

Host Christian McBride and pianist and composer Sean Mason take us on a musical journey from Charlotte, North Carolina to New York. We’ll hear Sean’s music, overflowing with melody and what Mason calls the “peak level of happiness.” And, we’ll find out how the South never left his music.

 

 

 

 

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Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

More Vibes From Bobby Hutcherson

The celebration of Blue Note Records’ 85th anniversary continues. In this next presentation, host Craig Kessler serves up another wonderful sampling of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s work for Blue Note.   

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

Sonic Realities by James Weidman on Monday; East West Trumpet Summit: Coast to Coast by Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott on Tuesday; Cachito by Juan Pastor & Chinchano on Wednesday; The Red Door by Orrin Evans on Thursday; Cruisin’ Kansas City by the Mike Bourne Band on Friday; The Franklin Sessions by Mike Guldin on Saturday; 2702 by Roderick Harper on Sunday.