Category: KCCK Blog

This Week’s Specials January 16 thru January 22

Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Wayne Shorter on Blue Note  The Jazz classics of Wayne Shorter continue to inspire artists old and new. Join host Craig Kessler as he plays a variety of Wayne Shorter’s appearances with other Blue Note artists, plus all of his Blue Note sessions as a …

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New Music Monday for January 16, 2023

       “My America 2: Destinations,” the newest album by Jim Self, is an homage to the many places across America where the well-traveled jazz tuba maestro has lived and worked. It’s a sequel to a disc he put out twenty years ago. Like that disc, this is a collaboration between Self and arranger …

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This Week’s Specials for January 9 thru January 15

Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Tribute to Sam Salomone  Host Craig Kessler celebrates the life and memory of recently departed Sam Salomone by spinning a number of selections that Sam was always interested in, as well as a number of Sam’s true favorites. We’ll hear from Larry Young, Don Patterson, Jimmy …

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This Week in Jazz January 8 thru January 14

Hiya, Jazz Fans!!! Jazz birthdays we’ll be celebrating this week include those of drummers Kenny Clarke, Max Roach and Osie Johnson, singers Betty Roche, Ruth Brown and Jay McShann, trombonist/arranger/bandleader Melba Liston, saxophonists Jane Ira Bloom and more. We’ll also salute the recording anniversaries of Harold Land’s “Harold in the Land of Jazz” (1958), McCoy …

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New Music Monday for January 9, 2023

  Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify   Fiercely swinging on purpose, with purpose, the 3D Jazz Trio plays original, traditional and contemporary standards from all genres of music. Their unique style and innovative arrangements are always supercharged by their boundless musical joy and gratitude. Drummer Sherrie Maricle, bassist Amy Shook, and pianist Jackie Warren met …

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This Week’s Shows January 2 thru January 8

  Jazz Corner of the World   (January 2) Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Percussion Artistry of Billy Cobham Billy Cobham is still going strong, providing inspiration for jazz artists around the world.  Host Craig Kessler plays selections from some of Cobham’s 40-plus releases as leader, as well as selections from his 100-plus appearances as …

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This Week In Jazz January 1 thru January 7

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Wild Bill Davison, guitarist/singer Slim Galliard, reedman Frank Wess, trombonists Vernon Brown and Trombone Shorty and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Baise’s “Hall of Fame” (1956), Chico Hamilton’s “Chico Chico Chico” (1965), The Montgomery …

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New Music Monday for January 2, 2023

    Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The chromatic harmonica is an instrument still finding its footing in the world of modern jazz music. Yvonnick Prene’s mission is to put it in its rightful place in the pantheon of instruments used to improvise. He’s placed the harmonica in many musical settings, including an organ trio …

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