The Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List this week takes us to both coasts: Smalls in Greenwich Village and the Keystone Korner in San Francisco. Smalls is a unique place that records each performance and issues downloads and CDs of those sessions. The Keystone Korner started out as a topless bar but soon realized that music was a better fit. It was one of pianist Bill Evans favorite places and his final recordings were made there.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tribute To Record Exec Joe Fields and His ‘Muse’ Label
Craig salutes the recently departed record producer and label owner, Joe Fields with an overview of Fields’s ‘Muse’ label. Craig will feature a variety of tasty jazz gems from Muse’s 500 + titles, many that are seldom heard. Don’t miss it!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Bud Powell: Bebop Pianism
After being brutally beaten by police at age 21, Bud Powell spent the rest of his short life fighting mental illness. His music revealed this constant state of struggle. Known to improvise like one possessed, Powell’s right hand could race through the upper registers of the keyboard with astounding clarity while his left hand grounded the lines with irregularly spaced dissonant bass chords. Bud Powell created a ferocious body of music that shattered the limits of bebop and influenced all who followed him.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Jazz In The Stacks Featuring The Latin Jazz of Carlos Santana
Guitar master Carlos Santana has crossed musical boundaries his entire career, infusing it all with the infectious rhythms and melodies of Latin America. Drummer Dennis McPartland and saxman Peter Hart lead their ensemble in the Latin jazz of Carlos Santana. Join us for this special performance, recorded live as part of Jazz In The Stacks series at the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Eddie Palmieri’s Harlem River Drive (Revisited)
Pianist Eddie Palmieri turns 80 this month, and to celebrate Jazz Night in America presents the Latin jazz legend’s Harlem River Drive project, featuring an 18-piece orchestra recorded in Harlem. Eddie and the band trace the genesis and commercial failure of the 1971 cult album, and how the message is still relevant today.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Piano Artistry of Joanne Brackeen
Craig surveys the music of Joanne Brackeen, yet another amazing, yet largely overlooked and underrated pianist. She is truly an amazing and cutting edge musician and composer. We’ll hear from a number of her stunning releases as a leader, as well as some work with tenorman Stan Getz, vibraphonist Freddie McCoy, and others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: