Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has received numerous awards, including three consecutive DownBeat Jazz Soloist Awards, and was theonly Australian semi-finalist in the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. He’s performed around Europe and the U.S. …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Corridor Jazz (Eddie Piccard) new series A familiar musician is on The Short List this week as we survey “Corridor Jazz.” If there were a face for jazz music in Eastern Iowa, the leading …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The music of Latin America has long been some of the world’s most beloved, whether Brazilian bossa nova, Argentinean tango, Cuban bolero or irresistible songs from Chile, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Pianist Edward Simon— a native of Venezuela who has made a name for himself in …
KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars 2016 – Day after Christmas Special! Monday, December 26th 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM (repeated 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Mirage (indoors at Parlor City Pub) 6am – 8:am / 12pm – 2pm A downpour forced our 2nd scheduled Jazz Under the Stars concert of the 2016 season indoors at …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. After a recorded trio encounter in 2005 known as Mondo Trio (with drummer Vinnie Colaiuta) that became a musicians’ favorite, kindred spirits and fellow Jeffs, keyboardist Babko and reedman Coffin, knew they had to reconvene. When drummer Keith Carlock relocated to Nashville, where Coffin resides, it …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Claude Bolling) French pianist Claude Bolling may be best known here for his Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal from the mid-1970s. That recording put his name on …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “It was very moving to have all these people paying tribute to me, but I just treated it like it was another show,” six-time Grammy-winner Dr. John says of “The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: A Celebration of Mac & his Music.” The expansive live tribute set …
KCCK’S Talking Pictures- Movie Rules! When you go to a movie and pay money to experience it, you expect certain things to be true to ensure your enjoyment of the show. They boil down to two simple ideas: You want to be able to see the image and to hear the sound without distractions. We …
