Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Women In Jazz: Joanne Brackeen
Our Women in Jazz summer series continues with pianist and educator Joanne Brackeen. After graduating from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, she became the west coast’s go-to keyboardist, collaborating with Dexter Gordon, Chick Corea, Teddy Edwards, and Ornette Coleman. She moved to New York and worked with Stan Getz and Joe Henderson. She recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
The Annual Iowa City Jazz Festival Preview Show
Craig presents a look at some of the key performers for the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival. We’ll hear from Jane Bunnett, The Bad Plus, Ryan Keberle, Danilo Perez, Chris Potter, and others. We’ll also hear from some of the side stage performers such as Blake Shaw, Steve Grismore, The Heartland Trio, Saul Lubaroff, Jarrett Purdy, Ritmocano, and others. Get in on all the fun!!
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Matt Wilson at the 2018 Iowa City Jazz Festival
As we look forward to this year’s Iowa City Jazz Festival, we look back at 2018 to one more standout performance. Drummer Matt Wilson’s most recent project, Matt Wilson’s Honey & Salt, was a groundbreaking synthesis of original music and the poetry of Carl Sandburg. It was a captivating set, as members of the Iowa City literary community joined Wilson on stage to perform Wilson’s and Sandburg’s works.
Independence Day Special
Thursday
July 4th with the Airmen of Note
Join KCCK as we celebrate Independence Day with the United States Air Force Big Band. The Airmen of Note are joined on-stage by a who’s who of guest stars — Cyrille Aimee, Steve Turre, Stephon Harris, Kenny Barron, Brandford Marsalis, and many others — for swinging sets of patriotic favorites and classic standards.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
The Annual Iowa City Jazz Festival Preview Show
Jazz Corner of the World is pre-empted this week, as Craig and KCCK bring you complete live coverage of the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival. Join us on the University of Iowa Pentacrest, or tune in to 88.3 or kcck.org to hear every mainstage performance and backstage interviews with the musicians!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
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Very few journeys have been as adventurous and unpredictable as the musical path Avishai Cohen has been walking for the last twenty plus years. Ever since the highly acclaimed Israeli bassist/composer became a bandleader, his recordings have shown a constant evolution. His previous outing became his most commercially successful so far and introduced him to a pop audience that for the most part wasn’t even aware of his vast catalog and work. His new CD, “Arvoles,” (‘trees’ in the ancient Ladino language) is very different in tone and feel. “It’s a reflection of my world over the last couple of years,” he explains, showing “another part of my personality.” It’s a collection of mostly original compositions recorded with Israeli drummer Noam David and Azerbaijani pianist Elchin Shirinov.
