Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Saturdays at 6:00pm
Miroslav Vitous on ECM
Craig presents a fine sampling of brilliantly recorded material from the 78-year-old bassist Miroslav Vitous’s work on ECM. Miroslav recorded nine records for ECM between 1979 and 2011. He also worked five times as a sideman for the label, on records by Chick Corea, Terje Rypdal, and Jan Garbarek.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Ritmocano at the Iowa City Jazz Festival
Iowa percussionist James Dreier brought together a host of Iowa’s best music makers to form Ritmocano, a dream project that explores the many facets of Latin jazz. Dreier and friends took the Iowa City Jazz Festival stage in 2017 for a spirited, high-energy set.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 noon
Sam Rivers & His Blue Note Work
Multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers recorded four outstanding records for Blue Note between 1964 and 1967, and appears as a sideman (also from ’64 to ’67) on other Blue Note Records with drummer Tony Williams, pianist Andrew Hill, organist Larry Young, and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson.
KCCK’s Midnight CD (March 9 – March 15)
Every Night at Midnight
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Blues in Blueprint: 12 Variations on the Blues by Clovis Nicholas on Monday; Threefold by Chris Madsen on Tuesday; Shifty Paradigms by the Dave Slonaker Big Band on Wednesday; Transparent by Monika Herzig on Thursday; Live at the Chicago Blues Festival by the Stefan Hillesheim Band on Friday; Free Life by Tony O Blues on Saturday; In the Brass Palace by Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band on Sunday.