Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wendell Marshall and Richard Bona, singers Cleo Laine, Andy Bey and Milton Nascimento, pianist Jacques Loussier, trumpeter Eddie Jefferson and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “‘Round About Midnight” (1955), Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” (1964), Chick Corea & Gary Burton “In Concert” (1979), Bobby Shew/Chuck Findley’s “Trumpets No End” (1983), Terence Blanchard’s “The Billie Holiday Songbook” (1993), Ernest Dawkins’ “Afro Straight” (2010) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
This Week In Jazz October 23 thru October 29th
This Week’s Shows October 24 thru October 30
Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Milestone Records, Part 5
Tune in as Craig Kessler spins Joe Henderson music that can change your life. Craig spotlights the master reedman’s 12-plus records of astonishing jazz that Henderson made for Orrin Keepnews’s Milestone label.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra at Jazz Under the Stars
Headlining our third night of 2022’s Jazz Under the Stars were the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra, whose roster includes some of the best female musicians in the state. Warming up the crowd was young artist ensemble the 5K Quintet.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Walk with the Wind
Host Christian McBride takes us to Central Park for the Walk with the Wind concert series. We’ll hear music from this “impromptu jazz festival.”
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
The Compositions of Carla Bley, Part 2
Host Craig Kessler spins a fresh mix of Carla Bley charts. We’ll hear Carla’s recordings of her own remarkable material, as well as interpretations from other artists.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Unfinished Business by Mike Clement on Monday; Dedication by the Bruce Barth Trio on Tuesday; Sufficient Grace by Gregory Tardy on Wednesday; Back Home in Kansas City by Bobby Watson on Thursday; Midnight Blues by Crystal Shawanda on Friday; Burn It All Down by Lauren Anderson on Saturday; Americana Vol. 2 by JD Allen on Sunday
New Music Monday for October 24th, 2022
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While Kurt Vonnegut undoubtedly found his true calling as an author, he once speculated about another potential career. “What I would really like to have been, given a perfect world, is a jazz pianist.” On the occasion of the great satirist’s 100th birthday, the pianist and composer Jason Yeager releases “Unstuck in Time,” a new suite of music inspired by Vonnegut’s writings. Yeager presents eleven new compositions vibrantly capturing the wit and skewed vision of one of the 20th century’s most inventive and celebrated novelists, and one-time teacher at the Iowa Writers Workshop.
“Joy” is the latest record from Juno-winning drummer and composer Ernesto Cervini. Inspired by Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series of books and the qualities of goodness, decency, courage and love that permeate them, Cervini was moved to compose music that captures the characters, landscapes and relationships created by Penny. The album showcases Canada’s finest musicians from Ernesto’s various groups and is the first of his albums to feature vocalists.
Also this week, singer Samara Joy offers up a collection of ten timeless standards for a new generation on “Linger Awhile”;
trumpeter Arturo Sandoval’s new disc, “Rhythm and Soul,” showcases a set of tunes born during the pandemic as he composed music every day;
and Bloomington, Indiana-based saxophonist and composer Ana Nelson unveils her first full-length release as a leader, “Bridges.”
Clean Up Your Act 11-9-22
The Clean Water Act, now 50 years old, contains a loophole that affects water quality in Iowa to this day.
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Talking Pictures 10-19-22
Halloween Ends (2022) and Orson Welles’ Macbeth (1948) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins.
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Culture Crawl 769 “Preparing For The Last 50 Years”
Progressive rock group The Beaker Brothers have added a new member. Pianist, guitarist, and singer Steve Protsman went to high school with Steve Grismore, and when Steve P relocated to the Iowa City area, it didn’t take long for Steve G to recruit him for the band.
The new lineup of the popular band performs at the Englert October 28, for a show that will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Allman Brothers classic “Eat A Peach,” among many other tunes from the “Beaker Era.”
Follow The Beaker Brothers on Facebook, and get tickets at www.englert.org.
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Culture Crawl 768 “Greatest Hits”
Culture Crawl 768 “Greatest Hits”
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre celebrates its 25th anniversary this season, and is kicking things off with “Norman and Abigail,” October 28 at CSPS Hall.
The event pairs baritone Norman Garrett, who made his professional debut with Cedar Rapids Opera, with soprano Abigail Rethwisch, who despite being an Eastern Iowa native, is marking her first-ever performance with the Cedar Rapids group.
The two will perform solos and a duet from several of the Opera’s most memorable shows over the last quarter century.
Tickets and info at www.cropera.org.
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This Week In Jazz October 16 thru October 22
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Cozy Cole, J.C. Moses and Ronnie Burrage, guitarist Barney Kessel, trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis, singer Sathima Bea Benjamin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), Jimmy Forrest’s “Most Much!” (1961), Zoot Sims & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “The Tenor Giants feat. Oscar Peterson” (1975), Harry “Sweets” Edison’s “There Will Never Be Another You” (1986), New York Voices’ “Reminiscing In Tempo” (2018) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.