Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Toshiko Akiyoshi In her long and prolific career, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi has received 14 Grammy nominations. She was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The reversal of the flow of the Chicago River is one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, and greatly improved the city of Chicago’s sanitation and public health while also having less positive consequences on the natural environment and cultural landscape for other parts of the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Shirley Scott Shirley Scott built a solid career as a master of the Hammond B3 Organ. Her distinct brand of soul jazz garnered her the hit “In The Kitchen” alongside Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Barbara Donald Trumpeter and band leader Barbara Donald began playing at age eight. She built a solid reputation in the California jazz scene, and played with such notables as John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Internationally acclaimed composer, singer and pianist Patricia Barber is back with her first new recording in six years. Barber, who has won a Guggenheim fellowship in composition, once again brings thrilling original material into the jazz orbit on “Higher.” Featured is an art song cycle that can be …
Ultimate American Music Tour New Orleans · Memphis · Nashville Dates: April 15 – 22, 2020 Click Here: Ultimate American Music Tour Flyer Click here for full brochure: Jazz Travelers Mini Brochure KCCK Inclusions What Is Included:(7) nights accommodations in 4-star properties. All centrallylocated in historic areas within walking distance to live musicnightly.(3) Nights …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Throughout his storied career, iconic keyboardist and composer Chick Corea has explored a wealth of music from across borders both geographical and stylistic. Time and again over the decades he’s returned to what he calls his “Spanish heart”—the Spanish, Latin and flamenco traditions that have indelibly shaped …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Marjorie Hyams Our summer-long series of Women in Jazz continues with vibes master Marjorie Hyams. She was also a prolific arranger, and led her own band trio and quartet in the late 1940s. …
