The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020), Earwig and the Witch 2 (2021) and Coming 2 America (2021) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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Clean Up Your Act 3-30-21
A plan to bury carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants deep underground in North Dakota.
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This Week In Jazz March 7 thru March 13
Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau and Leon Lee Dorsey, pianists Dick Hyman, Dick Katz and Sir Charles Thompson, singers Al Jarreau, Bobby McFerrin and Jeanie Bryson, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, trombonist Scott Whitfield and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” (1950), Wynton Kelly’s “Kelly Blue” (1959), Freddie Hubbard’s “The Body & the Soul” (1963), Hank Mobley’s “Straight, No Filter” (1966), Shirley Horn’s “I Love You, Paris” (1992) and many more throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our JAZZ MASTERS‘program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK!
Special Programs for March 8 thru March 13
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its feature of great jazz albums that crossed over into mainstream popularity and became lasting classics. Listen for Miles Davis’s Sketches Of Spain, Wynton Marsalis’s Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1, Benny Goodman’s 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, and Stanley Jordan’s Magic Touch.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Charles Tolliver’s 79th Birthday Party
Craig celebrates the birthday and on-going career of trumpeter, composer, arranger, and educator Charles Tolliver. Along with pianist Stanley Cowell, he co-founded the legendary artist-owned jazz record label, Strata-East. We’ll hear some of Tolliver’s recordings as a leader, as well many appearances as a sideman with Jackie McLean, Gary Bartz, Andrew Hill, Booker Ervin, Horace Silver, and others … noting an important musician, who is often overlooked and underrated!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom
Our month-long celebration of National Women’s History Month continues with a concert from Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom. Miller, one of jazz’s most dynamic drummers, brings her formidable energy to any ensemble she joins. She visited Iowa City for 2016’s Jazz Festival and brought along Boom Tic Boom for a standout performance.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Rebellious Helen Sung
As a young musician, pianist Helen Sung rebelled against her parents, and her culture, to pursue her jazz dreams. She talks with host Christian McBride about how the risks she took have paid off brilliantly. Sung also demonstrates the fruits of her rebellion in a standout live performance.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Tribute to Chick Corea (6/12/1941 – 2/9/2021)
In this first of five tribute shows for Armando “Chick” Corea, Craig spins some of his favorite selections from some of Chick’s very first recordings with Mongo Santamaria, Blue Mitchell, Miles Davis, and others, and some of Chick’s first recordings under his own leadership. Tune in for some monumental bricks and mortar from some of the key years of our jazz literature … music of the great Chick Corea.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Sure Thing by David Kikoski with Boris Kozlov on Monday; Message by Tom Tallitsch on Tuesday; Samba de Maracatu by Joe Chambers on Wednesday; Indigenous by Diego Rivera on Thursday; Room To Breathe by Delbert McClinton on Friday; Maestro by Taj Mahal on Saturday; This Bitter Earth by Veronica Swift on Sunday
Where’s Bob?
KCCK program director and morning personality Bob Stewart is recuperating at home after hip replacement surgery in February. In the interim, Ron Adkins has slid into the morning slot, and Saul Lubaroff is handling afternoons.
“Things are going well,” Bob says. “A little less pain every day. Doing my rehab and exercises.”
Bob hopes to be back on the air in a couple weeks and says thanks to everyone who has wished him well on social media and queries to the station.
New Music Monday for March 8, 2021
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Singer and lyricist Mark Winkler and pianist and composer David Benoit have teamed up to record an album that pays homage to their 37 years of friendship. “Old Friends” is a collection of some of the artists’ favorite songs by some of their favorite composers, as well as three original tunes. Winkler and Benoit are seasoned artists in the music business, and the new disc is imbued with warmth and camaraderie. As Benoit puts it, “I think this is Mark’s best work. He is restrained and heartfelt. He never overdoes it, but always stays true to the melody, respecting the composer but adding his own imprimatur when needed. This could be a happy result of Covid-19 giving us all the time we needed to make it right.”
It is only natural that Jeremy Pelt’s voracious curiosity would lead him to investigate the West African Griot tradition, where stories, reminiscences and accomplishments from times past are handed down as oral histories. Past researchers have preserved interviews with older jazzmen, but for this Griot odyssey, Pelt turns to his own peer group to record their thoughts on creating jazz, followed by a composition by Pelt which perfectly captures the sentiments and emotions of its spoken-word prelude. To help him bring his vision to life on “Griot: This is Important!,” Pelt assembled a hand-picked group of colleagues, including vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu, pianist Victor Gould, bassist Vicente Archer, harpist Brandee Younger and others.
Also this week, pianist and composer Greg Murphy is joined by drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, keyboardist David Kikoski, flutist T.K. Blue, vibraphonist Bill Ware and others for “Cool Water”;
bassist John Lang, more recognized in New York City as an upright player, is proud to release “Now Ear This,” his first electric project, produced by jazz legend John Patitucci;
and 94-year-old composer and altoist Vinnie Riccitelli releases his first recording in 60 years, “For The Record,” revisiting some of his unrecorded compositions and arrangements from his earlier career.
Talking Pictures 3-3-21
Nomadland (2020), Wrong Turn (2021) and WandaVision (Disney+) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
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Culture Crawl 619 “Sounds Like a Netflix Cult Documentary”
Gilded Pear Gallery has two exhibits opening March 5. “Rhythm In Bloom” celebrates the work of long-time Cedar Rapids-area artist Ann Royer, working in some unique color palettes.
And gallery director Lauren Tucci says “Polyphonous 2021 – Mimetic Lives II” is a jewelry exhibit featuring the work of Satomi Kawai and Jillian Moore, which is a satellite exhibit of the world famous Munich Jewelry Week. The exhibit also opens a brand new space for Gilded Pear on the second floor of their building.
Details at www.gildedpeargallery.com.
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