Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Another Listen to A&M Horizon
Host Craig Kessler spins more goodies from this short-lived jazz label. We’ll hear from Dave Brubeck, Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Dave Liebman, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, and many others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Soul Sacrifice at Jazz Under the Stars
We’re just not ready to let go of summer! Our Wednesday Night Special this week features Soul Sacrifice, who took the stage in Noelridge Park for Week 2 of KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars. As their name implies, this 7-piece of Eastern Iowa’s finest musicians pay loving tribute to the music of Carlos Santana. The crowd was on its feet for a night of Santana hits, hot Latin jazz, and fusion favorites.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Baltimore’s Jazz Renaissance
Host Christian McBride joins the celebration of the jazz Renaissance in Baltimore with trumpeter Sean Jones, NEA Jazz Master Todd Barkan, and members of the Baltimore Jazz Collective — a new leaderless group featuring Baltimore natives, double bassist Kris Funn and community activist/bass clarinetist Todd Marcus.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
The Black Jazz Record Label, Part 1
Host Craig Kessler begins another series of shows surveying yet another African-American jazz label from the 1970s. Gene Russel’s Black Jazz Records spotlighted African-American jazz primarily from the Chicago area. Hear overlooked selections from the group The Awakening, tenorman Rudolph Johnson, bassist Cleveland Eaton, vocalist Jean Carn, pianist Roland Haynes, and a number of others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
How Deep is the Ocean by Pat Coil on Monday; Sing a Song of Bird by Roseanna Vitro on Tuesday; Life Lessons by Marc Cary on Wednesday; More Music by Joey DeFrancesco on Thursday; Faster by Samantha Fish on Friday; Put a Lid On It by Diane Durrett & Soul Suga on Saturday; Songs From Other Places by Stacey Kent on Sunday