Category: KCCK Blog

New Music Monday for October 16, 2023

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAcclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note Records debut with “where are we,” his first ever vocal project. It features singer Gabrielle Cavassa, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade. Special guests include trumpeter Nicholas Payton, guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Peter Bernstein, and vibraphonist Joel Ross. …

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Special Shows October 9 thru October 15

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Impulse! The Early Years Craig takes a loving listen to Impulse Records, one of the important new labels founded in the early 1960s. We’ll hear from John Coltrane, Max Roach, Ray Charles, Gil Evans, and others!           …

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This Week In Jazz October 8 thru October 14

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist Art Tatum, drummer Art Blakey, trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, vibist/bandleader Terry Gibbs, bassist Ray Brown and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra’s “After You’ve Gone” (1944), Benny Golson’s New York Scene” …

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New Music Monday for October 9, 2023

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify In Scott Yanow’s recently published book, “Swing,” Jon-Erik Kellso is described as being “one of the finest mainstream and trad cornetists to emerge during the 1990s.” He’s also featured in Yanow’s “Trumpet Kings” book. Now, after 16 years of Sunday nights at the historic Ear Inn in New York …

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Special Shows October 2 thru October 8

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm More from Bassist Paul Chambers Craig presents more stellar Blue Note recordings that feature Paul Chambers in the company of Dizzy Reece, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, Grant Green, and so many others!           The Wednesday Night …

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This Week in Jazz October 1 thru 7

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Jimmy Blanton, lyricist Johnny Burke, saxophonists Phil Urso and Von Freeman, bassists Steve Swallow and Eddie Gomez, pianist/festival organizer George Wein and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Bud Powell Trio’s “Time Was” (1956), Horace Silver …

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New Music Monday for October 2, 2023

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Woodlawn Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark in the Bronx, New York, that is known throughout the world as the final resting place of many celebrated jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Max Roach, Ornette Coleman, Cootie Williams and Jackie McLean. The Woodlawn Conservancy commissioned saxophonist …

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New Music Monday for September 25, 2023

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Trumpet legend Eddie Henderson celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut album as a leader, 1973’s “Realization,” with the exhilarating new release, “Witness to History.” The stellar quintet on this album bridges that half-century of music, starting with lifelong collaborator George Cables returning once again to the piano bench. …

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