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 …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Michael Gibbs) English arranger and composer Michael Gibbs was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, but educated in England. He was on track to be a scientist, but his friends liked jazz. When …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. In the aftermath of one of the most bizarre presidential elections the country has ever seen, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra do their part to “Make America Great Again!” On their debut recording, the trombonist/composer and his rollicking big band take that slogan and run …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Jan Garbarek) This week it is off to the frozen north in Europe and the cool music of saxophonist Jan Garbarek. His mixture of Norwegian folk music, Indian harmonies and edgy avant-garde …
