Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
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!)
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Road Scholars at First Friday Jazz
Saxophonist Damani Phillips and percussionist Dan Moore share a passion for the music of Spyro Gyra. So much so that they formed Road Scholars to pay tribute to the music of Jay Beckenstein and company. They shared this love with an appreciative First Friday audience.
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
The Bold Cassandra Wilson
Jazz Night in America celebrates vocalist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson. Explore tracks from her expansive discography and discover how she reimagines jazz standards while offering bold, unconventional takes on other musicians’ songs.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
A Coleman Hawkins Birthday Party
This week, Craig throws a birthday party for Coleman Hawkins, the “Father of Jazz Tenor Sax.” Hawkins was known for contributing to each of the major changes in jazz stylings. We’ll hear a wide variety of recordings made in the mid-1920s to the late 1960s.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Ofrenda by Diego Rivera on Monday; Brightlight by Avishai Cohen on Tuesday; Music is Connection by Ryan Keberle & Catharsis on Wednesday; We See by Steve Davis on Thursday; Lines by Randy McAllister on Friday; I Got What You Need by Mississippi MacDonald on Saturday; Jane Monheit by Jane Monheit on Sunday.