Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
Lenny White III at 75
Craig celebrates the 75th birthday of underrated drummer Leonard “Lenny” White III. We’ll hear some hot examples of Lenny’s great work as a leader, as well as a variety of sideman projects with the likes of Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Miles Davis, Curtis Fuller, Andrew Hill, and many others.
Merry Christmas from KCCK! (December 24 & 25)
Beginning Christmas Eve at 10:00am
The Christmas Channel
KCCK presents the best in Holiday jazz and blues for your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Tune us in for the perfect soundtrack to your celebration, whether it’s a quiet night by the fire, or with a houseful of family. Happy Holidays from all the elves at Jazz 88.3!
Thursdays at 11:00pm
George Burton’s Holiday Present
Host Christian McBride gathers us around the fire for a special listen to pianist George Burton’s burning holiday record The Yule Log. We’ll hear some favorites and some deep, deep Christmas cuts.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
Remembering Lou Donaldson
We celebrated Lou Donaldson’s 98th birthday just a few weeks ago, but now it’s time to note the passing of Lou Donaldson – one of the genre’s great alto saxophonists and one of the most positive spirits in jazz. Craig will spin choice tunes from more than 80 of the great recordings that Lou was associated with during his 65-year career.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Across the Field: College Fight Songs Reimagined by the Visions Jazz Ensemble on Monday; No Midnight CD on Tuesday; Gravity by the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio on Wednesday; You Don’t Know Jack by Brian Charette on Thursday; Toronto Bound by Sugar Brown on Friday; Grab Bag: 2007-2023 by the Greyboy Allstars on Saturday; Tomorrowsville by Randy Hoexter on Sunday.
“Tomorrowsville” is the latest collection of high energy modern jazz compositions by pianist Randy Hoexter, who is on the faculty at Georgia State University where he teaches jazz composition and arranging. His keyboard talents have been sought out by artists as diverse as Jimmy Herring, Shane Theriot, Sonny Emory, Jeff Sipe and Chuck Rainey. The undercurrent on the new disc is one of hope and enthusiasm for the future. The ensemble features a five-piece horn section, world percussion and piano, with musicians include legendary bassist Jimmy Haslip of Yellowjackets fame and guitarist Mike Stern.
In the summer of 2024, Sam Butler and Garrett Fasig were approached with an idea to arrange a set of college fight songs for a jazz ensemble. Much brainstorming and writing was done to find out how to incorporate this unique American tradition of university pride with another great American tradition: jazz and improvised music. The pair collaborated on a set of twelve original arrangements for their Visions Jazz Ensemble that kept the melodies at the center, but provided new and fresh takes on songs that alumni would know for the rest of their lives. “Across the Field” includes fight songs from a handful of Big Ten schools along with Notre Dame, LSU, the Naval Academy and others.
Hey, jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and Harold Land, organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith, bassists Walter Booker and John Ore, guitarists Barry Galbraith, Cornell Dupree and John Abercrombie and more.