Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, clarinetist/bandleader Artie Shaw, vibist Joe Roland, saxmen Jackie McLean, Dewey Redman and Sonny Fortune, singers Rosemary Clooney, Jackie Cain and Blues shouter Big Joe Turner, drummers Larance Marable, Dick Berk and Victor Lewis, bagpiper Rufus Harley and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Kenny Dorham’s “Jazz Contrasts” (1957), Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come” (1959), Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1963), Grant Green’s “Matador” (1964), Ella Fitzgerald – In Budapest (1970), Ahmad Jamal in Concert (1980) 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   

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 75^th 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