Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifySurrounded by the brilliant musical family who have centered his band for years—bassist Rodney Whitaker, pianist Rick Roe and drummer Quincy Davis—guitarist Randy Napoleon calls back four of his fleet-fingered, virtuoso former guitar students to share the stage and build up something new for his 10th project as a leader, …
KCCK wraps up the summer by reliving one of our favorite weekends of summer 2025, as we re-broadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Listen all day Monday for every main stage and sidestage performance, plus our exclusive backstage conversations with all the headliners. Here’s the schedule (times are approximate): 06:00 AM Alyssa Allgood Quartet07:00 AM …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm A Kenny Drew Birthday Celebration Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of Kenny Drew, born August 28, 1928. We’ll hear a variety of choice jazz gems dating back to 1950 works and continuing throughout his lengthy career, with recordings from Blue Note, Storyville, Riverside, Steeplechase, Soul Note, …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Velma Middleton and Teri Thornton, saxmen Art Pepper and Clifford Jordan, pianists Horace Silver, Richie Powell and Gene Harris, bassists Larry Ridley, Essiet Essiet and Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Sherrie Mericle, trumpeter/bandleader Gerlad Wilson and more! We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyVocalist Mark Winkler, an acclaimed artist on the Los Angeles jazz scene, is a prolific recording artists and lyricist. His original songs have been sung and recorded by a cadre of top singers like Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Randy Crawford. He now releases his 22nd album, “Hold On,” …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Terje Rypdal Turns 78 Craig spins a variety of dazzling work from this Norwegian guitarist and composer. We’ll hear material mostly from the famed ECM Records label. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Soul Sacrifice at First Friday Jazz …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/pianist Jimmy Rushing, saxophonists Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Med Flory, Jerry Dodgion and Brandford Marsalis, composer Leonard Bernstein, singer Dinah Washington, guitarist Pat Martino and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Clifford Brown Memorial Album (1953), …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mal Waldron’s Birthday Anniversary Craig presents an exciting range of material from pianist Mal Waldron’s stunning career. We’ll hear Mal as a leader of his own groups, as well as a side man with a long list of well-known artists like John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, Teddy Charles, …
