KCCK’s Featured CD for February is “Journey to Knowhere” by the Bob Washut Dodectet. Dr. Washut was director of the Jazz Studies program at UNI for 22 years and led its award winning Jazz Band One. For the debut recording of his Dodectet, Bob enlisted the aid of Chris Merz and Michael Conrad from the …
The KCCK Featured CD for January is “State of the Art” by New York Electric Piano. The group, led by Cedar Rapids native Pat Daugherty, is celebrating its fifteenth year together as a classic piano trio built around the sound of the Fender Rhodes electric keyboard. The new recording was inspired by the crowd-pleasing extended …
The KCCK Featured CD for December is “Formidable” by Pat Martino. One of the most exciting guitar players to emerge in the 1960s, Martino made a remarkable recovery after suffering a brain aneurysm in 1980 and made his recording comeback in 1987. The new release is another comeback of sorts. It’s his first studio recording …
The KCCK Featured CD for November is “Happy Song” from the Anat Cohen Tentet, a group of ace New York musicians that made its debut last year at the Jazz Standard and the Newport Jazz Festival. The project is another collaboration between Ms. Cohen and co-producer and arranger Oded Lev-Ari, who is also her partner …
The KCCK Featured CD for October is “Uptown Downtown” from the Bill Charlap Trio. The disc marks a milestone for the Grammy-winning pianist and his longtime trio mates bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington. They’ve been a New York City staple since 1997, and their chemistry is on full display as they celebrate their …
The KCCK Featured CD for September is “The Better Angels of Our Nature” from the Brian McCarthy Nonet. The saxophonist has discovered the roots of jazz in the sounds and conflicts of the Civil War, arranging Union and Confederate folk songs and original music for his ensemble, which features several alumni of trumpeter Clark Terry’s …
The KCCK Featured CD for August is “New Angle” from the All Angles Orchestra. Led by Iowa native and UNI grad Mike Conrad, the 15-piece ensemble combines the worlds of classical and jazz to produce a wide variety of fascinating colors and textures. They are joined on their debut album by trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, a …
The KCCK Featured CD for July is “Lantern” by Oregon. The disc serves as a milestone of sorts, being the 30th recording for the band, which is now in its 47th year of existence. Original members Ralph Towner and Paul McCandless are joined by drummer Mark Walker, now in his 21st year with the quartet. …
