Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vocalists Chris Connor, Jo Stafford, Patricia Barber, Mose Allison and Ernestine Anderson, saxmen Houston Person and Jesse Davis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Mal Waldron Quartet’s “Mal-1” (1956), Horace Silver Quintet’s “Six Pieces of Silver” …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Tony Coe Well-known in British and European jazz circles but not in the States, clarinetist Tony Coe began his career with the noted mainstream trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton, and has been a mainstay with the bands …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyGrammy nominated trombonist/composer Marshall Gilkes integrates myriad influences into a singular and distinctive voice, combining the spontaneous invention of jazz with the elegant architecture of classical composition and virtuosic technique with passionate emotion. His sound can be heard in the lush impressionism of the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the …
Dr. Ruth White is the founder of The Academy for Personal and Scholastic Success, which has been providing programs to help students of color succeed in school and life. The 14th Annual Tribute to Benefit The Academy SPS is a streaming event that will honor Capria Davis, Anne Harris Carter, Nancy Humbles, and Laurie Hamen …
November is National Novel Writing Month, “Nano” for short. If you have ever thought about writing a book, or just want to find something fun to read from an Iowa Author, check out “I.O.W.A. (Imagine Other Words With Authors,” Nov. 7 & 8. Erin Casey of The Writers Rooms says this year I.O.W.A. will be …
The KCCK Featured CD for November is “Jazz Dance Suites” from Charles McPherson. The genius of the 80-year-old master saxophonist, composer and bebop luminary has been chronicled in recordings spanning the past six decades. The new CD is a departure from the traditional bop sensibilities of most of his previous work. It captures his groundbreaking …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder, pianists Joe Turner and Frank Kimbough, singers Carmen Lundy, Lyle Lovett and Gregory Porter, bassist Reginald Veal, trumpeter Al Hirt and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollis’ “Live at the Village …
The KCCK Featured CD for December is “Christmas Vibes” from Warren Wolf. His work with Christian McBride, Bobby Watson, and the SFJazz Collective has established Warren as the foremost straight-ahead vibraphonist of his generation. His new release is brimming with jazz yuletide cheer sure to provide the ideal soundtrack to the season. Wolf takes an …
