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This Week In Jazz October 25 thru October 31

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer/arranger Neal Hefti, saxmen Jimmy Woods, Zoot Sims and Jimmy Heath, trumpeter Clifford Brown, singers Cleo Laine and Andy Bey and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie’s “Roy & Diz” (1954), Miles Davis’ “‘Round About Midnight” (1955), Chet Baker & Art Pepper’s “Playboys” (1956), Art Blakey’s “Moanin'” (1958), Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” (1964), “The Warren Vache Quintet Remembers Benny Carter” (2010) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK!!!

Special Programs for October 26 thru October 31

Short List with host Bob Naujoks

Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM

Licorice Stick 2: Dan Block

A singular event in Dan Block’s young life – hearing pianist Eubie Blake at the St. Louis Ragtime Festival – inspired Block’s varied musical career. After graduating from Julliard, he joined a Haitian band, then Vince Giordano’s Nighthawks. Block played on Charles Mingus’ last recording session. He has since joined Wynton Marsalis’s Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Block’s half-dozen recordings as a leader showcase his unique way of presenting traditional and contemporary jazz.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Mondays at 6:00 PM

Steve Grossman Tribute, Part 2: the Miles Davis Years

Craig spins more music from recently departed saxophonist Steve Grossman. Following the departure of Wayne Shorter (who left to form Weather Report), 18-year-old Grossman played with Miles Davis from late3 1969 to 1971. Some righteous sax work (mostly on soprano) from a remarkable player!

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Mirage Halloween Party

KCCK is handing out a Halloween treat a few days early. We listen in on violinist Natalie Brown & Mirage as they headline a 2014 party at the Campbell Steele Gallery for all the groovy ghosts and goblins.

Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Jazz in the Age of COVID-19

How is the jazz community responding to the global pandemic? Jazz Night in America spotlights three scenarios unfolding in Philadelphia. Pianist Orrin Evans turns his front porch into a stage. Another resident throws socially-distanced concerts in her backyard. And Chris’s Jazz Cafe opens its doors for the first time since the lockdown.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Tribute to Bassist Gary Peacock (1956 to 2020)

In this first of two shows spotlighting Peacock’s fine career, we will hear examples of his work with a variety of jazz names, such as Paul Bley, Marc Copland, Bill Evans, Clare Fischer, Keith Jarrett, Tony Williams, and others. Gary passed on September 4 at the age of 85, and will certainly be missed!

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

Rina by Rina on Monday; The Twelfth of Never by Manteca on Tuesday; If Time Could Stand Still by Gregory Tardy on Wednesday; Rainbow Sign by Ron Miles on Thursday; Friends of Tuesday by Paul Boddy & the Sidewinder Blues Band on Friday; Live From El Paso by Laura Tate on Saturday; Plays (Disc 1) by Chick Corea on Sunday

Clean Up Your Act 11-18-20

Shannon Ramsay is stepping down as CEO of Trees Forever but will still be involved with the organization.

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New Music Monday for October 26, 2020

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
A true keeper of the flame, tenor saxophonist and former Jazz Messenger Javon Jackson continues to champion the tradition with his spirited interpretations of some well-known standards on “Déjà Vu.” Recorded during an incredibly productive stretch in 2017, it stands as a sequel of sorts to 2018’s acclaimed “For You.” Fronting the same band of pianist Jeremy Manasia, drummer McClenty Hunter and bassist David Williams, Jackson delivers in the same self-assured manner that has marked his playing with icons like Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Cedar Walton, Charlie Haden and Elvin Jones. Jackson and his accomplished crew deliver fresh takes on tunes by Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Thelonious Monk and Jimmy Heath along with several standards.

Isaiah J. Thompson is a jazz pianist, bandleader and composer from West Orange, New Jersey, who was admitted to The Julliard School at the age of 18 and earned his Masters in Music there earlier this year. He’s performed with major artists including Christian McBride, John Pizzarelli, Steve Turre, Joe Farnsworth and Buster Williams. His recording debut came with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and their disc, “Handful of Keys.” For his debut CD as a leader, Thompson offers up magnificent new arrangements of some of the best known compositions of vibraphonist and pianist Buddy Montgomery on “Isaiah J. Thompson Plays the Music of Buddy Montgomery.”

Also this week, Cuban-born guitarist Jorge Garcia creates jazz arrangements of classic rock tunes from the Beatles, ELP, Jimi Hendrix, the Moody Blues and others on “Crossover”;

saxophonist Doug Webb features a program of originals and a few familiar melodies on “Apples & Oranges,” with organist Brian Charette and drummer Andy Sanesi;

and the Uptown Jazz Tentet, co-led by trumpeter Brandon Lee and trombonists Willie Applewhite and James Burton III, unveil their second release, “What’s Next.”

Culture Crawl 597 “Makes the Flood Look Simple”

Hancher Auditorium has scored the world premiere of the brand-new Wynton Marsalis suite “The Sound of Democracy,” streaming at 7:30pm on October 27. Just $20 for the whole household.

Hancher Executive Director Chuck Swanson also talks about how the facility is being used while performances are paused during the pandemic, and also how the staff is planning to deal with upcoming funding funding cuts from the UI.

Reserve your virtual seat for the Wynton Marsalis Septet at www.hancher.uiowa.edu.

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Culture Crawl 596 “Endless Planes”

The current exhibit at Gilded Pear Gallery is “Endless Planes,” a two-person exhibition of new works by Julia Kottal of cedar Rapids and David Kupferman from Fairfield. Lauren Tucci reminds us that the gallery is open for private or small-group viewings, and you can also view the works at www.gildedpeargallery.com.

Watch the Gilded Pear website for details on an upcoming artists’ discussion online, too!

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Talking Pictures 10-21-20

Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) and Judy (2019) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.