Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wilbur Ware, George Mraz, Will Lee and Victor Wooten, trumpeters Cat Anderson, and Stacy Rowles, singers Lorraine Feather, Caecilie Norby and Barbara Morrison, saxmen Scott Hamilton, James Clay and Jim Tomlinson, organists Baby Face Willette and Papa John …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Sunnyside Records, Show 4 Craig continues his exploration of Sunnyside, a top-notch record label operated by Francoise Zalacain (founded in 1982). We’ll hear a variety of diverse selections from premier jazz artists such as Wayne Escoffery. Norma Winstone, John McNeil, Becca Stevens, Frank Kimbrough, Diego Urcola, and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThose who have frequented New York’s City’s staple jazz venues in recent years will have noticed a bright new name increasingly appearing consistently. From Dizzy’s and Small’s to Jazz at Lincoln Center, the 2021 BMI Future Jazz Master Caelan Cardello is a pianist whose renown is dramatically and rightly spreading. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifySurrounded by the brilliant musical family who have centered his band for years—bassist Rodney Whitaker, pianist Rick Roe and drummer Quincy Davis—guitarist Randy Napoleon calls back four of his fleet-fingered, virtuoso former guitar students to share the stage and build up something new for his 10th project as a leader, …
KCCK wraps up the summer by reliving one of our favorite weekends of summer 2025, as we re-broadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Listen all day Monday for every main stage and sidestage performance, plus our exclusive backstage conversations with all the headliners. Here’s the schedule (times are approximate): 06:00 AM Alyssa Allgood Quartet07:00 AM …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm A Kenny Drew Birthday Celebration Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of Kenny Drew, born August 28, 1928. We’ll hear a variety of choice jazz gems dating back to 1950 works and continuing throughout his lengthy career, with recordings from Blue Note, Storyville, Riverside, Steeplechase, Soul Note, …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Velma Middleton and Teri Thornton, saxmen Art Pepper and Clifford Jordan, pianists Horace Silver, Richie Powell and Gene Harris, bassists Larry Ridley, Essiet Essiet and Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Sherrie Mericle, trumpeter/bandleader Gerlad Wilson and more! We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyVocalist Mark Winkler, an acclaimed artist on the Los Angeles jazz scene, is a prolific recording artists and lyricist. His original songs have been sung and recorded by a cadre of top singers like Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Randy Crawford. He now releases his 22nd album, “Hold On,” …
