Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, guitarists Pat Martino and Mimi Fox, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ At the Woodside” (1938), Jimmy …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Paul Chambers on Blue Note Host Craig Kessler presents an array of bassist Paul Chamber’s classic Blue Note sessions, pulled from over 55 recordings from between 1955 and 1967. We’ll hear Chambers with Sonny Clark, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, …
Eddie Piccard brings a New Orleans-themed show to KCCK’s final Jazz Under the Stars show on Thursday, August 24. A perennial Eastern Iowa favorite, Eddie Piccard grew up in eastern Iowa, and began playing music on his grandmother’s piano. As a young man, he performed in Chicago, Florida and on the west coast. He returned …
Roots Blues artist Catfish Keith is a multi Blues-award winner, member of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame, and will soon embark on his 52nd tour of the U.K. He brings his trademark Resonator guitar to a show at The James Theater on Saturday, August 19, presented by The Englert. Keith is also up for …
Iowa City has started a compost drop-off for food waste for Johnson County residents who have been unable to compost. KCCK’s Liz Schultz has details.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm John Abercrombie on ECM Host Craig Kessler presents the creme de la creme, culled from over 50 releases, featuring the incredible guitar of the late John Abercrombie. Over half of these ECM records feature Abercrombie as a leader, while 25 more include …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Mal Waldron, Carl Perkins, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, saxophonists Ike Quebec and Ray Blue, bassist George Duvivier, singer Mary Stalling and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges’ “Side By Side” …
Saxophonist and UI jazz department head Damani Phillips was entranced with the music of Spyro Gyra from the first moment he heard their pop hit “Morning Dance.” And in the 40+ years since, he has continued to appreciate the depth and texture behind the band’s deceptively approachable music. Damani has teamed up with fellow UI …
