Special Programs for May 5 thru May 11

Short List with host Bob Naujoks    

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

Galloping Guitars: Julian Lage 

Guitar prodigy Julian Lage is a bona fide wunderkind. He began public performance at age seven. The next year, he was the subject of the documentary “Jules at 8.” And he joined vibraphonist Gary Burton’s quartet when he turned 12. He’s barely 30 now, is a quiet force in jazz, producing an amazing body of work.

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Great Bands of the 1970’s – Keith Jarrett, Part 2

Craig presents another helping of 1970s brilliance from pianist, saxophonist, and composer, Keith Jarrett. We’ll hear fine offerings from Keith’s recordings on ECM and Impulse, featuring selections from Jarrett’s “American Quartet” and the “European Quartet.” Jarrett’s music from this period helped defined jazz in the 1970s.

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM   

2018 Homecoming Concert with Dick Oatts 

Saxman Dick Oatts returned to Iowa for KCCK’s second annual Homecoming Concert. The crowd at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts heard two solid sets of new material and favorites from his long and storied career. Oatts even jammed with some hand-picked student musicians on a chart they’d composed together. It was a night of fun memories and great jazz!

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Lakecia Benjamin

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

3 New Musicians We Need To Know

Christian McBride spent some time with three New York artists on the rise – alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, tenor saxophonist María Grand, and flutist/vocalist Melanie Charles. Listen to the new Jazz Night to hear them talk about their approach to the music – and as always, tunes you’ve got to hear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

Herbie Nichols Centennial Celebration, Part 2

Throughout 2019, Craig continues his celebration of the rich legacy of pianist and composer, Herbie Nichols, born in 1919.  We’ll hear tasty selections from the rather short catalog of Herbie’s own recordings, as well as a number of interesting and magnetic interpretations of Herbie’s compositions as recorded by a host of diverse artists from over the last 56 years.

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: 

http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/

 

 

 

This Week In Jazz May 6th thru May 12th

Hey, Jazz fans!!!

Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Teresa Brewer, Tania Marie and Fred Astaire, pianists Mary Lou Williams, Stanley Cowell and Keith Jarrett, drummers Mel Lewis and Dennis Chambers, bassist and vocalist Blake Shaw and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie Parker’s “Bird/The Savoy Recordings, Vol. 1” (1947), Elmo Hope’s “The All Star Sessions” (1956), Miles Davis’ “Relaxin’/Workin’/Steamin’” (1956), Curtis Fuller’s “New Trombone” (1957), “Work Song:/Nat Adderley Sextet Live at Sweet Basil” (1990) and many more throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 451 “Rubber Boots a Must”

Bring the kids to explore nature (and maybe get a little muddy) at Family Day at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, with Bur Oak Land Trust, Sunday May 19 from 1-3pm.

Director Tammy Wright says families can learn about nature and creek life, with raptor demonstrations, and much more. Snacks and beverages will be provided as well. Free admission.

Details and directions to the site at www.buroaklandtrust.org.

Talking Pictures 5-1-19

Avengers: Endgame and The Curse of La Llorona with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.

Culture Crawl 450 “Recovering Singer”

Orchestra Iowa presents a towering work for orchestra and chorus at “German Requiem,” May 3 & 4. Joining the orchestra for this beautiful piece by Brahms will be Chorale Midwest, with two nationally-renown soloists.

Music director Tim Hankewich says that because Brahms used many different New Testament verses for his text, rather than just funeral liturgy, the work is uplifting and inspiring in a different manner than other works of a similar theme.

May 3 at the Paramount Theatre, May 4 at Iowa City West High School. Tickets and info at www.orchestraiowa.org.

Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet May 9, 2019

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 9, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

KCCK’s Featured CD for May 2019

The KCCK Featured CD for May is “Bolden” from Wynton Marsalis. Buddy Bolden ranks among the most influential yet obscure figures in the pantheon of American music and is widely credited by musicians of the era as being the first jazz musician and bandleader in history. In his playing, composing, arranging and musical direction of the soundtrack to a brand new biopic, Mr. Marsalis captures the spirit of the legendary cornetist and his greatest musical descendant Louis Armstrong. It includes a mix of classic tunes associated with the pair along with Marsalis originals. “Bolden”, the original motion picture soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis on Blue Engine Records. Purchase the CD.

Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Mt. Vernon

Maddy Steen and Cedar Zangerle join us from the saxophone section of the Mt. Vernon Swinging’ STANGS. They tell us about the importance of taking good care of your chicken, and play some of their favorite singers, including Abbey Lincoln, Sarah Vaughan, Stacey Kent, and even Lady Gaga!