Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Wild Bill Davis Widely regarded as the inventor of the organ combo, Wild Bill Davis got his start playing in one of the most celebrated ‘territory bands’ of the early 1940’s. Davis went on to …
Dennis Green talks with Iowa City native and New York trumpeter Gabe Medd about his personal experience with COVID-19, and how he is making music during the pandemic, including a virtual performance with Gabe in his friend Chad LB’s Big Band.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Fats Waller & Count Basie While Fats Waller is best known for his stride piano work, the pipe organ was his favorite instrument. He incorporated into his music throughout his career. Count Basie shared Waller’s …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Jerry Jerome, Joe Thomas, Lucky Thompson and Javon Jackson, pianists Erroll Garner, Jaki Byard and Kenny Drew, Jr., bassists Chuck Rainey and Chuck Berghofer, singers Dave Lambert and Dominic eade, songwriter Sammu Kahn and more!!! We’ll also mark …
Even though in-person performances for the 2020 Iowa City Jazz Festival have been cancelled, we still think the airwaves should be filled with live jazz July 3-5. Since 2001, KCCK has recorded and broadcast nearly all of the mainstage performances. That’s nearly 500 hours of unforgettable shows! In addition to the online performances that Summer …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Cole Porter, guitarists Les Paul, Tal Farlow and Joe Negri, pianists Chick Corea, Geri Allen and Monika Herzig, drummers Shelly Manne and Bernard Purdie, saxophonist Tina Brooks and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Clifford …
The Iowa Arts Festival will take place online this weekend, but will still have opportunities for you to browse and buy quality art pieces, and hear great music. Summer of the Arts Executive Director Lisa Barnes says you can go to the Artists page at www.summeroftheARTS.org to see work by the artists invited to this …
The KCCK Featured CD for June is “One for 25” from the Posi-Tone Swingtet. Founded in 1995 by producer Marc Free and engineer Nick O’Toole, the Posi-Tone jazz label has built an impressive roster of young players and composers over that twenty five years, including Behn Gillece, Michael Dease, Steve Davis, Ed Cherry, Wil Bernard, …
