Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Saturdays at 6:00pm
Randy Weston Centennial Show
Craig celebrates the 100th birth date anniversary of pianist and composer Randy Weston, who passed away in 2018 at age 92. We’ll hear a diverse program spanning his earliest recordings from the early 1950s into the 2000s.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis at the Iowa City Jazz Festival
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis has been applauded for what critics called, “unpretentiously intelligent and profoundly moving blend of cinematic sweep and lush, ear-grabbing melodies.” The 2019 ICJF crowd got to hear this great, praise-worthy jazz for themselves.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 noon
Prestige’s New Jazz Label
Craig explores some fine examples from Prestige’s New Jazz subsidiary. From 1956 through 1963, Prestige founder Bob Weinstock created New Jazz to spotlight unestablished artists. A great many of these artists, like Benny Golson, Jackie McLean, and Dorothy Ashby, became a very important part of jazz culture.
KCCK’s Midnight CD (April 6 – April 12)
Every Night at Midnight
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Spring by Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman on Monday; The Magic Touch by Donald Harrison on Tuesday; Duos by Bernie Senensky on Wednesday; Thank You Notes: The Music of Gregg Hill by the Paul Keller Orchestra on Thursday; Key of V by Peter Veteska & Blues Train on Friday; Jazz Interpretations of the Grateful Dead: Live at Old Rockhouse by Hard Bop Messengers on Saturday; Ode to the Possible by Tom Lippincott on Sunday.