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New Music Monday for May 18, 2015
Through a series of critically acclaimed releases over the past decade, saxophonist and composer Rudresh Mahanthappa has explored the music of his South Indian heritage and translated it through the vocabulary of his own distinctive approach to modern jazz. On his latest release, “Bird Calls,” Mahanthappa trains his anthropological imagination on an equally important cultural …
New Music Monday for May 11, 2015
Revered by The Washington Post as “successfully translating the musical pulse of his era into jazz,” acclaimed bassist Ben Williams delivers his sophomore release, “Coming of Age.” Continuing to implore the common elements of jazz, hip-hop, rock and soul, the young bandleader embarks on a bolder journey on this CD with more music by his own …
New Music Monday for May 4, 2015
Recorded at the Tin Angel in the Old City section of Philadelphia in the mid-‘90s, “Nexus” represents a rare look a jazz guitar masterPat Martino in the stripped-down setting of duos with one of his most emphatic partners to date, pianist Jim Ridl. Martino’s signature sound is instantly revealed in these intimate recordings with Ridl, …
New Music Monday for April 27, 2015
New Music Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. After David Sanborn recorded his one-off acoustic jazz album with pianist Bob James for Okeh Records in 2013, the label continued the conversation with the renowned alto saxophonist. That exchange led to Sanborn—deemed the most influential crossover artist of his generation and the most commercially successful saxman …
This Week’s Special Shows
Week of April 27, 2015 Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AMJazz and the Spoken Word: Kenneth PatchenOver the years there has been a small group of writers and musicians who have worked to blend together the …
Howard Levy Interview
Howard Levy is one of just a handful of premiere jazz harmonica players on the planet. He is also an outstanding pianist. A founding member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Howard also performs with the Latin groups Trio Globo and Chèverede Chicago. He stopped by KCCK when he was in Iowa recently for a …
Jazz Under the Stars line-up revealed at Taste of Jazz
KCCK, First Avenue Wine House and the future chefs of Kirkwood’s Culinary Arts Department will collaborate for a night of wine, food and music Friday, April 24, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Hotel at Kirkwood Center at 7725 Kirkwood Boulevard SW. This year’s theme is Sweet Home Chicago. The Culinary Arts students will cook and …
New Music Monday for April 20, 2015
New Music Monday Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Drum master Steve Gadd is among the most respected and emulated musicians in the world—an anomaly whose panache for playing precisely what a piece of music requires plus bringing signature taste, style and energy to the proceedings has resulted in hundreds of the most rhythmically exhilarating …