Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The music of the late, great Woody Shaw set a standard of excellence that has not been surpassed in the 50-plus years since he first came onto the jazz scene. “Madero Latino” is an exploration of this giant’s music as viewed through the lens of authentic …
On October 29th over 200 of you joined us to party and dance! Thank you to everyone who came out to our Hot Autumn Nights Party at Ernie Found’s Barn! Special thanks to Ernie and Catherine Found The Dandelion Stompers Casey Cook and Garage Mahaul Kirkwood Culinary Arts Iowa Brewing Company and Harvest Bread Company Find …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Christian Jacob) This week it’s the piano of Frenchman Christian Jacob, though he has been in the United States for over 30 years. His main fame is with the Tierney Sutton Band, …
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 …
