Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
Listening to “Lucky”
Craig spins fabulous material from legendary saxophonist Eli “Lucky” Thompson’s lengthy career that spanned the early 1940s well into the 1970s. We’ll hear superb work from Thompson, on both soprano sax and tenor sax.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Blake Shaw Big(ish) Band at Jazz Under the Stars
Bassist, singer, and composer Blake Shaw brought his Big(ish) Band to the Jazz Under the Stars stage in 2022, and treated everyone to fresh arrangements of jazz standards and many of his own original charts (he even sang a song or two).
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Electric Miles
Christian McBride takes a deep dive into Miles Davis’ electric period – bold, controversial, and now legendary. Bassist Marcus Miller lights up the stage at Jazz at Lincoln Center, plus a rare interview with the woman who helped spark Miles’ electric revolution – his trailblazing second wife, the late Betty Davis.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
Sunnyside Records, Part Two
Craig continues his series of presentations that explore the top-notch Sunnyside record label founded in 1982 and operated by Francois Zalacain. We’ll hear a variety of diverse selections from premier artists, such as Dan Tepfer, Deidre Rodman, Happy Apple, Roswell Rudd, Sal Mosca, Judy Niemack, Ben Wendel, and others!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Reincarnation of a Lovebird by the Henry Drabkin Quartet on Monday; West by Northwest by Tom Wakeling on Tuesday; Brisket for Breakfast by Joe Alterman featuring Houston Person on Wednesday; Woven by Jeremy Pelt on Thursday; Bluesland Theme Park by Heavy Drunk & Watermelon Slim Friday; Breadman’s Blues by the Bob Lanza Blues Band on Saturday; I Want to Be Happy by Liz Cole on Sunday.