Special Programs for January 10 thru January 16

Jazz Corner of the World Encore  

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Keyboardist Denny Zeitlin     

Host Craig Kessler spins a wonderful assortment of keyboard selections from Doctor Zeitlin’s 60-year recording career. We’ll hear music from 1963 (with Jeremy Steig), his four Columbia recordings (’64 – ’67), as well as a number of fine recordings that bring us right up to the present day! Join Craig for some amazing material!

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Groove Ship Alto Maiz at Jazz Under the Stars

Our “groove cruise” through the cold winter Wednesdays of January continues with Eastern Iowa’s Groove Ship. Featuring KCCK’s own, saxman Saul Lubaroff, this tight-knit crew took the Noelridge Park crowd on a tour of some great funk and jazz.

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

25 Years of South African Democracy

Host Christian McBride celebrates 25 years of democracy in South Africa with South African jazz from the Cape Town Jazz Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center. 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World  

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

A Listen to the Mainstream Label   

Host Craig Kessler presents a variety of jazz recordings from the 15-years of Mainstream Records. This interesting label was operated by Bob Shad from 1964 to 1978. We’ll hear Sarah Vaughan, Harold Land, Hadley Caliman, Charles Kynard, Blue Mitchell, and many others. Join Craig for an impressive array of tasty records!

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

A Time For Love (Disc One) by Oscar Peterson on Monday; Kinfolk 2: See the Birds by Nate Smith on Tuesday; Monsters’ Impromptu by Lee Heerspink on Wednesday; Reflecting on Freedom by Alon Farber & Hagiga on Thursday; Big Man by Big Lou Johnson on Friday; Stir Crazy by the Heavyweights Brass Band on Saturday; Silver Lining Suite by Hiromi on Sunday

This Week In Jazz January 9 thru January 15


Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Gene Krupa, Max Roach, Osie Johnson and Grady Tate, trombonists Quentin Jackson, Trummy Young, Bob Enevoldsen and Melba Liston, pianist/singer/bandleader Jay McShann and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Gene Ammons All Star Sessions w/ Sonny Stitt” (1951), Cal Massey’s “Blues to Coltrane” (1961), Weather Report “Live in Tokyo” (1972), Dewey Redman Quartet’s “The Struggle Continues” (1982) Hiromi’s SonicBloom’s “Beyond Standard” (2008) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS ‘on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

New Music Monday for January 10, 2022

   Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify   
 Multi-Grammy-winning piano legend Bob James returns to the trio format for the first time in four years with “Feel Like Making Live!,” a celebration of his unique artistry and storied career that stretches back 59 years. Consisting of bassist Michael Palazzolo along with drummer Billy Kilson, the trio’s blend of youth and experience is an exciting combination on an album which reaches back in time to embrace Bob’s musical roots. Recorded live in the studio, the pianist serves up tasty morsels from different phases in his career.

 

 

 

 

     The music of Brazilian guitarist and composer Baden Powell has enchanted listeners for decades. The French-born, Brazilian-raised bassist and composer Gui Duvignau was drawn to the music through his Brazilian guitarist friends, who all considered Powell a fundamental figure in the worlds of Brazilian music and acoustic guitar. Years of studying and performing Baden’s music led Duvignau to the idea of developing a recording celebrating the great guitarist. The new album, “Baden,” uses Powell’s beloved songs as a foundation for explorative interpretations and improvisations from Duvignau’s fantastic ensemble, along with esteemed guests Ron Carter and Bill Frisell.

 

 

                                 

Also this week, guitar master Dave Stryker addresses one of the few configurations he hasn’t tackled during his 40-plus years in the jazz trenches, integrating string quartet arrangements into his suite of new originals, “As We Are”;

 

 

 

 

 

                       

guitarist Romero Lubambo also experiences a first as he teams up with arranger Rafael Piccolotto to present his music with the more expansive color and texture palette of a chamber orchestra on “Live at Dizzy’s”;

 

 

 

 

 

   and the Pittsburgh-based Reid Hoyson Project is joined by special guest saxophonist Keith Bishop on the new release, “Your Move.”

 

 

Kennedy Student Wins Corridor Jazz Art Contest

Kira Sullivan, a senior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Kira will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM.

Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XV”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from Jefferson, Kennedy, Prairie, Xavier and Washington High Schools in Cedar Rapids, Linn-Mar and Marion in Marion; City High and Liberty in Iowa City, Anamosa, Center Point Urbana, Clear Creek-Amana, Solon, Mt. Vernon, Lisbon, and West Branch.

Receiving Honorable Mention in the contest were ten other students:

  • Lily Booth, Mt. Vernon
  • Naaron Cardona, City High
  • L’Engle Charis-Carlson, City High
  • Rubie Chiappetta, CR Washington
  • Madalyn Davis, CR Washington
  • Caroline Mascardo, West High
  • Kieran Moore, City High
  • Lohman Provorse, City High
  • Bella Sharp, CR Washington
  • Jude Teague, CR Washington

Kira’s original piece, and those receiving Honorable Mention will all be exhibited during the Corridor Jazz Project concert, March 8 at the Paramount Theatre, part of the Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association’s 91st season.

The Corridor Jazz Project is a jazz education and mentoring program for jazz band students in Eastern Iowa. The program matches each high school’s top jazz band with a professional jazz player, who performs as a guest soloist with the band. The subsequent recordings have been collected and will be released on a compilation DVD.

Support for the Corridor Jazz Project comes from MidWestOne Bank, Orchestra Iowa, Hills Bank, The Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association, and West Music.

Culture Crawl 683 “Sometimes the Horizon is Closer”

Gems of Hope is an Eastern Iowa-based organization that provides gifts of hope and support to cancer patients and their families. “Hope Blooms” is an annual campaign that allows you to send daffodil arrangements, bulbs, or even a stuffed koala to someone whose life has been affected by cancer.

Honorary chair Jen Neumann shares her personal story and Kaytee Rairdin explains how you can participate.

www.gemsofhope.org for more details.

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Clean Up Your Act 2-1-22

Those December tornadoes in Iowa might have been a sign of climate change. 

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Talking Pictures 1-5-22

2021 Year In Review with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown, Monica Schmidt and Scott Chrisman. 

 

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Special Programs for January 3 thru January 9

Jazz Corner of the World Encore  

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Reed Artistry of Bennie Maupin, Part 2 

Don’t miss this special Monday evening live broadcast, as host Craig Kessler features more exciting selections from the music of master flautist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer, Bennie Maupin. He’s best known for his work with Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, but we’ll also hear him in a variety of settings with Lonnie Smith, McCoy Tyner, Lee Morgan, and a host of others.

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Orquesta Alto Maiz at Jazz Under the Stars

Well, we’re finally feeling the cold of Winter. But never fear! KCCK brings some Latin heat with the hot salsa Orquesta Alto Maiz. The Wednesday Night Special presents one of their best Jazz Under the Stars performances. It’s guaranteed to melt the frost off your Winter blues!

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Helen Sung’s Dreams Into Actions

Host Christian McBride sits down with pianist Helen Sung. She reflects on how, as a young classical pianist, she stuck to her jazz dreams. She has recently translated her emotions on social justice into a thematic composition for her quartet. We’ll hear from that piece and other work from this thought-provoking genius.   

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World  

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Keyboardist Denny Zeitlin    

Host Craig Kessler spins a wonderful assortment of keyboard selections from Doctor Zeitlin’s 60-year recording career. We’ll hear music from 1963 (with Jeremy Steig), his four Columbia recordings (’64 – ’67), as well as a number of fine recordings that bring us right up to the present day! Join Craig for some amazing material!

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

Countdown by the Simon Moullier Trio on Monday; Beyond Here by Beth McKenna on Tuesday; Then & Again, Here & Now by the Todd Cochran TC3 on Wednesday; Homeward Bound by Johnathan Blake on Thursday; Shake & Shimmy by the Amy Ryan Band on Friday; Rose Colored Glasses, Vol. 1 by Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps on Saturday; Out Here by Mary LaRose on Sunday