Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Jazz and the Spoken Word: N-Side with Norman Woods / Dan Jaffe with Mike Melvoin
“Jazz and the Spoken Word” Short List series is about a small group of writers and musicians who have worked to blend the rhythm of jazz with the rhythm of poetry and the spoken word. The series reveals some of the best attempts at combining the two art forms during the past 90 years. On The Short List this week some modern-day poetry with jazz. The first segments feature N-Side, the healer — that is, Norman Woods from San Francisco. He is not only a poet, but a screenwriter, film producer and music publisher. His performances have steadily gained acceptance over the past decade and a half. The second poet to be featured is from Kansas City — Dan Jaffe. A few years ago he teamed up with the veteran jazz pianist Mike Melvoin to make a well-received recording. Jaffe also was the librettist for a jazz opera.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Mel Tormé: The ‘Velvet’ Voice of Jazz
Like Ella Fitzgerald, Torme’s tender treatment of a ballad was offset with a powerful sense of swing. An accomplished drummer and pianist, he also sang songs much like jazz instrumentalists would play them. With help from friends and colleagues, we’ll examine one of the most fascinating careers in jazz.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
“Prestige Records In 1955”
Once again, Craig travels back 60 years to look in on the recordings made for Bob Weinstock’s PRESTIGE record label back in 1955. We’ll hear from Miles Davis, Gene Ammons, Billy Taylor, James Moody, Sonny Rollins, and a host of other jazz giants!
New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
“Fish Fries and Green Gumbo”
New Orleans seasons are defined more by what’s cooking than by the weather. On this week’s program we get a taste of some springtime food traditions in the Crescent City — fish fries, St Joseph’s altars with all manner of traditional Italian foods, and a seasonal gumbo that you might not believe is actually still a gumbo. Plus we have the debut of an exciting new live performance segment, with jazz singer Sharon Martin recorded live in an intimate setting at the historic Basin St. Station.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Celebrating Betty Carter
In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we hear stories from alumni of “the school of Betty Carter,” an esteemed collection of singers bound together by the thrall of Carter’s titanic influence on jazz. One of the most powerful voices in the American musical tradition, her lasting legacy is celebrated by vocalist Charenee Wade along with many past members of Carter’s band through the years.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)
USAF Band Airmen of Note: The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts #3
The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts is a three-part concert series featuring The Airmen of Note. The Airmen of Note, the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, is internationally recognized as one of America’s finest big bands and a “national treasure.” This week enjoy The Best of the Jazz Heritage Series with memorable performances from the last 6 years. Guest soloists include Al Jarreau, Carmen Bradford, Doc Severinsen, Roberta Gambarini, Andy Martin, Phil Woods, Kurt Elling, Joe Locke and the New York Voices.
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Hiromi
Pianist Hiromi Uehara was born in Shizuoka, Japan in 1979 and took her first piano lesson at age six. By age seventeen, she’d performed with both the Czech Philharmonic and with Chick Corea. She is an in-demand performer, capable of playing stride piano with blinding speed and deadly accuracy, and she’s also a thoughtful, impressionistic composer. On this episode of Piano Jazz from 2004, McPartland and Hiromi perform “Lullaby of Birdland” and McPartland improvises a “Portrait of Hiromi.”
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM
“Celebration of The Music Of Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.”
Craig celebrates Bird’s birthday (8/29) by playing from a variety of records that feature music from the
most important soloist in the history of modern jazz. We’ll hear music from Bird’s years in Kansas City in the early 1940s, through his early demise in 1955. You bring the cake and ice cream…Craig will bring the Charlie Parker records!
Riverwalk Jazz
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Gulf Coast Blues: The Clarence Williams Story
Clarence Williams certainly led a fascinating life — as an iconic record producer who brought the talents of Bessie Smith and Sidney Bechet to mainstream audiences, or as a hustler who stole the rights to top-selling jazz tunes. Topsy Chapman and Vernel Bagneris join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to explore the story of this memorable musician.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: