Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Rod Pierson Rod Pierson leads the occasional big band with vocalist Craig Boche. Together they cover the jazz-based hits of the near past as well as classic big band material. His resume includes stints …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. McClenty Hunter Jr.’s groove has been a big part of the New York scene for the last ten years. He began his career in Maryland playing gospel, attended Howard University studying under Grady Tate, and went on to earn his Masters at Juilliard under Carl Allen. McClenty was …
KCCK starts the run up to the 2018 Iowa City Jazz Festival by reliving last year’s Fest on Memorial Day. Listen all day Monday for memorable performances from Jeff Coffin, The Cookers, Laura Caviani, and many more, plus our exclusive backstage conversations with all the headliners. Here’s the schedule (times are approximate): 6:00am – Rhythm …
It’s all about the Bass with Dennis Green, as he interviews Des Moines native Hannah Marks, now a student in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University about her upcoming show at the Clinton St. Social Club on May 26. Iowa City bassist Blake Shaw sits on on the conversation as well. He and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With his gruff, gravelly voice, his penchant for hep cat diction, and the serpentine bebop turns of his vocalese creations, Eddie Jefferson might not seem the ideal match for a classic romantic crooner like Allan Harris. The Brooklyn-born singer has previously paid homage to the songs of Billy …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Carlis Faurot Violinist Carlis Faurot began playing at age three. By 16, he was gigging in coffeehouses. He moved to Cedar Rapids as a young man, and struck up a friendship with guitarist Mike …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Eight years after becoming an NEA Jazz Master, with critics declaring him one of the top jazz pianists in the world, Kenny Barron is still striving to reach new creative heights as he continues to record and tour with many different instrumental configurations. This year, the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Chris Merz The Short List this week spotlights Chris Merz, director of the University of Northern Iowa Jazz Program. Merz is also a gifted saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He has a dozen albums under …
