Ever wonder what a Corridor Jazz Project recording session looks like? We recorded each band and guest artist at work.
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2018 Grammy Award Winners in Jazz
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
(For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.)
• Miles Beyond
John McLaughlin, soloist
Track from: Live @ Ronnie Scott’s (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)
Best Jazz Vocal Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal jazz recordings.)
• Dreams And Daggers
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.)
• Rebirth
Billy Childs
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.)
• Bringin’ It
Christian McBride Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
(For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.)
• Jazz Tango
Pablo Ziegler Trio
For a full list of winners visit Grammy.com.
Special Programs: Week of January 29 – February 3
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Hadda Brooks
This week, the Vocal Short List Fifteen spotlights the lesser-known West Coast artist Hadda Brooks. She followed in the footsteps of Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson and even had a hit record with “Swingin’ the Boogie” in 1945. She was also a fine singer in the mold of Nat King Cole and Charles Brown, so you could say her performances were Boogie and Ballads. She retired at the start of the Rock-n-Roll craze, but returned in the mid 1980’s, enjoying a successful second career until her death in 2002. Hear The Short List daily at 8:35am and on Saturday mornings at 7:00. Or on your own schedule at kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Bobby Hutcherson Birth Date Anniversary Celebration
Craig notes the birthday of famed vibes and marimba player, Bobby Hutcherson. We’ll hear a well-chosen program of highlights from Bobby’s 40+ recordings as a leader, and from his 100+ recording sessions as a sideman. Tune in for some truly remarkable music!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Jimmy Smith: Organ Grinder Swing
A critic once described organist Jimmy Smith as an “excitement merchant” creating a lush, soul-stirring sound that brings audiences to their feet. This tribute explores Smith’s early days in Philadelphia and shows how he brought the Hammond organ to the forefront of jazz. We’ll also explore his work with trios and big bands, and his work with jazz greats such as Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson. Interviewees include Jimmy Smith, Shirley Scott, Mark Whitfield, and Kenny Burrell.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Orquesta Alto Maiz at Jazz Under The Stars
Orquesta Alto Maiz was the only group to have two separate Jazz Under the Stars performances rank high on our 30th Anniversary Listener Poll. This incredibly talented group of Eastern Iowa musicians always draw a huge following when they play at Noelridge Park or the McGrath Amphitheatre. Their infectious Latin grooves and driving beats never fails to get them dancing on the lawn. Join for the 2006 edition of Orquesta Alto Maiz, live at Jazz Under the Stars!
First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Café The Eric Thompson Quartet performs February 2 at 5pm at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Café. The first set, as always, 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.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Gary Burton Retires
Gary Burton’s final stop on his farewell tour was at the Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, Indiana — Gary’s home state. The master vibraphonist has retired from music on his own terms and in the comfort of playing duets with his pianist of three decades, Makoto Ozone. This episode Jazz Night in America features music recorded at The Jazz Kitchen, Burton in conversation with WBGO’s Nate Chinen, and words from some his closest friends and colleagues.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Prestige Records in 1958, Part Two
Don’t miss this week’s Jazz Corner of the World as Craig takes one of his frequent journeys back in time. This time, he looks in on some of the recording that took place 60 years ago at Prestige Records in 1958. Craig’s focus is on the second half of the year, with music from top-notch jazz artists like John Coltrane, Ray Bryant, Shirley Scott, Steve Lacy, Dorothy Ashby, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for January 29, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
The youngest member of and NEA Jazz Master with his musical family, Jason Marsalis has proven his genius and dedication to the art form of jazz by first establishing himself as a world class drummer, and then completely reinventing himself as a master on the vibes and other mallet instruments in the mold of greats such as Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. In fact, he has been selected as a featured artist to tour with the legendary Lionel Hampton Big Band to share the music of the beloved bandleader. Jason’s new project, “Melody Reimagined: book 1,” is the first in a series that finds him in his element writing, producing, and arranging all original music. Those familiar with his recent work will recognize his solid band, formerly dubbed the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, and now called the 21st Century Trad Band with Austin Johnson on piano, Will Goble on bass and Dave Potter on drums.
Guitarist George Cotsirilos has been a fixture on the San Francisco jazz scene for 40 years. All About Jazz has described his work as “…meticulous and tasteful” with “…an impeccable sense of timing” and “…his approach to harmony is whimsical, but patently beautiful at all times.” “Mostly in Blue” is his new album of mostly original compositions. Taking advantage of his decades-long performing relationship with pianist Keith Saunders, bassist Robb Fisher and drummer Ron Marabuto, Cotsirilos creates a warmly swinging recording.
Also this week, Bay Area pianist Adam Shulman gathers up his sextet for his fifth CD as a leader, “Full Tilt”.
Veteran saxophonist Scott Hamilton and his trio featuring pianist Rossano Sportiello a
nd bassist J.J. Shakur were recorded in Vancouver “Live at Pyatt Hall.
Reedman Dan Block gets back to his Midwest roots with his guitarist brother Rob Block on “Block Party: a Saint Louis Connection.”
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Insidious: The Last Key and Wonderstruck with Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.
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Talking Pictures 1-24-18
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Insidious: The Last Key and Wonderstruck with Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.
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Culture Crawl 321 “There’s Nature Out There”
Tammy Wright from the Bur Oak Land Trust reminds you that the Land Trust’s properties are open to the public year-round, and some are suited to winter activities like ice fishing and snowshoeing.
The Land Trust presents its 34th Prairie Preview March 1 at the Clarion Hotel in Iowa City. Special guest will be author and photographer Mark Hirsch, who will sign copies of his beautiful photo book “One Tree,” and also offer a photography workshop, focusing on getting the most out of the camera on your phone.
For more information about Land Trust events, or directions on how to get to one of their properties, visit www.buroaklandtrust.org.
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Special Programs: Week of January 23 – January 28
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Bobby Scott
Singer-pianist-composer Bobby Scott was playing in Louis Prima’s group when he was fifteen, and as a teen made the scene with Gene Krupa, Lester Young and Tony Scott. He had a bonafide hit in 1956 with “Chain Gang,” a Grammy award for A Taste of Honey,” and produced “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” for the Righteous Brothers. Listen to The Short List weekday mornings at 8:35 and Saturday mornings at 7:00, on Jazz 88.3 KCCK or on demand at kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Music of Woody Shaw, Part Two … His Blue Note Years
Craig focuses on another area of the career of this remarkable trumpet master and composer … his legendary work with famed artists of the classy, modern jazz record label, Blue Note Records. We’ll hear Woody performing in the company of jazz greats Andrew Hill, Horace Silver, Jackie McLean, McCoy Tyner, Hank Mobley, Booker Ervin, and others. Exciting jazz from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
The Village Vanguard: The Hallowed Basement
The influential 75-year-old club has hosted the most important figures in jazz from giants like Monk, Miles, and Coltrane to stars of today like Joshua Redman and Wynton Marsalis. It has been the setting for some of the best live recordings in jazz, and the great stories.
Wednesday Night Special 
6:00 PM
Local on the 8’s at Jazz Under The Stars
Their name taken from a Weather Channel segment, Local on the 8’s serves up a menu of diverse jazz – from traditional jazz, to New Orleans funk, to deep soul. You never know quite what you’re in for at one of their shows. Local on the 8’s, another strong vote-getter in our recent listener poll of Jazz Under the Stars favorites, brought everything to the stage at Noelridge Park for their 2015 show. It was an incredible night for great music and a whole lot of fun! Hear it again on the Wednesday Night Special!
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Joe Temperley at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Joe Temperley, long-time baritone saxophonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, died May 11, 2016, at the age of 86. Temperley, was born in Scotland but moved to London and then America and went on to play with Duke Ellington and nearly all the great big bands in jazz. On this episode of Jazz Night In America, we hear Temperley’s life story, along with his own compositions and new arrangements of his favorite Ellington tunes.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Bobby Hutcherson Birth Date Anniversary Celebration
Craig notes the birthday of famed vibes and marimba player, Bobby Hutcherson. We’ll hear a well-chosen program of highlights from Bobby’s 40+ recordings as a leader, and from his 100+ recording sessions as a sideman. Tune in for some truly remarkable music!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: