Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/singer Earl “Fatha” Hines, bassist Al McKibben, vibist Milt Jackson, singer Susannah McCorkle and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1957), Milt Jackson’s “Bags Opus” (1958), Bill Evans Trio’s “Portraits in …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its series about jazz tunes that became popular hits. There have been a number of significant jazz artists who have charted well. This week it is a look back to some …
Gregory Porter’s “All Rise” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2020. Nubya Garcia’s “Source” was Number-88. Here’s the list of everything else in between. 1. Gregory Porter “All Rise” (Blue Note) 2. Artemis “Artemis” (Blue Note) 3. Carl Saunders “Carl Saunders, Jazz Trumpet” (Summit) 4. Leni Stern ”4” (Leni …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer/bandleader Panama Francis, saxmen Hank Crawford, Frank Morgan and Ronnie Cuber, and Ralph Moore, singers Esther Phillips, singer/bandleader Cab Calloway and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “Django” (1954), John Coltrane Quartet’s “Ballads” …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List begins a series about jazz tunes that became popular hits. There have been a number of significant jazz artists who have charted well. This week we look back at some Number …
The Swiss Family Bostian is back! “Holidays with Wolfgang” is a post-Christmas concert streamed on YouTube by Red Cedar Chamber Music. Principals Miera Kim and Carey Bostian will be joined by their sons Oliver and Adrian for a program that includes a well-known Mozart piece and the premiere of a composition by Red Cedar composer-in-residence …
The Englert Theatre and Filmscene of Iowa City are in the “Final Act” of their $6 million Strengthen Grow Evolve Campaign, which ends just after the first of the year. An exciting symbol of the campaign’s progress will the lighting of the completely refurbished Englert marquee, Dec. 18 at 5pm. Limited in-person attendance will be …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of horn man Clark Terry, pianists Phineas Newborn, Jr. and Barry Harris, composer/bandleader Stan Kenton, reedman Sam Most, singer Abbe Lane and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers” (1945), Red garland’s “Groovy” …
