Category: Special Programs

This Week’s Shows May 11 – May 17

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles Davis Quintet on Columbia Craig spotlights the Miles Davis Quintet and their 1950s and 1960s Columbia work. It’s a deep listen to Miles with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and many others. …

This Week’s Shows May 4 – May 10

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles On Prestige – 1951-1956 All through May, Craig celebrates the Miles Davis centennial. He begins with featured recordings of young Miles coming into his own, with jazz greats like Milt Jackson, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, and many others! …

This Week’s Shows April 27 – May 2

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Herbie Hancock as a Sideman Aside from his 50-plus albums as leader, Herbie Hancock has also serves as pianist on some 160 releases by other artists. In this first of several shows, we’ll hear from some of his many stellar dates for others (like Donald Byrd, …

2026 Guest DJs-Mid-Prairie

Brock Lowenberg, Thomas Lueck, Rachel Lamb, Millana Kazakov

This Week’s Shows April 20 – April 26

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm More Live Weather Report Craig continues our listen to live Weather Report with more top-notch material from this classic ensemble. We’re treated to an incredible playlist of work not heard during Craig’s previous presentation. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Corridor …

This Week’s Shows April 13 – April 19

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Prestige’s New Jazz Label Craig explores some fine examples from Prestige’s New Jazz subsidiary. From 1956 through 1963, Prestige founder Bob Weinstock created New Jazz to spotlight unestablished artists. A great many of these artists, like Benny Golson, Jackie McLean, and Dorothy Ashby, became a very …

This Week’s Shows April 6 – April 12

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Saturdays at 6:00pm Randy Weston Centennial Show Craig celebrates the 100th birth date anniversary of pianist and composer Randy Weston, who passed away in 2018 at age 92. We’ll hear a diverse program spanning his earliest recordings from the early 1950s into the 2000s. …