Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Bruce Forman entered the 21st century as one of the strongest swinging bebop and mainstream jazz guitarists around. Since then, he has taken a confident virtuoso walkabout through other genres and formats, both adjacent to and distant from his earlier career. Now Forman gives us a …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – Bradley’s (NYC) Bradley’s is a small, friendly jazz club in New York. It was owned by Bradley Cunningham, who was a fair modern pianist himself, so the club would feature piano and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on Youtube and Soundcloud. It’s rare for one man to change the face of an instrument, and before he turned forty, but Joey DeFrancesco has been performing since he was a child, following a lineage of jazz musicians. A seasoned musician by his teen, having already shared the stage …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – London House (Chicago) / Jazz Standard (NYC) This week there is a short survey of the at one-time sophisticated, now long closed, London House in Chicago and then it’s on to …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify When Patrick Williams assembles a band for a new album, it’s like old home days, as some of the musicians have been playing for him for decades. In late March, eighteen of Los Angeles’ finest players gathered to tackle eight new charts by the Grammy-winning musical …
Every month, KCCK calls your attention to a new release we think is especially noteworthy. The KCCK Featured CD for November is “Past Present” by John Scofield. The early ’90s saw the celebrated guitarist release three well-received discs as the John Scofield Quartet, featuring tenor titan Joe Lovano with Iowa native Bill Stewart on …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – Chicago Clubs: Blue Note / Mr. Kelly’s / Jazz Showcase / The Green Mill This week there is a short survey of Chicago jazz clubs, both old and new. There was a …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Paul McCartney had a great idea for an album. He just needed the world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli to make it. Pizzarelli played on McCartney’s disc of a few years back, “Kisses on the Bottom,” and backed Sir Paul on a handful of prestigious live …
