Mother and Land of Mine with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown
Special Programs: Week of September 18 – September 23
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List this week spotlights Yoshi’s jazz club in Oakland, California. Originally a Japanese restaurant opened by Yoshi Akiba, the club has moved several times, gone through ups and downs, but today remains one of the country’s premier jazz venues. The roster of artists who have performed and recorded at Yoshi’s is legendary.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Piano Artistry of Joanne Brackeen
Craig surveys the music of Joanne Brackeen, yet another amazing, yet largely overlooked and underrated pianist. She is truly an amazing and cutting edge musician and composer. We’ll hear from a number of her stunning releases as a leader, as well as some work with tenorman Stan Getz, vibraphonist Freddie McCoy, and others.
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Charles Mingus: Fables of Bass, Part 1
Charles Mingus played the instrument seemingly made for him – the bass – and in the process, remade it. Moving the bass down front, he conducted small groups and the occasional big band, playing hundreds of his own tunes. His music expanded jazz and the musicians who played it. Enjoy Part One of this two-part tribute to Charles Mingus – jazz’s “triple threat.”
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Jazz In The Stacks: Beatles In Jazztime
The timeless compositions of the Beatles transcends all boundaries of music. Today, countless jazz artists include Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr’s music into their playlists, and many of those tunes are now considered jazz standards. Drummer Dennis McPartland leads his ensemble for “Beatles In Jazztime.” Join us for this special performance, hosted by KCCK’s Bob Naujoks, and recorded live as part of Jazz In The Stacks series at the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
NOLA Local: Staying Home With John Boutte and Shannon Powell
There may be no better place than New Orleans to explore the ties of family and tradition in jazz. This episode of Jazz Night in America visits the Crescent City to get inside two of the city’s best known legends: singer John Boutte and drummer Shannon Powell. With music from their shared bill at the Jazz and Heritage Center, this episode spends time with each of them at their homes, tracing their NOLA familial roots and exploring why they’ve chosen to stay local.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
John Coltrane’s Atlantic Years
Craig celebrates the birthday of John Coltrane by shining a spotlight on Trane’s “transitional” years — 1959 to 1961 – and his great releases for Atlantic Records. Enjoy some of the finest and most popular jazz of the mid-20th century!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for September 18, 2017
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
“Wobbly Dance Flower” is the newest project by the versatile, multi-talented John Daversa, the internationally respected trumpeter, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, and educator. Daversa is one of the leading forces of large ensemble jazz today but is adept at writing and arranging for bands of any size. For the new disc, he brought on board some old friends who just happen to be some of the finest musicians on the scene today, including legendary reedman Bob Mintzer. The sextet also includes keyboardist Joe Bagg, bassist Jerry Watts, drummer Gene Coye and guitarist Zane Carney. All the tunes were composed by Daversa except for one bebop standard from Charlie Parker.
Every so often a musician and his ensemble come along and stamp their name on today’s musical landscape. With their new release, “This Is the Moment,” bassist Nathan Brown and his trio do just that. Nathan has performed with world renowned artists such as Frank Morgan, Jon Faddis, Paquito D’Rivera, Lewis Nash and many others. He’s performed at esteemed venues and festivals worldwide including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and the Detroit Jazz Festival. Nathan is joined on the new disc by Felix Lemerle and guitar and Peter Traunmueller on drums on a collection of original pieces along with interpretations of selections from Grant Green, Leslie Bricusse, Walter Davis, Jr. and Frederik Hollander.
Also this week, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant unveils her third album, “Dream and Daggers”.
Guitarist Andrew Scott offers up a set of original comp
osition with his quartet on “The Brightest Minute”.
Negroni’s Trio brings a Brazilian flavor to a set of pop tunes and jazz standards on “New Era.”
Culture Crawl 290 “The Traveling Flute”
Jonny Lipford, World Flutist and director of the Sweetgrass Flute and Nature Festival, gives us a preview of some of his music played on a Native American Flute that has traveled from musician to musician across the country for many months.
The Sweetgrass Festival features performances on flute, digeridoo, and drums, from some of the leading players in the world, as well as music classes, and mind, body, and spirit workshops.
The festival is free, and takes place Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 at Prairie Woods in Hiawatha. Information at www.sweetgrassfest.com.
Culture Crawl 289 “Ron’s Circle of Frenemies”
The History Center of Cedar Rapids presents its second “Satirical Undertaking” Sept. 29.
The event is a celebrity roast disguised as a mock funeral for outgoing Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett. Two of the community’s top comedy writers, SPT Theatre’s David Martino and Adam Witte, have written an uproarious script, aided by a wine-soaked evening hearing stories from a group of what Ron will probably call former friends after he hears what they dished!
Tickets are going fast, but there are still a few available at www.historycenter.org.
Culture Crawl 288 “Formidable Female”
Marcia Hughes of Cedar Rapids has made something of a career playing some of the theatre’s iconic powerful woman roles, such as “Gypsy’s” Mama Rose, Miss Mona from “Best Little Whorehouse,” and yes, “The Little Mermaid’s” Ursula.
She sings the title role in “Mame, opening Sept. 22 at the Iowa City Community Theatre. Tickets at www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.com.
Use the code Mame2017 when you buy your tickets for $3 off!
Talking Pictures 9-13-17
It; Kill Me 3 Times; Love, Again and The Discovery with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman