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 to explore great jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and stories of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” Natalie & Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Al Jarreau’s “We’re In This Love Together,” B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone,” and Moe Koffman’s “Swingin’ Shepherd Blues.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Mondays at 6:00 PM

More Jazz In The Movies

Craig gives us another fun look at a variety of styles of jazz music used in some great films. We’ll hear classics from “Paris Blues,” “A Milanese Story,” “Satan In High Heels,” “The Man with The Golden Arm,” “No Sun In Venice,” “Mickey One,” and others. We can already smell the popcorn!

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Carmen Bradford at the ICJF

This month, the Wednesday Night Special celebrates African-Americans who continue to raise jazz to the level of high art. First up is singer Carmen Bradford and her 2011 appearance at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Bradford was hired in 1983 by Count Basie for his Orchestra, and she graced every one of its performances until 1991. Her powerful, resonant voice certainly electrified the Pentacrest crowd in Iowa City!

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Discovering Billy Lester

Host Christian McBride introduces us to pianist Billy Lester, who McBride describes as a treasure “hidden in plain sight for 50 years right outside Manhattan.” Lester shares not only his phenomenal piano virtuosity, but also his thoughts on the arts and the courage it takes to be an artist.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler 

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

4 More Who Recently Left Us

In this show, Craig pays tribute to four more jazz artists who have moved on to that “big stage” in the afterworld – Candido Camero Guerra (aka Candido), pianist Frank Kimbrough, baritone sax and tubist Howard Lewis Johnson, and Junior Mance. Each of these artists were, in their unique ways, pioneers in jazz and they left behind a treasure in their recorded legacies.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

On Vacation by Till Bronner & Bob James on Monday; The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1 by the Le Coq All Stars on Tuesday; The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful by the Jeff Benedict Big Big Band on Wednesday; Q Vision by Quincy Davis on Thursday; You Ain’t Unlucky by Veronica Lewis on Friday; Firebreather by Skylar Rogers on Saturday; Foxing Hour by the KoMaGa Trio on Sunday

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriters Jerome Kern and Jimmy Van Heusen, saxmen Jimmy Forrest, Tubby Hayes, Benny Golson and Bob Mintzer, violinist Stephane Grappelli, composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton Hawes’ “Four!” (1958), Nat Adderley’s “Work Song” (1960), The Modern Jazz Quartet’s “Lonely Woman” (1962), Horace Silver’s “Song for My Father” (1964), Grant Green’s “Green Is Beautiful” (1970), Branford Marsalis’ “Renaissance” (1987) and many more throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

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 look at jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and stories of Bobby Timmons’s “Watermelon Man,” the Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take Five,” George Shearing & the Blue Stars with “Lullaby of Birdland,” Count Basie’s “April In Paris,” and George Benson’s classic, “Breezin’.”

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler 

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Pacific Jazz 1962 & 1963

The end of the 1950s signaled the quick fade of West Coast jazz’s popularity. In a pre-emptive move, Pacific Jazz Records made a surprising “right turn,” and began recording artists that would later be considered purveyors of the ‘new’ genre of “soul jazz,” featuring organists, guitarists, and new styles of modern jazz. Craig spins groovy tunes from the likes of Joe Pass, Groove Holmes, Carmell Jones, Curtis Amy, and a flock of other great players.  It’s gonna be great!

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Eric Marienthal at Kirkwood

Saxophonist Eric Marienthal’s Grammy Award-winning career includes stints with Chick Corea’s Elektric Band, the Rippingtons, and Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band. He’s jammed with Chuck Loeb, Jeff Lorber, and Randy Brecker. And, in 2013, KCCK’s Dennis Green hosted Marienthal as he shared the stage with the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and the CR Jazz Big Band.

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Some Great Modern Newport

Host Christian McBride takes us on a third trip to Rhode Island for more from the Newport Jazz Festival archives. This week, a few of the more recent gigs are featured. McBride hand-picked some “monster sets” from Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, and Cecilia McLorin Salvant. He’ll even throw in a tune or two from his own appearances.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler 

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

More Jazz In The Movies

Craig gives us another fun look at a variety of styles of jazz music used in some great films. We’ll hear classics from “Paris Blues,” “A Milanese Story,” “Satan In High Heels,” “The Man With The Golden Arm,” “No Sun In Venice,” “Mickey One,” and others. We can already smell the popcorn!

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

Jagged Spaces by the Grasso-Ravita Jazz Ensemble on Monday; New Sounds by New Faces on Tuesday; Future Stride by Emmet Cohen on Wednesday; O Sole Mio! by Cory Weeds on Thursday; Living In a Burning House by Selwyn Birchwood on Friday; Out of the Dark by Joyann Parker on Saturday; Classic Guitar by the Charlie Apicella Trio on Sunday