Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 2
It’s another big helping of boogie-woogie, stride, and a little ragtime piano, as Craig Kessler shares music from the senior class he teaches. We’ll hear great stuff from Pete Johnson, Jimmy Yancey, James P. Johnson, Jelly Roll Morton, Katie Webster, and a host of others.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Confluence at First Friday Jazz
It was a full house at the Opus Concert Café for First Friday Jazz as Confluence took the stage. The talented quintet played a full spectrum of original compositions, samba, and soul. It was an evening of original works, new tunes, and some well-known standards.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
A Cedar Walton Crate Dive
Christian McBride goes “crate digging,” and comes up with a fiery recording from the Jazz at Lincoln Center vaults. Tune in for a 2008 Cedar Walton Quintet performance at Dizzy’s Club. While listening to this swinging set, McBride shares some personal stories about the pianist, having recorded with him back in the day.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 3
Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Hadda Brooks, Cripple Clarence Lofton, Pinetop Perkins, Ray Charles, Sugar Chile Robinson, and a host of others!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Vol. 1 by Chris Botti on Monday; Introspection by Eunmi Lee on Tuesday; Mistaken Identity by Ron Blake on Wednesday; Live from the Northwest by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on Thursday; Blues from Caucasia by Tom Buenger on Friday; Behind the Veil by Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind on Saturday; Veronica Swift by Veronica Swift on Sunday.