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Special Programs for the Week of April 23 – April 28
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:
2018 Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – West
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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2018 Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Marion
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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Clean Up Your Act 5-9-18
Conservationists worry about the impact on migratory birds of a rollback of federal rules.
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Culture Crawl 343 “If It Would Just Stop Snowing”
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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New Music Monday for April 23, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. 
Inspired to make his biggest statement yet, Cuban-born drummer, composer, bandleader, and 2011 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Dafnis Prieto unveils the Dafnis Prieto Big Band’s debut album, “Back to the Sunset.” The band made its world premiere at New York’s Jazz Standard last August, followed by recording sessions where the DPBB was joined by special guests Henry Threadgill, Steve Coleman and Brian Lynch. Prieto composed and arranged nine works for the disc which honor his musical heroes and mentors including Eddie Palmieri, Chico O’Farrill, Bebo Valdes, Jane Bunnett and Michel Camilo.
Recorded between 2003 and 2007, “United We Swing” finds an array of musical talent that collectively boasts 94 Grammy Awards joining the Wynton Marsalis Septet on a program of blues-inflected versions of iconic American repertoire. These one-night-only live performances have never been released before and include the Blind Boys of Alabama, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Jimmy Buffet and more. Together these artists raise their voices to highlight jazz’s importance to America’s cultural heritage and to remind us that, even in divided times, music can unite us all.
Also this week, “You’re Driving Me Crazy” finds the iconic Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison collaborating in the studio with organ master Joey DeFrancesco and his band on a variety of jazz and blues standards along with fresh interpretations of songs from Van’s own catalog.
The Flying Horse Big Band puts their own spin on themes from the classic “Batman” television series composed by Nelson Riddle and Neal Hefti on “The Bat Swings”.
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Former Headhunter drummer Mike Clark teams up with longtime friend, keyboardist Delbert Bump, on an album of Hammond organ based grooves, “Retro Report.”
Culture Crawl 342 “Improv, Camelot, and a Double Shot of Shakespeare”
Rebecca Larkin of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) runs down the list of events for the weekend.
Find out more about these and hundreds of others on ICCA’s website, www.culturalcorridor.org.
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