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 …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California Jazz Clubs …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “Wild Dance” is a trans-generational undertaking initiated by the grand master of Italian jazz, Enrico Rava. Energized by joyous experiences on the road, the ever youthful trumpeter took his new working quartet of the last two years into the studio, joined by trombonist Gianluca Petrella, an …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – The Jazz Bakery Jazz Clubs Live Short List …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “Speaking in Tongues” is Brazilian vocalist and composer Luciana Souza’s stunning new disc, one she describes as “a musical inquiry into language and conversation.” She draws on the talents of four of the most creative musicians working in jazz today with whom Luciana had never previously …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – Shelly’s Manne-Hole Jazz Clubs Live Short List series about …
