Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriter Jerome Kern, guitarist Django Reinhardt, violinist Stefan Grappelli, saxmen Jimmy Forrest, Benny Golson and Bob Mintzer, singer Anita O’Day, trumpeter Marcus Printup and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton Hawes’ “Four!” (1958), Nat Adderley’s “Work Song” (1960), Freddie Hubbard’s “Red Clay” (1970), Branford Marsalis’ “Renaissance” (1987), Greg Osby’s “St. Louis Shoes” (2003) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS’ on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
This Week In Jazz January 22 thru January 28
Culture Crawl 785 “But That’s A Whole ‘Nother Show”
Riverside Theatre presents “A Walk In The Woods” Jan. 26 – Feb. 12. Written by UI playwriting alum Lee Blessing, it’s the story of two arms negotiators, one American, and one Soviet. Written toward the end of the Cold War, current events have made it timely once again.
The play is directed by Riverside’s founding director Ron Clark, a classmate of Blessing’s at the UI, and a past actor in this show; so he has many interesting connections.
Tickets and info at www.riversidetheatre.org.
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Talking Pictures 1-18-23
Dark Glasses (2022) and potential Oscar nominees from the horror genre with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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Culture Crawl 784 “Like A Recipe”
Pianist Dan Knight has recently moved back to Iowa after a decade in North Carolina. He celebrates his homecoming at “An Evening With Dan Knight,” Friday, January 20 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.
Dan drops some hints about what he has planned for his first Iowa City appearance in more than 10 years, as well as some of the things he learned when he set himself the task of performing a song every day during the first year of the pandemic.
Get tickets at www.englert.org.
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This Week’s Specials January 16 thru January 22
Jazz Corner of the World
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Wayne Shorter on Blue Note
The Jazz classics of Wayne Shorter continue to inspire artists old and new. Join host Craig Kessler as he plays a variety of Wayne Shorter’s appearances with other Blue Note artists, plus all of his Blue Note sessions as a leader. We’ll hear classic releases like Speak No Evil, JuJu, Night Dreamer, Odyssey of Iska, and many others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Airmen of Note with Cyrille Aimee & Branford Marsalis
It’s more great swing with The United States Air Force Band, the “Airmen of Note,” as they invite two more jazz masters to the stage. This week, they welcome singer Cyrille Aimee and saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00pm
Christian McBride’s “Movement Revisited”
The tables turn as host Christian McBride – Grammy Award winning bassist and composer – performs and talks with NPR’s Audie Cornish about his suite, The Movement Revisited, inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King, Jr. The performance was captured live at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, McBride’s hometown.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
The Artistry of Jimmy Giuffre, Part 2
Host Craig Kessler features reedman Jimmy Giuffre’s truly groundbreaking music from 1955 through 1959. Giuffre’s work continues to inspire both new and up-and-coming musicians today.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Featuring Caity Gyorgy by Caity Gyorgy on Monday; Evolution by Demetrius Nabors on Tuesday; 9 to 5 by the 3D Jazz Trio on Wednesday; Personal Preference by Something Blue on Thursday; Capricorn by Eddie 9V on Friday; 20 Years on the Road by Tomislav Goluban on Saturday; Paradise Cove by Lisa Hilton on Sunday
New Music Monday for January 16, 2023
“My America 2: Destinations,” the newest album by Jim Self, is an homage to the many places across America where the well-traveled jazz tuba maestro has lived and worked. It’s a sequel to a disc he put out twenty years ago. Like that disc, this is a collaboration between Self and arranger Kim Scharnberg, a Cedar Rapids native and a Kennedy High School alum, and features some of the top jazz and studio musicians in Southern California. Self says, “There was a day when writers like Pat Williams, Quincy Jones, Marty Paich and Johnny Mercer were hired by artists for entire recordings. Kim Scharnberg is that kind of talent and it shows in every note he writes.”
Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets new offering, “Pan Africa,” was inspired by the trumpeter’s trip to Ghana in the summer of 2021, five weeks performing with his band and visiting important historical sites relative to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Ghanaian independence, and the Pan African movement. This master musician and composer presents an expression of how facets of the African diaspora, African history, visits to various landmarks, and the heroic acts of certain individuals affected him and helped to shape this creation.
Also this week, Eric Alexander, Mike LeDonne, Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring, Kenny Washington and Peter Washington debut as “The Heavy Hitters”; trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos, who has worked with icons like Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Golson, unveils his first release in 13 years, “Esperame en el Cielo”; and veteran vibraphonist and composer Jay Hoggard’s new disc, “Raise Your Spirit Consciousness,” is grounded in African-derived global rhythms.
Talking Pictures 1-11-23
Babylon (2022), M3GAN (2022) and The Pale Blue Eye (2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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This Week’s Specials for January 9 thru January 15
Jazz Corner of the World
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Tribute to Sam Salomone
Host Craig Kessler celebrates the life and memory of recently departed Sam Salomone by spinning a number of selections that Sam was always interested in, as well as a number of Sam’s true favorites. We’ll hear from Larry Young, Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith, and others.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Airmen of Note with Terell Stafford & Peter Erskine
It’s more great swing with The United States Air Force Band, the “Airmen of Note,” as they invite two more jazz masters to the stage. This week, they welcome to the stage horn man Terell Stafford and drummer Peter Erskine.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00pm
Classic Joe Zawinul
Host Christian McBride takes us crate digging and comes up with a classic live electric fusion set from keyboardist Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul Syndicate from 2006. Plus, it’s a celebration of 50 years of Weather Report with co-founder Wayne Shorter and other alumni.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Wayne Shorter on Blue Note
The Jazz classics of Wayne Shorter continue to inspire artists old and new. Join host Craig Kessler as he plays a variety of Wayne Shorter’s appearances with other Blue Note artists, as well as from all of his Blue Note sessions as a leader. We’ll hear classic releases like Speak No Evil, JuJu, Night Dreamer, Odyssey of Iska, and many others!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Sarasota Swing by The Ron Kraemer Trio on Monday; Fun House by David Blake on Tuesday; Artifact by Kate Wyatt on Wednesday; Listen! by Yvonnick Prene on Thursday; Disc One of The Blind Raccoon & Nola Blues Collection Vol. 4 on Friday; Disc Two of The Blind Raccoon & Nola Blues Collection Vol. 4 on Saturday; The Extra Something by the Enrico Pieranunzi Trio on Sunday