Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. It was only a matter of time before guitarist Paul Mehling focused his creative mojo on Lennon and McCartney’s vast and enduring treasure trove of songs. The founder and guiding spirit of the Hot Club of San Francisco, America’s longest running Gypsy swing ensemble, Mehling …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Whether moving from Japan to the United States or navigating between the influences of jazz, soul, hip-hop, Afrobeat and electronica, trumpeter and composer Takuya Kuroda has never followed a straight path. On his fifth album, “Zigzagger,” Kuroda darts between those wide-ranging interests with a funky swagger …
If you’ve ever missed a favorite show on KCCK, or want to go back and listen to one again, you can now hear Iowa’s Jazz Station on YOUR schedule. In partnership with Radio Free America, KCCK’s entire broadcast schedule is now being archived online, and you can hear a show for two full weeks after …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Humphrey Lyttelton) The Short List survey of international jazz stars from the past and present continues with the revered English …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Though he may only have six strings at his disposal, guitarist Joshua Breakstone has felt a lifelong connection to jazz’s great piano players. On his latest release, “88,” Breakstone pays tribute to some of his favorite pianist-composers with a smoking set of pieces penned by some …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Michel Petrucciani) The Short List survey of international jazz stars from the past and present continues with the brilliant French Pianist — Michel Petrucciani. He was short of stature—only three feet tall—but …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Trumpeter Tom Harrell is a prolific composer and arranger, a mysterious yet mesmerizing presence in concert and a regular in the recording studio. His resume is impressive, with contributions to bands led by Stan Kenton, Horace Silver, Joe Lovano and others. He also has written scores …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Stan Hasselgard) The Short List this week begins a short survey of international jazz stars from the past and present. Swedish clarinetist Stan Hasselgard is first up. His tenure was short—he died …
