Special Programs for May 1 thru May 8

Jazz Corner of the World Encore 

Mondays at 6:00 PM

More Bitches Brew Descendants  

It’s always fun to see important releases inspire great new art! Host Craig Kessler plays “new” music made possible by Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew. This landmark set inspired not only the jazz fusion and progressive rock sound of the 70s, but the music scene in general into today. We’ll hear from Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson, and many others.

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Wave Cage at First Friday Jazz

Wave Cage brings jazz fusion into the 21st century. Keyboardist Jarrett Purdy, Nolan Schroeder on sax, Ryan Garmoe on trumpet, and drummer Chris Jensen treated the guests at First Friday Jazz to an evening that was a little bit Weather Report and a little bit Thievery Corporation.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursday at 11:00 PM

NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison, Jr.

Throughout the month of April, Jazz Night in America celebrates the newest class of NEA Jazz Masters. This week, host Christian McBride spotlights saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr., a multi-genre composer, musician, and social activist.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Richie Beirach’s Piano Artistry   

Host Craig Kessler takes a detailed listen to pianist Richie Beirach. We’ll hear Richie from his first recordings in 1974 in a variety of solo settings, with guitarist John Abercrombie, and with  reedman Dave Liebman. Tune in for a masterful display of keyboard magic from this top-notch performer!

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

New Dreams, Old Stories by Way North on Monday; The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba by Somi on Tuesday; Simply Calvin by Calvin Keys on Wednesday; The 2022 Jazz Heritage Series by The Airmen of Note on Thursday; Rooted in the Blues by David Lumsden on Friday; Lifted by Trombone Shorty on Saturday; Life Is Beautiful by Lisa Hilton on Sunday

New Music Monday for May 2, 2022

   Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify 
 Trumpeter, composer and author Jeremy Pelt has certainly never shied away from themed albums, so one might expect something cinematic from the enigmatically-titled “Soundtrack.” However, as Pelt himself explains, “I’ve certainly done plenty of conceptual albums, but in this case there’s nothing I’m on a soapbox about. It’s been a tough time for all of us, so let’s not worry about sending messages for a minute. Here we are playing some songs and having some fun.” Pelt’s sultry and communicative horn is surrounded by Chien Chien Lu’s hypnotic vibraphone, Victor Gould’s subtle splashes on keyboard, and the stellar rhythm section of bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Allan Mednard.

 

 

     Clarinetist Harry Skoler discovered Charles Mingus and his music early in life. This discovery would change his entire trajectory as a person and musician, which Skoler celebrates on his new recording, “Living in Sound: the Music of Charles Mingus.” The recording features arrangements by some of the brightest compositional minds in jazz: Darcy James Argue, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Fabian Almazan. With pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Christian McBride, drummer Johnathan Blake, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, and a string quartet, the disc captures the many moods of the iconoclastic Mingus.

 

 

                       

Also this week, four generations of The Defade Family, a name synonymous with jazz in Pittsburgh, celebrate their legacy with “New Frontiers”;

 

 

 

 

                      

 vibraphonist Behn Gillece, trombonist Ryan Keberle, saxophonist Patrick Cornelius, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Rudy Royston make up the latest edition of the band Out to Dinner for their new release, “Episodes of Grace”;

 

 

 

       

     and Los Angeles-based guitarist Mike Miller, best known for his work with Chick Corea, the Yellowjackets, and Quincy Jones, presents a program of his original compositions on “Trust.”

 

 

KCCK’s Featured Album for May 2022

The KCCK Featured Album for May is “Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 1” from the Alternative Guitar Summit. There have been a mere handful of guitarists that have changed the way we think about the instrument over the past five or six decades. Pat Martino is perhaps one of the greatest and best known of those icons. Before his passing last year, fourteen guitarists met in the studio to record selections from his varied catalog. Peter Bernstein, Russell Malone, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ed Cherry,  Sheryl Bailey, and Joel Harrison are among those displaying their gratitude to the jazz master.  “Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 1” is from HighNote Records.  Purchase.

Talking Pictures 4-27-22

The Northman (2022) and You Won’t Be Alone (2022) with Hollis Monroe and Phil Brown. 

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Special Programs for April 25 thru May 1

Jazz Corner of the World Encore 

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Mingus Centennial, Part 2

Host Craig Kessler continues his celebration of Mingus at 100!  Again, we’ll hear more classic Mingus material – this time from the later years of his career. Tune in for some amazing material from 1962 thru 1977 from Atlantic, Impulse, Columbia and other jazz labels.

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Da’ Bluesapalooza, Part Two

The 30-year party to celebrate Da’ Blues on KCCK keeps rockin’! This week, it’s killer sets from Johnny Kilowatt, Molly Nova, and Evan Stock, plus an open jam featuring the cream of Iowa Blues!

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursday at 11:00 PM

NEA Jazz Master Stanley Clarke

Throughout the month of April, Jazz Night in America celebrates the newest class of NEA Jazz Masters. This week, host Christian McBride spotlights virtuoso bassist and genre-bending composer Stanley Clarke.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

More Bitches Brew Descendants  

It’s always lots of fun to see important releases inspire more great new art! Host Craig Kessler plays “new” music made possible by Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew. This landmark set inspired not only the jazz fusion and progressive rock sound of the 70s, but the music scene in general into today. We’ll hear from Herbie Hancock, Eddie Henderson, and many others.

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

Get a Job by the Greyboy All-Stars on Monday; Dave Potter & the Retro Groove by Dave Potter on Tuesday; The Lights Are Always On by the Lynne Arriale Trio on Wednesday; Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 1 by the Alternative Guitar Summit on Thursday; Truth by Tim Gartland on Friday; A Tribute to Led Zeppelin by Beth Hart on Saturday; I Just Found Out About Love by Kelly Eisenhour on Sunday

This Week In Jazz April 24 thru April 30

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Ma Rainey, Ella Fitzgerald and Blosssom Dearie, saxophonists saxmen Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson and Teddy Edwards, drummers Denzil Best, Connie Kay and Freddie Waits, multi-instrumentalist Jean “Toots” Thielmans and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Peggy Lee with George Shearing’s “Beauty and the Beat ” (1959), Jimmy Smith’s “Midnight Special” (1960), Eddie “Lockaw” Davis-Johnny Griffin Quintet’s “Tough Tenors” (1970), Milt Jackson’s “A London Bridge” (1980), Charles MacPherson’s “Manhatttan Nocturne” (1997) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS  on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Vivian’s Cadenzas – Washington Guest DJs 2022

Phil Perea, Vivian Shanley, and Annika Twedt-Ball present a rollicking hour of music and stories from the the past year in jazz band with the CR Washington Revolutionists, including the terror, joy, and even love affairs that happen at KCCK’s Middle School Jazz Band Camp.

Phil, Vivian, and Annika’s playlist

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Rhythm Section Ruling Class-Marion Guest DJs 2022

The Marion Jazz Band One rhythm section takes center stage, as Rhea Lord, Chris Oberbroeckling, and Ray Redondo join KCCK announcer (and 2021 Marion guest artist) Saul Lubaroff for a guest DJ hour, where we learn about a lot of last-minute shuffling (including Peter Hart stepping in at the last minute to sub for guest artist Jen Tiede) to make their recording happen.

Rhea, Chris, and Ray’s playlist

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