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