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Special Programs for the Week of December 9 – 15
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List 13: Michael Feinstein (new) A new Vocal Short List series continues with singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, a champion of Music from the Great American Songbook. When very young he started playing piano by ear. By the time …
New Music Monday for December 2, 2013
New York Voices, the internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble renowned for their seamless vocalizing and intricate jazz-influenced arrangements, unveil their long-awaited Christmas CD, “Let It Snow.” The disc also tops off a special year, one that commemorates the quartet’s 25th anniversary. The release finds Kim Nazarian, Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader and Peter Eldridge celebrating …
Special Programs for the Week of December 2 – 8
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AMVocal Short List 13: Carmen Lundy (new)A new Vocal Short List series beings this week with the underrated and perhaps unappreciated jazz singer Carmen Lundy. Carmen Lundy has been an excellent singer and performer for over three decades. And she …
Special Programs for the Week of November 25 – December 1
KCCK’s Special Thanksgiving Day Broadcast Thursday, November 28 10:00 AM – Midnight Highlights from KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars 2013 (10 am–3:15 pm) The United States Air Force Band Jazz Heritage Series Radio Broadcasts (3:15 pm-6:35 pm) Our annual Thanksgiving Day special includes an encore from three top area bands captured live …
New Music Monday for November 25, 2013
After a full career which has spanned decades without a lull, Tom Harrell is as busy as ever. His current band has released five excellent CDs since 2007 alone. He’s so prolific that he’s been writing and arranging music for other ensembles such as Carlos Santana, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and others all …
Special Programs for the Week of November 18 – 24
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Ronnie Foster Ronnie Foster is one of the lesser lights in the “acid jazz” genre, but he has gathered in a new following that loves his funky vamps. Foster is not a …
New Music Monday for November 18, 2013
Big John Patton was a staple of the Blue Note Records roster during the heyday of soul jazz in the 1960s. The link between the bluesy hard bop of Jimmy Smith and the modal free-jazz explorations of Larry Young, Patton had a style that was funky and raw, emotional and honest and thrillingly …
New Music Monday for November 11, 2013
‘Full bodied and comforting as home-baked apple pie’ is one apt description of Houston Person’s saxophone sound. It has also been compared to ‘mom’s meatloaf.’ Inasmuch as these similes attempt to convey the warm-hearted and effortlessly accomplished nature of the South Carolina-born tenorman’s art, they are spot-on, but it must be remembered that …