Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Corridor Jazz (Jim Dreier)
Jim Dreier
Latin percussionist Jim Dreier of Iowa City is an educator at the University of Iowa, but also a familiar face for Latin and jazz fans. He is one of the founding members of the Orquesta Alto Maiz, plays with the popular Beaker Brothers Band, and fronts his own group—Familia. It was the Carlos Santana recording of Black Magic Woman that turned his ears to Latin music and the impact carried on through his training at the Berklee School of Music and to his Masters degree at the University of Iowa.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“The State of The Instrument — Current Jazz Organists”
In this installment of “the state of the instrument series”, Craig uncovers the exciting music of some of today’s top jazz organists…. Pat Bianchi, Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Mike LeDonne!
Night Lights (Classic Jazz) with David Brent Johnson 
Monday, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Corner the World)
Night Lights, is a weekly one-hour jazz radio program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on jazz from the 1945-1990 era—covering artists such as Jackie McLean, Charles Mingus, and Nina Simone and themes ranging from jazz recordings of spirituals to avant-garde interpretations of the Great American Songbook. Night Lights also features many lesser-known talents of post-1945 jazz. Every program is archived after broadcast for online listening. This week: “Soul Eyes: The Early Mal Waldron Songbook”. http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/archives/2017/1/
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM (follows Nightlights)
Wes Montgomery: ‘The Unmistakable Jazz Guitar’
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery created the first new sound on jazz guitar since Charlie Christian revolutionized the instrument in the late ’30s. His innovations such as his celebrated octaves and his style of playing with his thumb rather than a pick continue to have an influence today. Wes also became a popular musician, whose later recordings sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Johannes Wallmann with the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble (new)
Johannes Wallmann
Photo: Keith Borden
German-born pianist and composer Johannes Wallmann is a veteran of the New York and San Francisco Bay Area jazz scenes, he has performed extensively as a bandleader and as a sideman in local, national, and international venues.
In New York and in the Bay Area, Wallmann established himself as a prolific performer in styles as diverse as mainstream jazz and electric fusion, American spirituals, Cantonese pop music, and 20th century classical music. He has performed or recorded with many other artists, including the Dennis Mitcheltree Quartet, the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, the American Music Group, jazz tubaists Howard Johnson and Marcus Rojas, drummers Jeff Hirshfield, Danny Gottlieb, Tim Horner, Terry Clarke and Donald Bailey, bassists Jeff Andrews, Sean Conly and Martin Wind, saxophonists Gary Bartz, Seamus Blake, Pete Yellin and Phil Dwyer, trumpeters Ingrid Jensen and Ralph Alessi, trombonist Josh Roseman, guitarist Brad Shepik, operatic tenor Dr. Francois Clemmons, the Billings Symphony Orchestra, and Canto-pop star Faye Wong.
Wallmann’s groups have performed throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has released four critically acclaimed CDs and his most recent The Coasts (2010), features his Brasstet of Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Josh Roseman, trombone; Marcus Rojas, tuba; Sean Conly, bass; and Fred Kennedy, drums performing a program of all original compositions.
He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble is directed by Joe Perea.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
“Jazz Night Goes to La la Land “ 
Josh Nelson
Jazz Night travels to the ‘City of Angles” (or the “city of stars” as Christian McBride calls it) to find out what L.A. musicians think of how jazz and jazz musicians were portrayed in the award-winning movie La La Land – what it got right, and what it got wrong. We’ll visit with budding jazz pianist and composer Josh Nelson and look in on his latest project inspired by the history of Los Angeles – from Hollywood to amusement parks to Tiki music.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“Tribute To Bassist Bob Cranshaw”
Bob Cranshaw
Craig salutes the memory of recently departed Bob Cranshaw. Bob was best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins, but he also provided the “rock solid” bass for literally hundreds of famous jazz recordings over the years. We’ll hear great records of Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Bobby Hutcherson, Duke Pearson, Nat Adderley, and so many more. A very important musician who will be greatly missed!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
TBA
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: