Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 3
Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Hadda Brooks, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Pinetop Perkins, Ray Charles, Sugar Chile Robinson, and a host of others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Invisible Jazz at First Friday Jazz
The Opus Concert Café audience was treated to some of Iowa’s greatest jazz veterans offering their fresh take on a full spectrum of jazz – from the smooth grooves of George Benson and Lee Ritenour, to contemporary masters Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius, to classic legends Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
A Cedar Walton Crate Dive
Christian McBride goes “crate digging,” and comes up with a fiery recording from the Jazz at Lincoln Center vaults. Tune in for a 2008 Cedar Walton Quintet performance at Dizzy’s Club. While listening to this swinging set, McBride shares some personal stories about the pianist, having recorded with him back in the day.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 4
Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Memphis Slim (a.k.a. Peter Chatman), Charles Edward “Cow Cow” Davenport, Roy Byrd (a.k.a. Professor Longhair), Katie Webster, Lucky Roberts, Willie “The Lion” Smith, Scott Joplin, and many others!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Relentless Pursuit by the Tony Addison Sextet on Monday; Continuance by Joey Alexander on Tuesday; Grit & Grace by Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm on Wednesday; Uncle John’s Band (Disc 1) by John Scofield on Thursday; SoulFunkin’ Blues by the Blackburn Brothers on Friday; Blu Ja Vul by Tom Hambridge on Saturday; Firetet by Constantine Alexander on Sunday.