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Culture Crawl 138 “Fracture”

This Week’s Shows: Week of March 21 – 27

Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Movies / TV Producer Bob Naujoks concentrates on television and movie themes that are jazz based. The Peter Gunn theme by Henry Mancini is at the top of his TV …

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New Music Monday for March 14, 2016

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Jazz harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens, whose numerous CDs have established him as an important stylist in the world of Brazilian music, is releasing his first all straight ahead jazz album in 15 years. Jazz came first for Meurkens, long before the Brazilian bug caught him. His …

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This Week’s Shows: Week of March 14 – 20

Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Jazz Fusion It may seem a far cry from Gentle Jazz, but producer Bob Naujoks offers a glimse into his enjoyment of Jazz Fusion — that blending of Jazz and …

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Culture Crawl 137 “Animals and Artists and Musicians, Oh My!”

This Week’s Shows: Week of March 7 – 13

Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Latin Jazz  The Short List delves into Latin Jazz this week. Producer Bob Naujoks will offer up examples of his likes with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band, George Shearing’s Quintet, some …

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Culture Crawl 136 “This Is Dahlak”

KCCK’s Featured CD for March 2016

The KCCK Featured CD for March is “All My Yesterdays” by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The first official release of the two-disc set documents the debut recordings of the Orchestra at the Village Vanguard in 1966, a Monday night gig which lasted for twelve years. Many of the charts were things that Jones had …

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