Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Dolly Dawn
The Vocal Short List this week features Dolly Dawn, an immensely popular singer in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Her real name is Theresa Stabile and she was the cousin of bandleader, Dick Stabile. However, Dawn got her start and her fame with George Hall who had a society orchestra at the Taft Hotel in New York, and also a six-day a week live program on CBS radio. The band was undistinguished, but when Dolly Dawn came aboard the focus shifted to her, and later she became the first female vocalist to lead her own band. Her career lasted through the early 1950s, with a short 1980s revival. If you appreciate some “sweet” sounds, hear The Short List daily at 8:30am and Saturday morning at 7:00 on 88.3 KCCK or on demand at kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
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!!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Ellis Larkins: The Patient Pianist
Pianist Ellis Larkins’ elegant playing style was described as a rainbow of interwoven musical textures. His layered technique created a warm and intimate palette of sound that brought out the full artistic potential of his partners in jazz — Coleman Hawkins and Ella Fitzgerald among them.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Carmen Bradford at the 2011 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Carmen Bradford is the third generation of jazz greats. Her father is trumpeter Bobby Bradford. Her mother is singer Melba Joyce. Her grandfather is former Ink Spot Melvin Moore. With that pedigree, it was no surprise she caught the ear of Count Basie and sang with his Orchestra for nine years. She’s worked with a who’s who of jazz giants – from Thad Jones to Frank Foster. She brought her incredible passion for the Great American Songbook to the 2011 Iowa City Jazz Festival, and wowed the crowd with her energy. Join us for a night with Carmen Bradford on KCCK’s Wednesday Night Special.
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Big Fun at the Opus Concert Café
Iowa’s Jazz Station and Orchestra Iowa bring you First Friday Jazz with Big fun, a jazz-funk group led by guitarist Steve Grismore. Advance tickets at artstowa.com. Join KCCK for jazz at 5pm on the first Friday of every month at the Opus Concert Café in downtown Cedar Rapids. The first set is broadcast live on Jazz 88.3.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Christian Scott in New Orleans
Spend enough time in New Orleans and you come to understand it as a place for every kind of convergence. The culture hums in an endless exchange, with history forever close at hand. Christian Scott understands this to his core: he grew up immersed in ritual Mardi Gras Indian traditions, and distinguished himself as a jazz trumpeter by his early teens. He’s now shaping his own artistic reality, creating what he calls “Stretch Music” — a proud hybrid of styles and approaches, with a strong underlay of groove. In this episode of Jazz Night in America, we’ll join him for an electrifying “stretch” of music and culture.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Contemporary Records in 1958
Craig journeys back 60 years to look in on the various recording sessions that took place at Lester Koenig’s Contemporary Records label in 1958. We’ll hear wonderful examples of “West Coast”-style jazz from great artists like Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne, Harold Land, Andre Previn, Sonny Rollins, and others. Don’t miss it!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: