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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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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet March 10, 2016

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 10, 2016 Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

Culture Crawl 135 “A Little World for Each Person”

This Week’s Shows: Week of February 29 – March 6

Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Third Stream Music  The Short List continues producer Bob Naujoks’ journey into jazz with a listen to some so-called “Third Stream Music.” The term was coined by the jazz historian …

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