Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, pianists Thelonious Monk and Art Tatum, bassists Monk Montgomery and Ray Brown, drummer Art Blakey, vibist Gerry Gibbs, saxman Lee Konitz and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” (1957), “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), Oscar Brown, Jr.’s “Sin & Soul…And Then Some” (1960), Zoot Sims & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “The Tenor Giants, featuring Oscar Peterson” (1975) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS ‘on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
This Week In Jazz October 10 thru October 16
Clean Up Your Act 10-27-21
The city of Cedar Rapids adopts an ambitious climate action plan.
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Culture Crawl 663 “Working With Bodies Instead of Wave Files”
Iowa City’s intergenerational choir, The Family Folk Machine, is back together in person, rehearsing and performing their first concert outdoors.
“Never So Far,” titled from a Greg Brown tune that is part of the show, will also include songs you’ll know from Ringo Starr and P!nk, plus some original tunes.
The concert will be at the Festival Stage, in Lower City Park, Oct. 10 at 3:00pm. More information at www.familyfolkmachine.org.
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Culture Crawl 662 “He Doesn’t Look a Day Over 249”
Orchestra Iowa’s Masterworks season begins Oct. 9 and 10 with “Beethoven 5 By 5.” It’s an all-Beethoven program, as renown pianist Stewart Goodyear performs “The Emperor” Piano Concerto. The other “5” is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, as the orchestra tackles arguably the most refrain in all of music. Tim Hankewich even purchased a brand new score of Beethoven 5 for the occasion!
Oct. 9 at the Paramount, Oct. 10 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets and more info at www.orchestraiowa.org.
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New Music Monday for October 11, 2021
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Pat Metheny has unveiled the latest chapter in his wildly prolific career, “Side-Eye NYC V1.IV,” a new setting featuring the 20-time Grammy winner accompanied by a handpicked and rotating cast of players featuring some of the most exciting and innovative new musicians on the New York scene. Recorded just before the pandemic at the Sony Music Hall in New York City, the disc deftly balances a mix of stunning new originals with inventive reworkings of some of Metheny’s most beloved compositions. He’s joined by keyboardist James Francies and drummer Marcus Gilmore.
In the summer of 1961, Count Basie and his orchestra played the iconic New York jazz club, Birdland, which Basie considered his musical home. The result was one of the best live recordings of a big band ever. Almost 60 years later, the Count Basie Orchestra, now under the direction of Scotty Barnhart and still performing all over the world, returned to Birdland to once again do a live recording. “Live at Birdland” captures the current band at its peak with its potent mix of seasoned veterans and emerging voices.
Also this week, “Symphony Hall Concert” is a previously unreleased live set from the Erroll Garner Trio from January 17, 1959 in Boston;
“…Dreaming in Lions…” from the Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble features music composed by Arturo in collaboration with the Malpaso Dance Company;
and guitarists Larry Carlton and Paul Brown join forces on “Soul Searchin’.”
Talking Pictures 10-6-21
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) and Justified (FX) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
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Special Programs for October 4 thru October 10
Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Tribute to Chick Corea, Part 9
Host Craig Kessler continues his chronological salute to the late keyboard master Chick Corea by sharing some stellar material from the late 1990s, and moving into the 2000s. We’ll hear absolutely top-notch, masterful jazz from one of the true geniuses of modern music!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Eric Thompson Quintet at Jazz Under the Stars
It may be October, but KCCK keeps summer alive just a little while longer, as we listen back to Jazz Under the Stars. Eric Thompson and his Quintet kicked things off, welcoming us back to live music with an unforgettable night of hot jazz.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Billy Taylor Centennial
Host Christian McBride leads a centennial celebration of pianist and composer Dr. Billy Taylor, hailing him as “a true giant and ambassador of jazz.” Taylor was not only a phenomenal musician, but also a jazz educator, media pioneer, and an advocate for social justice and civil rights. We’ll hear stories and music from Taylor’s legendary career.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Another Listen to A&M Horizon
Host Craig Kessler spins more goodies from this short-lived jazz label. We’ll hear from Dave Brubeck, Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Dave Liebman, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, and many others! Don’t miss it!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Strange Lands by Nicole Glover on Monday; Don’t Stop the Carnival by the Mercer Hassy Orchestra on Tuesday; Open World by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown & the Global Big Band on Wednesday; Connections by Matthew Whitaker on Thursday; Rusty Ends Blues Band by Rusty Ends Blues Band on Friday; Mr. Luck: a Tribute to Jimmy Reed by The Ronnie Wood Band on Saturday; Comes Love: Lost Session 1960 by Sheila Jordan on Sunday
This Week In Jazz October 3 thru October 9
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Jimmy Blanton, Steve Swallow and Eddie Gomez, drummers Jo Jones, Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., organist Larry Young and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson at the Opera House” (1957), Horace Silver’s “Paris Blues” (1962), Dave Brubeck’s “All the Things We are (1974), The Phil Woods Quartet “At the Village Vanguard (1982), Hiromi’s “Spark” (2015) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS ‘on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.