Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Wild Bill Davison, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, pianist Herbie Nichols, drummers Chuck Flores and Dede Ciccarelli, singers Arthur Prysock and Johnny Adams, saxophonist Roger Neumann and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie and His Orchestra’s …
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Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/bandleader Cab Calloway, composer/pianist Steve Allen, bassist Monty Budwig, saxman Ronnie Cuber and more. We’ll also countdown our Top 88 Albums of 2023 beginning Tuesday December 26 and reaching #1 on Friday the 29th.
The Christmas Channel All Day on Christmas Day KCCK’s Christmas Channel, a 24-7 stream of the coolest holiday jazz ever recorded, all commercial-free is the ideal soundtrack for your holiday celebration! Tune to 88.3-2 on your HD radio, ask Alexa or Google to “Play KCCK Jazz 2” to your smart device, download the KCCK Mobile …
KCCK’s music producers have chosen their 10 favorite jazz and blues releases for 2023. Their top choices range from Steve Smith and Vital Information to Count Basie to Dave Brubeck to Mike Clark and Christone Kingfish Ingram. Click here to see their lists. Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Saul Lubaroff Bob DeForest John Heim …
