Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Greta Matassa
The Vocal Short List this week features Greta Matassa, a little known singer from Seattle. She has appeared on a previous Short List program with guitarist Mimi Fox, but this time there is a good sampling of her wide-ranging style. Her love for the Great American Songbook came early in life from her jazz-loving parents. Greta grew up on Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire and Anita O’Day. She is now a jazz icon in the Pacific Northwest, with a dozen albums to her credit. Hear The Short List each morning at 8:35 and Saturdays at 7:00am, with our mobile app, or on demand at kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Music of Woody Shaw, Part Three: His Muse Years
Craig focuses on yet another area of the career of the remarkable trumpet master and composer Woody Shaw. This week, we’ll throw the spotlight onto his stunning recordings that he made for Joe Fields’ Muse Record label in the 1970’s and 80’s … mostly leading his own great bands! Stunning material!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Doc Cheatam: Jazz History’s Eyewitness
Doc Cheatham was a part of virtually all of jazz’s history from his own early groups in the mid-1920s to the McKinney Cotton Pickers and Cab Calloway’s band in the 30s, and on into the 70s with numerous other bands. Late in life, Doc emerged from his role as an ensemble player and blossomed into an expressive soloist in small group settings. His articulation and clarity on the trumpet were the pillars of his style.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Tribute to Ron DeWitte
KCCK and the entire Iowa music community mourn the recent passing of guitarist Ron DeWitte, after a long battle with cancer.
Ron was one of our region’s most celebrated guitarists, a multiple inductee into the Iowa Rock and Roll and Blues Halls of Fame.
Listen for the music Ron DeWitte as we pay tribute to a great musician and friend this week, and tune in to the Wednesday Special as we broadcast one of his concerts, Wednesday at 6pm.
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Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Joe Temperley at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Joe Temperley, long-time baritone saxophonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra died yesterday, May 11, 2016, at the age of 86. Temperley, who sadly passed away in May, 2016 at the age of 86, was born in Scotland. He moved to London, then to America, and went on to play with Duke Ellington and nearly all the great big bands in jazz. On this episode of Jazz Night In America, we hear Temperley’s life story, along with his own compositions and new arrangements of his favorite Ellington tunes.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Birth Date Anniversary Celebration for David “Fathead” Newman”
Craig celebrates the birthday and career of the great David Newman. We’ll hear dazzling saxophone and flute from throughout his lengthy career, from his early days (late 40s and 50s with a variety of jazz and blues artists), to his years with the one and only Ray Charles (’54 into the early 60’s), Fathead’s treasured Atlantic releases, on into his later years in a variety of settings. One of the truly underrated and overlooked jazz masters!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: