Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Miroslav Vitous’s Early Years
We’ll hear bassist Miroslav Vitous in a variety of settings, as host Craig Kessler presents Vitous in an early recording by Jack DeJohnette, the first 5 Weather Report recordings, work with Larry Coryell, Herbie Mann, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, and many other tasty tunes of the times!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Shade of Blue at JUTS 2015
Shade of Blue brought the party to the McGrath Amphitheatre for 2015’s Jazz Under the Stars. Iowa’s veteran groove masters served up a tasty selection of vintage funk and groovy jazz.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Bird with Strings
Charlie Parker with Strings was the most commercially successful project of Charlie Parker’s all too brief career. Host Christian McBride examines the backstory of this project and plays rare selections featuring saxophonists Wess Anderson and Charles McPherson.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Hank Mobley’s Blue Note Sessions
Hear an array of classic Blue Note gems as host Craig Kessler presents the great tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley. We’ll hear Hank as a leader, as well as a sideman with the likes of Lee Morgan, Freddie Roach, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Clark, and others, all culled from 55 sessions between 1954 and 1970.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Who Are You? The Music of Kenny Wheeler by Duncan Hopkins on Monday; Be Still by Jalen Baker on Tuesday; Coral Way by Alfredo Rodriguez on Wednesday; Between Two Worlds by Terrell Stafford on Thursday; Reloaded by Tony Wessels & the Revolvers on Friday; Writing on the Wall by Coco Montoya on Saturday; How Love Begins by Nicole Zuraitis on Sunday.