Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyQuincy Davis is a professor of jazz drums at the University of North Texas and continues to keep a busy performance profile. He lived in New York for 10 years where he performed with and recorded with many luminaries of jazz including Frank Wess, Hank Jones, Tom Harrell, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAt only 30-years-old, pianist Emmet Cohen—the winner of the American Pianists Association’s 2019 Cole Porter Fellowship—has made a name for himself performing and recording with jazz masters Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter, Benny Golson, Tootie Heath and George Coleman, among others. On his new album, “Future Stride,” Cohen revisits …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe effects of the bebop revolution in jazz music are still being felt and explored. Of the half dozen true pioneers of the movement, pianist Bud Powell has remained somewhat in the shadows, although his work has become a major touchstone for true devotees of the music and …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes that became popular hits. This week, host Bob Naujoks visits songs that almost made it to Number One on the pop charts. Tune in for …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFour-time Juno Award winner Neil Swainson was born and raised in the province of British Columbia, moving to his home base of Toronto in the late ‘70s. Over his career he’s recorded on albums with George Shearing, Jay McShann and Woody Shaw and performed with Diana Krall, Nancy …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDrummer/composer Jeff Cosgrove uses his sixth album as a leader to celebrate the music of former collaborator, bassist/composer William Parker. Cosgrove released two critically-acclaimed recordings featuring Parker and long-standing collaborator Matthew Shipp. On “History Gets Ahead of the Story,” Cosgrove offers a unique take on Parker’s long-standing quartet …
Join Iowa’s Jazz Station for 38 hours of uninterrupted holiday music to bring the seasonal spirit to this unusual year. We’ll kick off our holiday programming at 10am Christmas Eve and continue all the way through Christmas night. All commercial free, of course. Of course, if you can’t wait, KCCK’s Christmas Channel is pumping out the best …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyHailing from Indianapolis, David Childs has worked as a professional pianist in the Northeastern United States for over 30 years. He has shared the stage with jazz greats like Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Bill Watrous and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. “Playing music well is not child’s play; however, …
