Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Paul Chambers on Blue Note
Host Craig Kessler presents an array of bassist Paul Chamber’s classic Blue Note sessions, pulled from over 55 recordings from between 1955 and 1967. We’ll hear Chambers with Sonny Clark, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Lee Morgan, and many others.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Beaker Brothers at JUTS 2015
The late, great John Shultz and the Beaker Brothers took the Noelridge Park stage in 2015 for what would be one of Shultz’s final performances.
And, join us Sunday, August 27 at the Olympic Southside Theater for an all-star concert to raise funds for the John Shultz Memorial Music Scholarship. Everyone is welcome. Donations can be made at the door or online at kcck.org/Shultz.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
An Elmo Hope Centennial Celebration
Host Christian McBride celebrates the life and legacy of the great Elmo Hope – one of the biggest and most influential pianists you’ve probably never heard of — on the 100th anniversary of his birth. We’ll hear music and stories from Hope’s remarkable career.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Miroslav Vitous’s Early Years
We’ll hear bassist Miroslav Vitous in a variety of settings, as host Craig Kessler presents Vitous in an early recording by Jack DeJohnette, the first 5 Weather Report recordings, work with Larry Coryell, Herbie Mann, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, and many other tasty tunes of the times!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Islands by The 14 Jazz Orchestra on Monday; Spirit of 3, Spirit of 4 by Jon Menges on Tuesday; Without Question by Pete McCann on Wednesday; Family (Disc 1) by the Gerry Gibbs Thrasher People on Thursday; Who Needs This Mess!? by Franck l. Goldwasser on Friday; … Like a River by Gov’t Mule on Saturday; Live at the Blue Llama by Allan Harris on Sunday.