Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Beverly Kenney
This week’s Short List spotlights a singer who is a cult figure in Japan but long obscure in the United States. Beverly Kenney had a glorious six years on the jazz scene in the mid-to-late-1950s. Her voice is somewhere between Billie Holiday and Julie London — a soft and swinging vocalist. Her first album in 1955 was with the renowned guitarist, Johnny Smith. She would make five subsequent albums — one a year — until 1960. That year she took her own life and left the vocal jazz scene much poorer. Hear Beverly Kenney’s story and songs each weekday morning at 8:30 and Saturday morning at 7:00 on Iowa’s Jazz Station, 88.3 KCCK, and with our free mobile app.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Career of Trumpet Master Woody Shaw, Part One
This first show (in a series of 3) begins a general overview of Woody’s outstanding jazz career. Craig will look at Shaw’s time in Paris, his work with Eric Dolphy, his Blue Note years, and his collaborations with many jazz greats, like Jackie McLean, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Andrew Hill, and others. Don’t miss this 3-part loving tribute to one of the true jazz giants!!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Betty Carter: Fiercely Individual
For nearly 50 years, Betty Carter was an irrepressible and incomparable practitioner of jazz vocal tradition. She was a “pure” jazz singer whose strong musical style and instrument-like voice was keenly original and distinct. She was also a fiercely dedicated and demanding bandleader who helped hone the skills of gifted young musicians like Cyrus Chestnut and Jacky Terrasson. This program explores Carter’s many sides and talents — as a song stylist, composer, a bandleader, and teacher.
Wednesday Night Special 
6:00 PM
The Jazz Underground at Jazz Under The Stars
The Jazz Underground, another strong vote-getter in KCCK’s recent listener poll of their favorite Jazz Under The Stars performances, brought their full repertoire to a huge crowd in Noelridge Park. Led by drummer Dennis McPartland with pianist Dick Watson, Dr. Craig Dove on bass, Bob Dunn on guitar, and saxophonist David Sharp, Jazz Underground played the whole range of jazz – from straight-ahead, bop, Broadway classics, tunes from the Great American Songbook, and even a little Burt Bacharach. Vocalist D Pittam even sat in on a few numbers. It was a great night of jazz, and you can hear it again on the Wednesday Night Special. The Jazz Underground, live in Noelridge Park at KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars!
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Buster Williams: Something More
Buster Williams, once a sideman renowned for his work with Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Jimmy Heath, Betty Carter, and others, now leads his own groups under the name “Something More.” Of this title, Williams says: “Music should be an experience. It shouldn’t be something that’s understood by mathematics or by categories. The objective is to always give the audience something more.” While the members of Something More rotate from project to project, their individual and collective standards of performance – as well as their long, diverse lists of musical accomplishments and collaborations – never falter. For this performance, the revered bassist brings Steve Wilson, George Colligan, and Lenny White to the stage.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler 
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tribute To Roswell Rudd
Jazz Corner of the World salutes the life and legacy of recently departed trombonist and composer, Roswell Hopkins Rudd. Craig will spin some select examples from Roswell’s 20+ recordings as a leader, as well as from his 40+ recordings as a sideman. Don’t miss this special tribute to the pioneering spirit of this complex and remarkable musician, composer, trombonist and jazzman!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: