Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Vocal Short List 16: Pha Terrell
Pha (Fay) Terrell sang with Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy, recording their 1936 hit, “Until The Real Thing Comes Along.” Terrell stayed with the Clouds of Joy for eight years, at times working with bandmate Mary Lou Williams. Whether with a band or solo, his tenor voice was much admired in the Swing Era.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Great Bands of the 70’s – Weather Report, Part 3
Craig treats us to a number of fabulous live performances that showcase the remarkable talents and the collective artistry of Weather Report. Many of these recordings are not commercially (or readily) available. Tune in for a journey through many magical moments from the top jazz group of the 1970s.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Pedrito Martinez Group at the Iowa City Jazz Festival
The Pedrito Martinez Group finishes our Winter Warm-Up’s on The Wednesday Night Special. We listen back to the Iowa City Jazz Festival’s 2014 main stage performance of the Grammy-nomination conguero, firing up the Pentacrest crowd with tight Afro-Cuban rhythms.
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Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Brotherly Love
If you could drop in on the band room at Philadelphia’s High School for Creative and Performing Arts, sometime in the late 1980s, you’d encounter some historic jazz talent in the making. Alumni Joey DeFrancesco and bassist Christian McBride reminisce about their time at the school and how it shaped their careers.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
Hotbeds of Jazz – Detroit, Part 3
Craig focuses on another group of prominent jazz musicians that are associated with the Motor City. In this 3rd show, he’ll feature baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, violinist Regina Carter, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Kenny Clarke, trombonist Curtis Fuller, and a number of other greats past and present.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
Though she originally studied and performed in the classical field, the past few years have found bass trombonist Jennifer Wharton in many more diverse situations, especially in the world of jazz. She is a regular in the Broadway pit orchestras of New York City and is also a regular in two of the best large ensembles in jazz, Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society and the Alan Ferber Big Band. Playing in these ensembles, Wharton discovered how brilliantly her favorite composers could write for bass trombone. These developments led to her decision to create a project, “Bonegasm,” that would commission composers to write and arrange music for the often-overlooked trombone. It’s the first ensemble that she had ever led and includes fellow trombonists John Fedchock, Nate Mayland and Mr. Ferber.
Pianist/composer Carlos Franzetti has made a career of approaching jazz from his own perspective, creatively adding music elements from his Argentine heritage, most notably tango, and classical music for his own unique sound. His interest and work in scoring films has also led to a cinematic quality in his work overall. Franzetti’s new recording, “Ricordare,” takes all of these elements, namely his original compositions, film music and jazz standards, and throws them together with the aid of a new trio. The music made with bassist David Finck and drummer Eliot Zigmund is fresh and inspired, and marks the first time the trio has played together.
Rebecca Warfield, a first-year student at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Rebecca will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM.
Choro Moingona will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, February 1, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, enjoy live music and drink specials at the Opus Concert Café bar the first Friday of every month. 
Short List with host Bob Naujoks 
Wednesday Night Special
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler