Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Billy Strahorn, reedman/composer Gigi Gryce, trumpeter/singer Jack Sheldon, pianist Wynton Kelly, singer Lou Rawls, flugelhornist Chuck Mangione and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Lester Young w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio” (1952), Lee Morgan’s “The Rajah” (1966), Paul Desmond’s “Skylark” (1973), Jaco Pastorius’ “The Birthday Concert” (1981), Lalo Schifrin & the WDR Big band’s “Gillespiana” (1996), Marcus Miller’s “A Night In Monte Carlo” (2009) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
This Week In Jazz November 27 thru December 3
This Week’s Shows for November 28 thru December 4
Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
IAI Records, Part 2
Craig Kessler takes another listen to Paul Bley’s short-lived jazz label, IAI (Improvising Artists Incorporated), founded in 1974 to record improvised music and video art. We’ll hear some fascinating obscurities from Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Jaco Pastorious, and many others.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
3 Dawgs & a Bone at First Friday Jazz
Who says jazz can’t have a sense of humor? 3 Dawgs & A Bone (Steve Grismore on guitar, bassist Scotty Barnum, percussionist James Dreier, and Rich “the Bone” Medd) delivered a stellar performance of originals and time-tested classics at the Opus Concert Café.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00 PM
NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart
Host Christian McBride teaches us about drummer, educator, and lifelong learner Billy Hart. Hart was named a 2022 NEA Jazz Master. We’ll hear sets from some of Hart’s live gigs and glean wisdom from this “forever student.”
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Jimmy Giuffre, Part 1
Craig plays early selections from master musician Jimmy Giuffre. We’ll hear arrangements and compositions that Jimmy did for Woody Herman, as well as some great work with “West Coast jazz” mainstays Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Howard Rumsey, Teddy Charles, and Chet Baker, plus some of his mid-50s pioneering trios under his own leadership.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Aquablue by Greg Johnson on Monday; Postcards from Hollywood by the Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West on Tuesday; The Pan American Nutcracker Suite by Joe McCarthy’s New York Afrobop Alliance Big Band on Wednesday; Four by Bill Frisell on Thursday; Rhythm, Blues & Boogie by Dave Keyes on Friday; Los Angeles Forum, April 26, 1969 by the Jimi Hendrix Experience on Saturday; Love Stronger by Al Strong on Sunday
New Music Monday for November 28, 2022
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
It’s the time of year when we seek out the best of the new jazz holiday releases to brighten the season. One of jazz music’s best loved voices, Jane Monheit, is back with “The Merriest,” a warm and fuzzy holiday project guaranteed to stir up feelings of nostalgia, family and home.
Acclaimed solo artists, husband and wife Calbria Foti on vocals and Bob McChesney on trombone are together for the first time on “Together for Christmas,” a glorious fifteen-song set mixing Christmas carols and holiday classics.
And Hendrik Meurkens combines both harmonica and vibraphone on “Christmas Vibes,” delivering a beautiful mix of warm holiday sounds with unique arrangements by his pianist Steve Rudolph.
Also this week, the now 72-year-old pianist Thomas Clausen, a key contributor and participant in the development of Danish jazz since his arrival on the scene in the early 1970s, has worked with everything from big bands to choirs, as well as chamber and theater music. On “Back 2 Basics,” he and his trio realize and reimagine a program of standards with an exquisitely developed intuitive interplay.
And trumpeter and composer Rebecca Coupe Franks has woven her playful take on our solar system into compositions and arrangements with expressively catchy melodies and deep orbital grooves, taking us on an inner and outer harmonic journey on “Planets,” with Luis Perdomo on piano, Larry Grenadier on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums.
The Christmas Channel
KCCK’s Christmas Channel is here to brighten up the holiday season! It’s a 24-7 stream of the coolest holiday jazz ever recorded, commercial free.
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Talking Pictures 11-23-22
The Menu (2022), Enola Holmes 2 (2022) and The Patient (FX) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
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Culture Crawl 774 “Beer Brought Me”
Culture Crawl 774 “Beer Brought Me”
Homebrewed is an Iowa City Blues band organized to give back to the community. Bandleader Pete Damiano says the group has just released its first album, “Devil In My Soul,” and the release party will be a fundraiser for the Holiday Food Drive at Elizabeth Tate High School, the regional alternative school serving the Iowa City area.
Sunday, Dec. 4 from 4:00-7:00pm at Wildwood Saloon. Details at www.homebrewedic.com.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast app. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or www.kcck.org/listen.
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This Week’s Shows for November 21 thru November 27
Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
The Artistry of Don Sebesky
Craig Kessler salutes the long career of keyboardist, trombonist, composer, conductor, and arranger Don Sebesky. In this well-deserved listen, we’ll hear some of Sebesky’s own releases, as well as highlights of his commercial arranging.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Hart, Smith & Wagor at First Friday Jazz
The Roots of Rhythm Trio – Lynne Hart on clarinet, guitarist Pat Smith, and bassist Richard Wagor – gave us a fresh listen to early jazz standards, unique arrangements of contemporary tunes, and favorites from their debut album.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Bad Bad Not Good
Host Christian McBride spotlights BadBadNotGood, a Toronto ensemble who are opening ears with their sound. Hailed as a “fresh take on modern jazz,” these young artists prove to audiences how fluid the boundaries are between jazz and other genres of music.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
IAI Records, Part 2
Craig Kessler takes another listen to Paul Bley’s short-lived jazz label, IAI (Improvising Artists Incorporated), founded in 1974 to record improvised music and video art. We’ll hear some fascinating obscurities from Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Jaco Pastorious, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Vibes + Tribes by Adam Rose on Monday; In a Heartbeat by Kerry Politzer on Tuesday; New Beginnings by Jason Marshall on Wednesday; Uptown in Orbit by Emmet Cohen on Thursday; Blue Credentials by Malaya Blue on Friday; I’ll Carry You Home by The Mighty Soul Drivers on Saturday; The Warehouse Sessions by Michael Kaeshammer on Sunday
This Week In Jazz November 20 thru November 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Scott Joplin, Hoagey Carmichael and Johnny Mandel, saxmen Coleman Hawkins and Paul Desmond, singers Etta Jones, Dr. John and Holly Cole, pianist Emil Viclicky, trombonists Tyree Glenn and Jimmy Knepper and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers “At the Café Bohemia” (1955), “Duke Ellington’s 70th Birthday Concert” (1969), The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “The Last Concert” (1974), Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson’s (The Very Tall Band) “What’s Up?” (1988), The Gerald Wilson Orchestra’s “Theme For Monterey” (1997), Cyrus Chestnut’s “A Million Colors In Your Mind” (2014) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.