Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Corridor Shortlist: Paul Williams
Guitarist and vocalist Paul Williams is in the spotlight this week. He and his wife, pianist Gail Williams, have been a steady presence in Eastern Iowa doing a variety of music, including working at small bistros and appearing on stage at KCCK’s “Jazz Under the Stars.”
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Modern Jazz Artistry of Joe Chambers
Craig examines the recording career of drummer, pianist, vibraphonist, and composer Joe Chambers. We’ll hear from his dozen recordings as a leader, as well as from his 60+ recording dates as a sideman, with the likes of Hubert Laws, Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, and many more! This is excellent listening from one of the overlooked and underrated giants of jazz!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Ella Fitzgerald, “The First Lady of Song”
You recognize that voice instantly. The sound is youthful, exuberant, and swings! And when you hear Ella Fitzgerald, you don’t just recognize her – you feel good! This show celebrates the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks and Joe Williams; writers Gene Lees and Albert Murray; and pianist Oscar Peterson.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Marquis Hill at the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival
KCCK continues to whet your appetite for the 2018 Iowa City Jazz Festival by spotlighting some of the amazing sets from past years. KCCK Program Director Bob Stewart has chosen four of the absolute best, including the 2016 performance by Trumpeter Marquis Hill. He took the Jazz Fest main stage and immediately set the groove for the crowd on the U of I Pentacrest. Marquis Hill is recognized as a leading trumpet voice in jazz today, and his live sets are high-energy events. His 2016 Iowa City Jazz Fest set is no exception. Enjoy this encore of Marquis Hill, hand-picked by Bob Stewart, on the Wednesday Night Special.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
The Bronx Pyramid
Carlos Henriquez spends a lot of time at Columbus Circle as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s bassist, a post he’s held since he was a teen. But his roots are uptown in the Bronx. In “The Bronx Pyramid,” – a concert at Dizzy’s and album released last year by JALC’s Blue Engine records and his first album as leader, Henriquez acknowledges the neighborhood where he was born and raised.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Complete Chronological Early Years of Chick Corea, Part One
Craig travels back to July 9, 1962 for Chick’s very first recording session … a date led by Mongo Santamaria … to begin a series of shows that will spotlight the early years of Corea’s stellar recording career. In this first show, we’ll hear Chick with Mongo Santamaria, Sonny Stitt, Dave Pike, Hubert Laws, Montego Joe, Blue Mitchell, and a number of other jazz stars, many of whom are working in a Latin jazz vein. This is historically interesting and important music from one of today’s pillars of jazz!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
For three decades Mike LeDonne has been an exceptional avatar of the Hammond B3 organ. Forged by his impressive jazz apprenticeship, with the likes of Benny Golson, Milt Jackson and George Coleman, LeDonne comes from a long and distinguished line of masters of that instrument. And for eighteen years, he’s led the Groover Quartet, his formidable foursome consisting of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Joe Farnsworth. The group’s swinging sympatico is evident on LeDonne’s new CD, “From the Heart,” comprised of bluesy, gospelized, R&B and funkified selections from the fifties to the nineties, with a few originals by the leader.
Jared Gold is one of the most harmonically creative and grooving of the new generation of organists working today. He is a big part of the New York scene and has worked with many of the greats including Oliver Lake and John Abercrombie. He has recorded eight CDs as a leader, is a sideman on many more and recently won “Top Rising Star Organist” in Downbeat magazine. With his latest project, “Reemergence,” Jared returns with new compositions, ideas and arrangements since his last recording three years ago. Joining him are drum legend Billy Hart (who started with Jimmy Smith in the ‘60s), guitarist Dave Stryker and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt.
ek, multi-talented musician, producer, arranger and composer Leo Sidran, the son of renowned jazzman Ben Sidran, puts his own spin on the songs of Michael Franks with “Cool School”.
Taking over Michelle’s former position is someone who is also familiar in the Eastern Iowa music and arts community. Laura Carson has been involved with KCCK and many other organizations as a volunteer, donor, and performer for many years. She’s been active with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, the Iowa Ambassadors of Music, Chorale Midwest, and many other organizations, including KCCK, where she has been a donor for many years.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson 
