Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Corridor Shortlist: Chris Merz
The Short List this week spotlights Chris Merz, director of the University of Northern Iowa Jazz Program. Merz is also a gifted saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He has a dozen albums under his own name and with the UNI Jazz Band One. His Christopher’s Very Happy Band performs regularly in the Corridor. Hear Chris Merz each morning at 8:35 and Saturday morning at 7:00 on Jazz 88.3 KCCK, or on demand from kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tributes to Cecil Taylor and Buell Neidlinger
Craig salutes two major jazz masters who have recently left us … pianist and ‘free jazz’ pioneer Cecil Taylor, and bassist and cellist Buell Neidlinger. Craig will present a tasteful program that will feature both artists together (as part of Cecil’s groups), and individually. We’ll also hear Buell in other groups, such as with Steve Lacy, Jimmy Giuffre, Jean-Luc Ponty, and others. Tune in for landmark music from two very important artists of the highest level!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Harry “Sweets” Edison – Simplicity in Swing
Swinging and singing — both describe the unmistakable sound of Harry “Sweets” Edison, one of the most important stylists in the history of jazz trumpet. Sweets plays with a simplicity born of sophisticated artistry. It propelled him to the Count Basie Band, which he joined in 1937, thereafter becoming one of its most frequently featured soloists. This program, produced just before his death, celebrates Edison’s spare style that blends subtle humor, impeccable timing, and the sweetly muted tone that gave him his nickname.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
The United States Air Force Band “Airmen of Note” with Nnenna Freelon
KCCK celebrates our armed forces this May with special concerts by the United States Air Force Band. This week, vocalist and 6-time Grammy-winning composer and arranger Nnenna Freelon joins the Airmen of Note as part of their Jazz Heritage Series.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
The 2018 NEA Jazz Master Listening Party
From Washington, DC, pianist and Artistic Director for Jazz for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jason Moran, hosts the 2018 Jazz Masters for a listening party at NPR’s Studio One. The featured artists hand-picked their playlist as representing their best work.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Blue Note Records in 1958 – Part Two
Craig continues his look back 60 years with another visit to Alfred Lion’s BLUE NOTE RECORDS in 1958. This second of two shows covers the last half of 1958. We’ll hear classic Blue Note releases from the likes of Jimmy Smith, Bud Powell, Lou Donaldson, Dizzy Reece, Donald Byrd, and others. Don’t miss this one!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/
Finzer explores the mysteries of unexpected destinations with his new album, “No Arrival.”