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Special Programs for September 20 thru September 26
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata East Records, Part 4 Host Craig Kessler totes in another batch of CDs and vinyl from this top-notch, extremely hard to find, ‘power’ jazz record label. We’ll hear a tasty array of jazz styles from a broad spectrum of vaunted Black artists, mostly …
Special Programs for September 13 thru September 19
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Muse Records, Part One Host Craig Kessler takes a first look at this rather extensive label that operated between 1972 and 1995, with some 560-plus titles in its catalog. Owner Joe Fields made this a veritable blue collar, meat-and-potatoes jazz label, sporting terrific artists …
Special Programs for September 6 thru September 12
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Jazz Corner of the World is pre-empted this week as we commemorate Labor Day with the rebroadcast of the 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Lew Soloff at Kirkwood Trumpeter Lew Soloff’s dynamic and …
Special Programs for August 30 thru September 5
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Charlie Parker Live Last year, through the entire month of August, host Craig Kessler celebrated the centennial anniversary of the genius of modern jazz, Charlie Parker, all month long with studio recordings from each of Bird’s main record labels – Savoy, Dial, Clef (Verve), and others, …
Special Programs for August 23 thru August 29
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Tribute to Chick Corea, Show 8 Host Craig Kessler continues his chronological look at Chick Corea’s stellar career. This episode begins with material from late 1984 and goes well into the 1990s. We’ll hear a bit more ECM material, as well as from Chick’s Elektric Band …
Special Programs for August 16 thru August 22
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Tribute to Ira “John” Rapson 2/4/53 to 7/21/21 Host Craig Kessler salutes the life and legacy of the recently departed John Rapson of the University of Iowa’s jazz department. Craig presents a variety of recordings that John was associated with, either as leader, composer, arranger, …
Special Programs for August 9 thru August 14
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata East Records, Show 3 Craig hauls into our KCCK studios another batch of overlooked recordings (mostly vinyl!!) from the Strata East label. We’ll hear a delicious array of wonderful music from a broad spectrum of Black artists from the 1970s, in a …
Special Programs for August 2 thru August 7
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM A&M Horizons Records, Show 1 Don’t miss out on the fun as Craig spins some mighty hip jazz from the relatively short-lived jazz label A&M Horizons. We’ll hear music from Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune, Dave Brubeck, Jim Hall, Mel Lewis, Don Cherry, …