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Producers Top 10s for 2020

Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Bob DeForest Saul Lubaroff Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Christopher’s Very Happy Band  – While We Wait (Chris Merz) Always a fan of the work of Chris Merz, the new disc from his Very Happy Band did not disappoint. With his regular bandmates Mike Conrad, Drew …

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Culture Crawl 612 “Temptation for Perfection”

Family Folk Machine starts off the new year with the 2nd in their current season of online mini concerts, “One Planet,” January 1 at 7:00pm. Jean Littlejohn and Aprille Clarke say that the switch to online choir practice and concerts has been complicated, but also an opportunity to learn new skills. Family Folk Machine will …

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This Week In Jazz December 27 thru January 2

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 …

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Special Programs for December 28 thru January 2

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 …

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Top 88 for 2020

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 …

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This Week In Jazz December 13 thru December 19

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” …

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Special Programs for December 21 thru December 26

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 …

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Culture Crawl 611 “Is It REALLY a Pleasure to Be Here?

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 …

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