Jazz Corner of the World
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Grant Green As a Blue Note Leader, Part 1
In this first of two shows to feature guitarist Grant Green’s 1960 to 1963 Blue Note work as a leader, host Craig Kessler spins classic sides that have become essential listening. We’ll hear “Green Street,” “Oleo,” “Born To Be Blue,” and many others.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Da’Bluesapalooza 23
KCCK’s second annual mega-blues-jam! Gathered for a hot night in winter were Craig Erickson, “Daddy-O” McMurrin, Kevin Burt, Tanya English, and many more of the cream of Iowa’s bluesmasters.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Cassandra Wilson Inside & Out
For Women in Jazz Month, host Christian McBride toasts vocalist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson. We’ll hear tracks from her vast discography and look into the way she turns standards inside out, and covers other musicians’ songs sideways.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
A Tribute to Wayne Shorter
Host Craig Kessler celebrates the late Wayne Shorter’s stellar career by presenting his work from Columbia, Verve, Prestige, Blue Note, and other labels. We’ll hear the 12-time Grammy-winning saxophonist with Miles Davis, Bobby Timmons, Art Blakey, and Joe Zawinul. Shorter will always remain one the all-time great composers and soloists in jazz!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Convertible by Kingsley Durant on Monday; Samba Sem Voce by Rosa Passos on Tuesday; Border Widow’s Lament by Bill Cunliffe, Martin Wind & Tim Horner on Wednesday; Pride by Christian McBride’s New Jawn on Thursday; Cut My Spirit Loose by Big Harp George on Friday; Fresh Tracks by Big Shoes on Saturday; The Art of Intimacy, Vol. 2: His Muse by Jeremy Pelt on Sunday.