KCCK’s Ron Adkins talks with Tito Puente Jr., son of the Latin Jazz legend. Tito talks about his father’s legacy, what he is doing to extend and re-invent that legacy, and even his family’s connection to Bill Murray! Tito Puente Jr. and his Latin Jazz ensemble perform at the University of Dubuque Heritage Center on …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, pianist Richie Powell, saxophonists Sonny Rollins and James Clay, bassists Wilbur Ware and George Mraz, singer Caecelie Norby and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Billy Taylor Trio w/Candido(1954), Duke Ellington’s “Indigos” (1957), …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Tribute to Creed Taylor Craig Kessler salutes the recently departed Creed Taylor, celebrated for his pioneering work in forming Impulse Records, one of the most important labels in modern jazz. Also in the middle of the bossa nova craze, he signed artists like Astrud …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify To observers of the jazz scene in the late 1940s, Dodo Marmarosa would have seemed a safe bet to join the pantheon of bebop pianists alongside the likes of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. He had worked in bands led by most of the major swing-era bandleaders, …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Charlie Parker, Art Pepper and Jerry Dodgion, pianists Horace Silver and Gene Harris, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, vocalists Vela Middleton, Dinah Washington, Teri Thornton, Van Morrison and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Max Roach & Clifford …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Artistry of Ron Carter Join host Craig Kessler as he takes a loving listen to bassist Ron Carter’s 62-year recording career. Carter is still going strong at 85 years old. He has played in many styles, and with the absolute best in jazz. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Approaching 80 years of age is occasion enough for anyone to take a moment and look back on a life well lived. For legendary drummer Al Foster, those eight decades have been more memorable than most, filled with exhilarating sounds and encounters with some of …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 4 Craig Kessler spins choice selections from Flora Purim’s days at Milestone Records. We’ll hear the “Queen of Brazilian Jazz” with George Duke, McCoy Tyner, husband Airto Moreira, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Milton Nascimento, and a host of other …
