Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (Art Hodes)
Art Hodes
Art Hodes was well known in jazz circles though most of his career was based in Chicago. Like fellow Chicagoans Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa and the Austin High Gang, he was inspired and enamored with the great New Orleans musicians who graced the Windy City in the early 1920s. Unlike the others, Hodes stayed in Chicago for a long time, went to New York for a decade, and returned to his hometown in 1950s and made his mark there. Hodes was well known but not famous, and was the one who carried the torch for traditional music to the end.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
(pre-empted this week for KCCK’s Labor Day Special: The 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival)
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
(pre-empted this week for KCCK’s Labor Day Special: The 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival)
New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Baton Rouge Road Trip 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is eighty miles west of New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. And its sixty miles east of Lafayette, the center of Cajun and Creole culture in America. So you can imagine that the musical heritage of a city between those two might get just a little less attention.
But the blues musicians originating from the Baton Rouge area are at the heart of the history of the blues. Names like Slim Harpo and Buddy Guy are part of the story — but there are also names you might not know, like Whispering Smith and Lonesome Sundown.
And if you’re in New Orleans, it’s all right here in your backyard, just an hour away. So we’re taking a trip out of town to Baton Rouge to hear some stories and check out the Blues Festival there, and riding shotgun with host George Ingmire is the president of the Baton Rouge Blues Foundation, Clarke Gernon.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Prestige at 65
Jamison Ross
Two years ago Jamison Ross took first place in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. The 26-year-old drummer has played with both veterans Carmen Lundy and Wess Anderson, and young talents like Jon Batiste and Cécile McLorin Salvant. Ross’ roots in jazz and gospel give him unfailing feel, and thrill-inducing chops. His trio celebrates Prestige Records’ 65th anniversary, live at Jazz at Lincoln Center and we pay tribute to the legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)
Chase Garrett’s 6th Annual Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp – Part 1
Chase Garrett’s 6th Annual Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp at The Englert Theatre
Chase Garrett’s 6th Annual Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp was back and bigger than ever last November at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City! Featuring four of the most demanded leaders in blues and boogie woogie piano from around the world today as well as local jazz big bands, national vintage jazz bands, special guest musicians and world champion boogie woogie dancers. Prepare to be blown away as Chase Garrett (USA), Daryl Davis (USA), Balázs Dániel (Hungary) and returning favorite Fabrice Eulry (France) hit the stage alongside the CR Jazz Big Band led by Al Naylor (USA), the Joe Smith & The Spicy Pickles Vintage Jazz Band (USA) and world champion boogie woogie dancers Rasmus & Tove Holmqvist (Sweden) to bring you the best blues and boogie woogie festival in Iowa!
Featuring a 17 piece big band, 6 piece vintage hot jazz band, 4 international pianists, 3 highly acclaimed rhythm section members and 2 world champion boogie woogie dancers, this two day festival at The Englert Theatre will become a veritable breeding ground for the high energy, rug-cutting showmanship, quality musicianship and authentic big band, blues and boogie woogie sound of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s. When swing music was at an all-time high and America’s popular music was jazz!
The original concert on November 13th last year aired live on KCCK and this is our first encore broadcast. Enjoy Part 2 next week on the Wednesday Night Special.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
“Tribute To Bobby Hutcherson — Part Two – The Blue Note Years”
Bobby Hutcherson
Craig continues his special tribute to the recently departed expert jazz marimbist and vibraphonist ROBERT “BOBBY” HUTCHERSON (1/27/41 TO 8/15/16). In this second show, Craig will spotlight classic music from Bobby’s 48 Blue Note label recording dates (27 sessions as a leader!, and 21 sessions as a sideman!). We’ll hear from his first Blue Note date, a famous Jackie McLean record called “One Step Beyond” (4/30/63), all the way up to his final “classic” Blue Note date as a leader, a record called “The View From Inside” (8/4-6/76). Hutch’s music will continue to offer inspiration to generations of vibes players to come!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: “Culture Shock” by Etienne Charles 
http://www.etiennecharles.com/about
Etienne Charles is a trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and educator. Rooted in both the jazz and Afro-Caribbean folk traditions of his native Trinidad, his music is somewhat mercurial, but always accessible and inviting. He also plays steel drums and cuatro. Charles comes from a long line of musicians dating back four generations. Etienne’s first professional work was in his father Francis’ progressive (and globally popular) steel drum ensemble Phase II Pan Groove. Charles found his way to trumpet early and took it up in earnest as a young teen. After high school, he began winning awards at Fatima College in Trinidad. He was the first three-time winner of the Provincial Cup, and the youngest student ever to win it. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University — where he studied with jazz pianist Marcus Roberts — and was named Brautlecht Scholar of the College of Music. In 2008 he received his Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School of Music and was awarded the William Schuman Prize.
Charles garnered much experience by appearing on stages with a host of notable musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Monty Alexander, Gerald Wilson, Roberta Flack, Frank Foster, the Count Basie Orchestra, Maria Schneider, Johnny Mandel, and Benny Golson. In 2006, Charles won the National Trumpet Competition, Jazz Division.
That same year, his debut album, Culture Shock, appeared, and received positive reviews. Some of its sidemen included Ronny Jordan, Roberts, Vincent Gardner, and Ralph MacDonald. By the time Folklore was released in 2009, Charles had formed his own touring and recording band.
In 2011, he began teaching at Michigan State University’s College of Music as an assistant professor, and released his third album, Kaiso. He released his fourth album, Creole Soul, in July of 2013 and was awarded the Caribbean Heritage Trailblazer Award by the Institute of Caribbean, and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: