Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Miroslav Vitous’s Early Years We’ll hear bassist Miroslav Vitous in a variety of settings, as host Craig Kessler presents Vitous in an early recording by Jack DeJohnette, the first 5 Weather Report recordings, work with Larry Coryell, Herbie Mann, Wayne Shorter, …
Gerald Kreitzer introduces an exciting 64th season for the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale, and it’s quite the line up. First up in October, “Music That Touched Our Souls,” a program of Chorale favorites performed at First Congregational church. In December the Chorale teams up with the First Lutheran Choir and handbells to present part one …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, guitarists Pat Martino and Mimi Fox, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ At the Woodside” (1938), Jimmy …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Paul Chambers on Blue Note Host Craig Kessler presents an array of bassist Paul Chamber’s classic Blue Note sessions, pulled from over 55 recordings from between 1955 and 1967. We’ll hear Chambers with Sonny Clark, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, …
Roots Blues artist Catfish Keith is a multi Blues-award winner, member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, and will soon embark on his 52nd tour of the U.K. He brings his trademark Resonator guitar to a show at The James Theater on Saturday, August 19, presented by The Englert. Keith is also up for …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify When trumpeter Terell Stafford took his quartet to the Village Vanguard in July of 2020, it was the height of the pandemic and the iconic room was empty save for four camera people broadcasting to an equally isolated livestream audience, his bandmates hidden behind facemasks. The experience led Stafford …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyEau Claire, Wisconsin native Pete McCann has been an integral part of the New York jazz scene for over 30 years. A sought after sideman from duos to big bands, he’s played guitar on over 100 CDs, and has performed or recorded with Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, the Maria …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm John Abercrombie on ECM Host Craig Kessler presents the creme de la creme, culled from over 50 releases, featuring the incredible guitar of the late John Abercrombie. Over half of these ECM records feature Abercrombie as a leader, while 25 more include …
