This week we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Hank Mobley, Paul Gonsalves and Sam L. “The Man” Taylor. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Count Basie at Newport” (1957), John Coltrane’s “Coltrane Time” (1958), Red Rodney’s “Bird Lives!” (1973) 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
Women In Jazz: Terri Lyne Carrington
Mentored by Jack DeJohnette, drummer, composer, and producer Terri Lyne Carrington received a full-ride scholarship to the Berklee College of Music at age 11. She is now a full professor at the school. During her illustrious career, she has collaborated with artists from the whole spectrum of jazz – from Herbie Hancock to Eric Marienthal to Pharoah Sanders. Her albums have scored three Grammy Awards, and she was the first woman artist to receive a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The Artistry of Joe Farrell
On this special live Monday evening show, Craig spins goodies from the relatively short career of reedman Joe Farrell. We’ll listen to a dozen discs that feature Farrell as a leader on CTI, Xanadu, Contemporary, and others. We’ll also hear a number of recordings that feature Joe as a sideman, from artists like Chick Corea, Elvin Jones, Jaki Byard, George Cables, Andrew Hill, and others.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Funk Daddies at Jazz Under the Stars
We’re just a month away from the Last Big Party of the Summer – KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars! Before this year’s artists hit the stage, let’s jam one more time with the standout shows from 2018. First up are the Funk Daddies from their 2011 gig (they got rained out last year; but not to worry – they groove us all this August). Excuse us while we do the boogaloo.
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Nels Cline Lovers in Philly
Jazz Night In America catches up with Nels Cline Lovers as they jam in the City of Brotherly Love. Guitarist Cline commissioned works by Philadelphia composers specifically for this new project, and spotlights them in concert.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
A Tribute to Yusef Lateef
Craig will spin fabulous records from multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef’s early years (1957 to 1960). We’ll hear great material from Verve Records, Savoy Records, and Prestige Records.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
The Countdown continues to the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival, 3 days of the world’s best jazz in downtown Iowa City. Danilo Perez, Chris Potter, Jane Bunnett, and Nayo Jones headline on the mainstage, with dozens of your favorite local artists performing, too.
KCCK is live backstage all weekend long, and we’ll have live interviews with the headliners Friday and Saturday. And of course, if you can’t be on the Pentracrest in person, catch all the mainstage shows broadcast live on Iowa’s Jazz Station.
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
Throughout his storied career, iconic keyboardist and composer Chick Corea has explored a wealth of music from across borders both geographical and stylistic. Time and again over the decades he’s returned to what he calls his “Spanish heart”—the Spanish, Latin and flamenco traditions that have indelibly shaped his unmistakable sound. Now with his new album, “Antidote,” recorded with his brand new Spanish Heart Band, Corea once again delves deeply into the Latin side of his musical heritage with a stunning collection of musicians from Spain, Cuba, Venezuela and the U.S. The disc revisits classic pieces from two of the bandleader’s most beloved albums, “My Spanish Heart” and “Touchstone,” along with new compositions and favorites by revered composers like Jobim, de Lucia and Stravinsky.
Bassist, composer and bandleader Marcus Shelby brings together three of his greatest passions—African-American history, baseball and big-band jazz—on “Transitions,” the latest work by his 15-piece Marcus Shelby Orchestra. Shelby’s work to date has established his penchant for deep musical dives into black history and culture, including works inspired by Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While the new disc offers Shelby’s lush arrangements of classic tunes by Ellington, Mingus and Cole Porter, its centerpiece, “Black Ball: the Negro Leagues and the Blues,” is an original four-part suite inspired by the history of Negro League baseball. Specifically, the four-part suite was inspired by four cities–Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago and Kansas City—that were central to the Negro Leagues and also definitive cities during the birth and evolution of the Blues and Swing.
Also this week, drummer Al Foster pays tribute his family and colleagues with “Inspirations & Dedications,” a set of songs written or interpreted in their honor;
pianist and composer Fred Hersch’s “Begin Again” features nine of his original compositions arranged and conducted by six-time Grammy winner Vince Mendoza for the WDR Big Band;
and saxophonist Bob Sheppard, whose resume includes work with Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker and others, presents his fifth effort as a leader, “The Fine Line.”
The important role that Cedar Rapids-based company Collins Radio played in the space program is being told in a trilogy of documentaries produced by the Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association, Wired Productions, and Busbee Communications.
The second film in the series, “Live From The Moon,” details the role that Collins played in the Moon landing. In the process, producers discovered that if not for Collins pushing the idea of video, NASA might never have decided to send video as well as audio of the event!
“Live From The Moon” premieres on the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, July 20, 10-:30am at The Collins Rd. Theatre.
More information about further showings or getting the documentaries DVD at www.arthurcollins.org.
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Spider-Man: Far From Home and Midsommar with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.
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The KCCK Featured CD for July is “Essence” by Michel Camilo. For his landmark 25th album as a leader, the iconic pianist, composer and bandleader reconvened his all-star big band for the first time is a quarter century. The music is drawn from key points along Camilo’s 40-year career, most of which has only been heard in trio settings, while much of it hasn’t been revisited in the studio since the original recordings. “Essence” is on Resilience Records. Purchase the CD.
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 11, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
