Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyA few years back, bassist John Clayton got in touch with his friend Mulgrew Miller and invited him into the studio to record. Not with the intentions of making an album, but simply for the joy of playing music with a good friend. That day, as did with every other …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Honoring Roy Haynes Craig pays tribute to the recently departed Roy Haynes. This incredible drummer left a legacy of hundreds of recordings, both as a leader and as a sideman. We’ll hear many classic sides as well as some lesser known gems. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Cole Porter, trumpeters Doc Cheatham and Marcus Belgrave, pianists Hazel Scott, Chick Corea, and Kenny Barron, drummers Shelly Manne and Bernard Purdie, bassists Charnett Moffett and Jesper Lundgaard and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Benny …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyEd Palermo is not your typical big band leader. Renowned for his unconventional approach, Ed’s repertoire defies expectations –don’t be surprised if you hear the music of Frank Zappa, Todd Rundgren, The Police, or Pat Metheny at one of his shows. As Gil Evans once said: “He was using …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Gypsy Jazz, Part One Tune in for some real surprises as Craig presents fascinating music inspired by the guitar and violin traditions of Django Reinhardt, Stepane Grappelli, and many others. We’ll hear from Bireli Lagrene, Jimmy Rosenberg, Dorado Schmitt, John Jorgenson, Pearl Django, several …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleader Jimmie Lunceford, trumpeter Ernie Royal, trombonists Britt Woodman and Al Grey, singers Dakota Staton and Ian Shaw, guitarist Grant Green, drummer Charlie watts, pianists Pete Jolly and Monty Alexander and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist/bandleader Benny Goodman, trumpeters Miles Davis, Shorty Baker, Ziggy Ellman and Claudio Roditi, saxophonists Bud Shank and Jim Snidero, singers Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Ann Hampton Callaway, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen pianist Ramsey Lewis and more. We’ll also …
KCCK’s Memorial Day Special (May 26) All Day Monday – 6:00am to Midnight 2024 Iowa City Jazz Festival KCCK is your Memorial Day soundtrack as we present a day-long listen back to the 2024 Iowa City Jazz Festival. You’ll hear the stellar performances of headliner Lakecia Benjamin, plus Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble, Emiliano Lasansky, Ingrid …
