Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Fuller, Jensen, & Younger Our Women in Jazz series continues with the music of three relative newcomers – saxophonist Tia Fuller, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and harpist Brandee Younger. All three are commanding presences …
The KCCK Featured CD for August is “Unknown Dameron” from saxophonist Paul Combs. A biographer of Tadd Dameron, Combs uncovered many more works by the composer, tucked away in various libraries, then those for which he’s generally known. Combs organized a quintet devoted to playing the music and presented it live in San Diego on …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place August 8, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The Friends of Czech Village and the Linn County Blues Society present The Czech Village Blues Fest, Aug. 10. One of Chicago’s top bluesmen, Torenzo Cannon, headlines the concert, which will also feature Anthony Gomes, and Charlie Morgan and the Bone Crushers with Tommy “T-Bone” Giblin. There will also be a youth stage, featuring young …
Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) recently acknowledged KCCK-FM for its series, “Soundtrack to the Struggle.” KCCK production specialists Ron Adkins and Hollis Monroe accepted the Eric Sevareid Award for Best Writing. “Soundtrack to the Struggle” is an on-going series of short features, airing twice daily during February’s Black History month. Each feature spotlights a …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Toshiko Akiyoshi In her long and prolific career, pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi has received 14 Grammy nominations. She was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in …
Paul Lichty is a jazz trombonist and composer who will perform songs from his new album “Social Media Suite” with his sextet at First Friday Jazz on Aug. 2. He talks with Dennis Green about the project, particularly writing songs about social media during a time he was largely without Internet! Seating is limited for …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Hank Jones and Gap Magione, saxmen James Spaulding and David Sanborn, guitarists Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, the great Tony Bennett and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dr. Billy Taylor’s “Cross Section” (1954), Gerry Mulligan/The …
