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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 …
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 …
This Week In Jazz December 25 thru December 31
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays pianists Earl “Fatha” Hines, Walter Norris and T.S. Monk, reedmen Joe Lovano and Ted Nash, drummers Ed Thigpen and Lewis Nash and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1957), Ray Charles’ …
Top 88 for 2022
Terri Lyne Carrington’s “New Standards Vol. 1” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2022. “Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley” by Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison and Ted Nash was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. KCCK’s Top 88 for 2022. Terri Lyne Carrington “New Standards, …
This Week’s Shows December 26 thru January 1
Jazz Corner of the World Live Special Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Beauty of Gil & Miles Host Craig Kessler plays a tasty sampling of musical treats from some of those utterly great recordings from Miles Davis and Gil Evans. We’ll hear from Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Quiet Nights, and more, along with a …
Culture Crawl 781 “The Amy Wheelhouse”
Amy Friedl Stoner is changing things up were final show of 2022. Not only is she bypassing Christmas for a New Year’s Eve show, she’s recruiting a band that dials up the funk and blues. Joining Amy and her music director Luke Viertel are Ian Draves and Hank Welter from Soul Sherpa, plus Natalie Brown, …
This Week In Jazz December 18 thru December 24
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vocalists Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Bob Dorough, Abbey Lane and Tim Hauser, pianist/bandleader Stan Kenton, hornman Clark Terry, bassist Ben Tucker, pianist Phineas Newborn, Jr. and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Horace Silver and the Jazz …