Mondays at 6:00pm
Dave Holland’s Birthday
Host Craig Kessler celebrates the 78th birthday of Dave Holland (October 1, 1946). He’ll spin a variety of stylish material from his early days with Miles Davis, all the way up to his latest current recordings.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Jazz Under the Stars with
Invisible Jazz & the Next Gen Jazz Collective
All month, KCCK’s Wednesday Night Special gives us a fond listen back to Jazz Under the Stars, the last great party of the summer! This week, the Next Gen Jazz Collective opened the show at Noelridge Park, then Invisible Jazz played long after sundown.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
BadBadNotGood
Find out how a couple of jazz students from Toronto, Canada went rogue from performing jazz standards to becoming the darling instrumental ensemble of the hip-hop elite. It’s the fascinating story of BadBadNotGood.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
Steeplechase Records – Show #4
Craig presents another wonderful sampling of jazz from the remarkable Steeplechase label from Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by Nils Winther in 1972, Steeplechase has created over a thousand top-notch releases from great jazz artists like Jackie McLean, Harold Danko, Andrew Hill, Eddie Henderson, Jack Walrath, Walt Dickerson, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Painter of Dreams by Misha Tisganov on Monday; Crescent City Jewels by Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday; Embracing Dawn by Christian Sands on Wednesday; Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959 by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band on Thursday; Live by the Tas Cru Band on Friday; More Fun by Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters on Saturday; Good Company by Art Hirahara on Sunday.