Mondays at 6:00pm
Steeplechase Records, Show 5
Craig presents another of jazz from the remarkable Steeplechase label from Copenhagen. Founder Nils Winther, has created over a thousand top-notch releases from great jazz artists like Dexter Gordon, Stanley Cowell, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Tete Montoliu, John Abercrombie, and many others.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Kid Logic at First Friday Jazz
Inspired by the music of Steely Dan, Kid Logic gave the Opus Concert Café audience a healthy helping of Becker and Fagen, plus great fusion from Weather Report, the Crusaders, Lee Ritenour, the Rippingtons, and much more.
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Abdullah Ibrahim’s Freedom Song
The pianist, composer, and 2019 NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) reflects on his experiences growing up under apartheid in South Africa and shares what freedom means to him today. Listen to a 2017 performance with his band, Ekaya, recorded at Town Hall in New York City on South Africa Freedom Day.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
George Cables at 80
Craig celebrates George Cables’s 80th birthday by presenting an array of great jazz selections from his lengthy career, beginning in 1970 right up to the present. Some 50 years ago, Art Pepper dubbed Cables “Mr. Beautiful.” (He still is!)
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Golden City by Miguel Zenon on Monday; Time Takes Odd Turns by the Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday; Among Giants by Sarah Hanahan on Wednesday; Reverence by the Carn Davidson 9 on Thursday; Revival by Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival on Friday; Live in Europe by the Scott Weis Band on Saturday; Awakening by Andrew Vogt on Sunday.