Special Programs For November 18 thru November 23

Short List with host Bob Naujoks    

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

Basses Loaded: Paul Chambers

Paul Chambers’s reputation as a bassist grew from standout performances in the 50s and 60s. Legendary for timekeeping, intonation, and virtuosic improvs, he was the go-to sideman for many groups. He was the anchor for Miles Davis’s “first great quintet,” and recorded a dozen albums as leader of his own bands.    

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

The Jazz Scene 70 Years Ago 

Craig spins an array of dazzling modern jazz from 1949.  We’ll hear from Lester Young, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and many more! The music from this era is the foundation of where we stand today.

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Amanda Monaco at the Iowa City Jazz Festival

Amanda Monaco played her set on a scorching summer day at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. As the Winter cold sets in, we revisit a July day with one of the hottest guitarists in jazz. She’s joined by some of her best friends, including saxophonist Lauren Sevian and drummer Matt Wilson. Her original music is fun, lively, and guaranteed to warm the coldest hearts during this current Artic blast!

 

 

 

Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Buster Williams & Something More

Bassist Buster Williams, renowned sideman for Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, and many others, now leads his own group. Something More is a jazz collective that rotates its membership from project to project, depending on what Williams wants to present to the audience. His goal with the group is to “always give the audience something more.” For this performance, Williams brings Steve Wilson, George Colligan, and Lenny White to the stage.

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

The Roots of Electric Miles, Part 2

In conjunction with Craig’s 50th anniversary celebration of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew, we continue to explore the evolution of Miles’s compositions.  We’ll look in on the development of 1968 and 1969’s landmark recording, In a Silent Way and other neighboring Miles recordings that actually took place before the official release of Bitches Brew on March 30th, 1970.

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish. Tune in at Midnight for: 

Hermeto: Voice & Wind by Erik Charlston Jazz Brazil on Monday; True Love: a Celebration of Cole Porter by Harry Connick, Jr. on Tuesday; Cristal by Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos on Wednesday; Egyptian Secrets by The Adam Deitch Quartet on Thursday; Rain City Blues by Arsen Shomakhov on Friday; If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It by Breezy Rodio on Saturday; Dream a Little by Champian Fulton & Cory Weeds on Sunday. 

New Music Monday for November 18, 2019

 Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.     

Singer-songwriter Rachael Price and composer, singer, and guitarist Vilray first met in 2003 as students at the New England Conservatory of Music. Vilray formed a couple of bands with Price’s soon-to-be bandmates in Lake Street Dive. Even then, Price remembers, he had a nimble mind and quick wit when it came to lyrics. It was more than a decade later that the two began to collaborate. She had been on the road much of each year with Lake Street Dive and he had been developing his own solo act, just voice and guitar. She caught a show he was doing at a club in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, and was swept up in the ‘30s and ‘40s style jazz he was playing. They began performing together in 2015, and now unveil their debut release together, “Rachael & Vilray.”

 

 

 

 

 

     “Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond” came to fruition emanating from the marriage of two musicians who not only have been sharing the stage for the last decade, but also share their personal lives and a daughter. Legendary trumpeter Randy Brecker co-leads with saxophonist and composer/arranger Ada Rovatti featuring compositions and arrangement by Ada herself. The pair’s playing and interpretation almost incur a sixth sense due to their closeness and compatibility, delivering a fresh, unconventional and unique sound, harmonically and rhythmically challenging but still very approachable. The organic collection of compositions range from straight-ahead jazz to contemporary sounds and Brazilian beats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trombonist Michael Dease has put together an all-star band featuring Lewis Nash, Steve Wilson and Renee Rosnes for “Never More Here”.

 

 

 

 

 

                

 

Also this week, Eastern Iowa’s own James Dreier and Ritmocano deliver their second recording, “Iowa Friends Cuban Music”.

 

 

 

         

 

and drummer and composer Jerome Jennings addresses concerns about political and social justice on his second release, “Solidarity.”

 

 

 

 

 

Culture Crawl 520 “Most Perplexing”

Orchestra Iowa presents a rare Two-Harp Concerto called “Passion of Angels,” at its concert Nov. 15 and 16. Tim Hankewich says that the complexity of the harp required the utmost in composing skill, and is often something composers don’t tackle until they are well into their careers.

The Mighty Wurlitzer takes center stage for a feature as well, and the Orchestra also pays tribute to longtime donor and friend Bill Shuttleworth, who passed away recently.

More info and tickets at www.orchestraiowa.org.

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Clean Up Your Act 12-9-19

Iowa and five other states are studying the availability of alternative fuel on Interstate 80.

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Talking Pictures 11-13-19

Harriett, Dolemite Is My Name, The Mandalorion and Doctor Sleep with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Monica Schmidt.

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Culture Crawl 519 “The Surrey is in Your Imagination”

Revival Theatre Company of Cedar Rapids presents “Oklahoma” Nov. 21-23 in Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. The legendary musical will be presented “in concert” style, which means the orchestra is onstage with the performers, and the show is staged with minimal sets.

Cedar Rapids native Catherine Blades, now a stage, film and TV actress in New York, is back home to portray Laurey.

Tickets and more information at www.revivaltheatrecompany.com.

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Special Programs For November 11 thru November 16

Short List with host Bob Naujoks    

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

Basses Loaded: Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding has been a major force since her self-titled American debut CD at age 19. That album earned her a Best New Artist Grammy – the first for a jazz musician, and the respect of the jazz community. Spalding’s belief that an artist “must keep climbing” compels her to continually strive to break new ground with her music.     

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

Herbie Nichols Centennial, Part 5 

Craig spins more fantastic music from Herbie’s own recordings, as well as from a number of tantalizing interpretations from a number of jazz greats down through the years.  As usual, this is all new material with no duplications from previous shows in this celebration.  Don’t miss it!

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Trombone Shorty at the Iowa City Jazz Festival

This early onset of Winter took everyone by surprise. As we brace for a long season of cold and snow, let’s enjoy ourselves with a quick trip to the Big Easy! New Orleans native Trombone Shorty fired up the crowd at the Iowa City Jazz Festival, bringing the heat of the Crescent City to the Midwest. Find some beads and get ready to dance!

 

 

 

Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Makaya McCraven

Drummer/Producer Makaya McCraven creates his beat-driven jazz with post-production wizardry. We break it apart, learn about his musical upbringing, and hear what his Universal Beings project sounds like, translated live to the stage in Chicago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

The Jazz Scene 70 Years Ago 

Craig spins an array of dazzling modern jazz from 1949.  We’ll hear from Lester Young, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and many more! The music from this era is the foundation of where we stand today.

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish. Tune in at Midnight for: 

For Being There by the Church On Monday on Monday; The Omni-American Book Club (Disc 1) by the Bryan Lynch Big Band on Tuesday; Sun On Sand by Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider on Wednesday; Diva + The Boys by The Diva Jazz Orchestra on Thursday; Blues From The Inside Out by Dave Specter on Friday; Mad Lad: A Live Tribute To Chuck Berry by Ronnie Wood with His Wild Five on Saturday; Spectrum by Hiromi on Sunday. 

This Week In Jazz November 10 thru November 16

Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of arranger Billy May, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Willie Cook, singers Mose Allison, Ernestine Anderson, pianists Hampton Hawes and Ellis Marsalis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dinah Washington’s “Dinah!” (1955), Horace Silver Quintet’s “Six Pieces of Silver” (1956), Hank Mobley’s “Roll Call” (1960), Sonny Clark’s “Leapin’ and Lopin'” (1961), and many others through and out the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.