Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Melody Gardot
Melody Gardot whose soft and gentle expressions come naturally and by necessity. When she was nineteen, an SUV ran her down while she was riding her bicycle. Music was her therapy. She learned the guitar, wrote many songs, and cultivated a soft, articulate voice. Her music is personal and heart-felt, and the low-key songs reflect her need for a quiet atmosphere.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Tribute to Lee Konitz
Craig pays tribute to the artistry and legacy of the master saxophonist and composer Lee Konitz, who recently passed at the age of 92. Konitz was the last surviving member of the Miles Davis – Gerry Mulligan “Birth of the Cool” sessions. He also holds the distinction of being involved with the very first Prestige Records recording session in 1949. We’ll hear a number choice selections from the huge discography by this true pillar of jazz!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
EMC at Jazz Under the Stars
Guitarist Craig Erickson and percussionist Dennis McPartland joined forces a few years ago to create EMC. This powerhouse combo was a dream project for these two Iowa music titans. Combining hard-driving soul, funk, blues, and jazz, EMC pushed past the boundaries of all these styles. The crowd at Jazz Under the Stars was delighted by this experiment.
Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Carry Me Home in Concert
Host Christian McBride takes us to the fourth-ever concert performance of Carry Me Home, the collaborative effort between pianist Cyrus Chestnut and the Turtle Island Quartet. The program illustrates what Turtle Island bandleader David Balakrishnan calls, “a blend kind of mentality.” He used that phrase to describe Chestnut, but on some level he could have been talking about Turtle Island’s own capacity to improvise and swing.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Savoy & The 75th Anniversary of Be-Bop
Craig officially kicks off his centennial celebration of the birth of Charlie Parker with a deep look at one of the most important record labels for the “new music” of the 1940s, Savoy Records. We’ll hear “all the cats” from those early days of bop – Dexter, Miles, Fats Navarro, Getz, J.J., Stitt, Tadd Dameron, Charlie Parker, and so many more!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Day By Day by the Cory Weeds Quartet on Monday; GoGo Penguin by GoGo Penguin on Tuesday; For the Record by the Linley Hamilton Quartet on Wednesday; The Humble Warrior by Wayne Escoffery on Thursday; The Triangle by Lisa Miller on Friday; Resistance by Chris Poland on Saturday; What’s New by Ian Shaw on Sunday
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In the Seventies and Eighties, many Iowa natives found themselves on the coasts, meeting, performing, and forming lifelong friendships with some of the musicians who would go on to become the most important players of their generation.
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist/bandleader King Oliver, composer Irving Berlin, pianist/composers Gil Evans and Red Garland, singers Barbara Dane and Betty Carter, bassist Buddy Catlett, trumpeters Al Porcino and Stu Williamson, harmonicist Gregoire Maret and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Miles Davis Quintet’s “Relaxin’/Steamin’/Workin’” (1956), Curtis Fowlkes’ “New Trombone” (1957), Kenny Burrell’s “Blue Lights, Vols. 1 & 2” (1958), Art Pepper+11 “Modern Classics” (1959); Lee Morgan/Thad Jones’ “Minor Strain” (1960), Grady Tate Sings/TNT (1991) The Great Jazz Trio’s “Autumn Leaves” (2002) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks 
The Wednesday Night Special
Author Derrick Bang has chronicled the life of pianist Vince Guaraldi and has also written dozens of articles on the Charles Schulz and the Peanuts comic strips. But he recently turned his attention to making an exhaustive survey of the role of Jazz in the music of TV and movies. His two-volume set, Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen: A History and Discography, chronicles hundreds of TV shows and movies, along wit
