Trey Holets and Cody Techau from the Lisbon jazz band take the wheel at KCCK, for an hour of music that include several past Corridor Jazz tunes featuring their band, as well as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and even The Andrews Sisters.
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Caleb Burken and Jaden Henley from Xavier High School bookend their hour with “St. Louis Toodle-oo,” opening with the original by Duke Ellington and closing with their version from the Corridor Jazz Project 2018 CD, featuring Caleb on the trumpet and guest artist Bob Dunn, Banjo. In between, we hear several songs they enjoyed playing in jazz band, including Bob Washut’s “Of Courage and Spirit,” and the Snarky Puppy tune that inspired Jaden to stick with jazz band.
And we also learn why Xavier Jazz Band One never takes the stage without a fresh pineapple in hand.
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E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the world.
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Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Local Shortlist: Nick George
Drummer Nick George caught the jazz bug when he sneeked into his uncle Joe Abodeely’s revered Tender Trap jazz club. He kept up his chops through the years, but dedicated himself to a career as an English teacher. Upon retirement, he hit the jazz scene again, lending support to nationally-known talent and many local greats, like Eddie Piccard and Gail Williams.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Blue Note Records in 1958, Part One
Craig celebrates what would have been Blue Note Records founder and owner, Alfred Lion’s 110th birthday, by ‘dropping the needle’ onto some of the finest modern jazz records ever made! We’ll hear classic Blue Note releases from 60 years ago from the likes of Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Jimmy Smith, and so many others. This is the stuff!!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Tito Puente: ‘El Rey’
The late Afro-Cuban jazz giant Tito Puente, “El Rey,” was the king of the timbales and the mambo, and a recipient of the Presidential Arts Medal. This tribute takes us inside the man, probing the source of that energy and uncovering the secrets to Puente’s prolific and creative life.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
The 2018 Corridor Jazz Concert
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, where we shine the spotlight on all the great jazz produced by our high school and college ensembles. This week, we present the 2018 Corridor Jazz Concert. It’s the culmination of this year’s Corridor Jazz Project, where the great high school jazz bands along the Creative Corridor partner with professional musicians. They rehearse a chart, record it for a CD, and perform it live for an enthusiastic audience. This year, the bands played at the U of I’s Voxman Hall. Hear all the great jazz on the Wednesday Night Special!
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Marilyn Maye, The Queen of Cabaret
88-year old singer and actress Marilyn Maye is a living legend. She’s shared the stage with artists like Count Basie and Charlie Parker, and appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson an unprecedented 76 times. Now, for the first time, May performs at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s most intimate venue — Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Jazz in 1978
Craig looks back 40 years at some of the remarkable creative jazz recorded in 1978. We’ll hear surprising recordings from Arthur Blythe, Carla Bley, Sun Ra, John McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, and so many others. With Miles Davis in retirement, 1978 also heralded the beginnings of what Craig calls the “revival of mainstream jazz.” Don’t miss it!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
Daniel Burgess and Nathan Tansey are active in the Iowa City music scene, even as they get ready to graduate from West High. Daniel’s group, “Non-Prophet,” will perform at both the Iowa Arts Festival and the Iowa City Jazz Festival, as well as First Friday in Cedar Rapids in August. Nathan is bringing some friends from the Chicago area to perform with him at Jazz Fest as well.
Hear one of Daniel’s original tunes, as well as the Woody Herman band, featuring Jim Pugh, who’ll be his trombone prof at the University of Illinois. Also, hear Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, and Snarky Puppy.
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Groovin’ Hard with Austin Piper and Nate Hawkins, who lead off with the Buddy Rich tune of the same name. The hour also features Cannonball Adderly, Herbie Hancock, and even Frank Sinatra and Glenn Miller.
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Conservationists worry about the impact on migratory birds of a rollback of federal rules.
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The Bur Oak Land Trust enters its 40th year of preserving natural spaces in Eastern Iowa. Director Tammy Wright says the organizations has a lot of fun events and opportunities for individuals and families to get away from screens and experience the natural resources of our area.
If it would just stop snowing, that is!
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