The Iowa DNR is proposing a 90,000-acre bird conservation area in the Lower Loess Hills.
Special Programs: Week of August 7 – 13
Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Short List: Jazz Clubs – Chicago Jazz Clubs
The Short List this week surveys Chicago jazz clubs, both old and new. The emergence of rock & roll often forced the closing of such great venues, like Chicago’s Blue Note Club, Mr. Kelly’s, and the sophisticated London House. However, the Green Mill and the longest running jazz venue, Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase, still hold fast. Enjoy The Short List with host Bob Naujoks.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“Tribute to Pianist Geri Allen – 6/12/57 To 6/27/17”
Craig salutes the life and legacy of educator, composer, and pianist extraordinaire, GERI ALLEN. Geri will be featured from her 20 albums as a leader, and from some of her 30 albums as a guest artist – a star-studded career that began in the mid-1980s includes her work with Ron Carter, Charlie Haden, Tony Williams, Paul Motian, Ornette Coleman, and many others. Join Craig Kessler for a “Tribute to Pianist Geri Allen” on the Jazz Corner of the World
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Zoot Sims
Sims was one of the most natural of all jazz musicians, whose warmth, creativity and humor earned him the admiration of musicians and fans alike. He found fame as part of Woody Herman’s “Four Brothers” saxophone section, and later, in a celebrated partnership with fellow “brother” Al Cohn. His singular sound and style was infused with a simple directness that was irresistibly Zoot Sims.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
First Friday Jazz: Blake Shaw Quintet at Opus Concert Café (Encore Broadcast)
Iowa City’s Blake Shaw is an upright/electric bassist, composer, and bandleader, whose musical chops range from jazz, Latin, funk, R&B, and everything in between. As part of the group Laranja, he’s played the Twin Cities Jazz Fest and was a main stage performer at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Shaw was also a featured guest artist on KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project. He channels his bass heroes Dave Holland, Christian McBride, and John Clayton on his debut CD, “Listen Here,” and his live performances. 
The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin and contemporary music the first Friday of every month. Doors at Opus open at 4:30 p.m. with live music from 5-7 p.m. If you can’t be there in person, the first set of each performance of the series is broadcast live on KCCK. The Opus Concert Cafe is operated by Orchestra Iowa. More information at: http://www.artsiowa.com/opus
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Rahsaan Roland Kirk at Jazz At Lincoln Center
For what would have been Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s 80th birthday, former bandmate, Steve Turre, leads a sextet at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The show features interviews with Turre and with Rahsaan’s widow, Dorthaan Kirk, as well as a field recording of Rahsaan’s original instrument, the Stritch.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“The Piano Artistry of Barry Harris”
Craig celebrates the brilliant, award-winning career of jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator, Dr. Barry Harris, one of only a handful of artists that have been around long enough to have played with Charlie Parker. We’ll hear a variety of material from his 20 + albums as a leader, and from his 60 + albums as a sideman with jazz giants like Dexter Gordon, Cannonball Adderley, Benny Golson, Yusef Lateef, Coleman Hawkins, and many others! Don’t miss this loving look at one of our true giants of jazz!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for August 7, 2017
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
Two of John Pizzarelli’s greatest influences, Frank Sinatra and the Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, joined forces in 1967 to present a softer, sultrier side of Sinatra. Sinatraphiles consider the disc, “Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim,” one of Frank’s greatest, a meeting that found him in an out-of-character setting. Half a century later, Pizzarelli pays tribute t o those original recordings with “Sinatra & Jobim @ 50,” enhancing that collection with two originals, Michael Franks’ ode to Jobim and songs that Sinatra and Jobim recorded in a 1969 session. “A lot of what we did on this record, the medleys and the arrangements for the new songs,” says Pizzarelli, “came out of what they did on their album and the influence they have had on my music.”
“Individually or collectively, these are first class musicians, and their expertise and rapport are explicitly manifest on every page of ‘Chapter Four’.” That quote from All About Jazz describes the work of Paul Tynan and Aaron Lington on their 2014 release, “Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Four.” With the fifth album from their decade-long collaboration, “Bicoastal Collective: Chapter Five,” the Nova Scotia-based trumpeter and Bay Area baritone saxophonist are at their most ambitious. With eight new large ensemble compositions for a big band that includes friends and colleagues from their days at the University of North Texas, they further solidify a captivating musical partnership that restlessly pursues new vehicles for their compositions and music visions.
Also this week, the duo of guitarists Francesco Buzzurro and Richard Smith take on the music of Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock and others on “One World, Two Guitars”.
Guitar master Russell Malone returns with his talented quartet on “Time for the Dancers”.
Bassist Gerald Cannon is joined by an all-star ensemble including Gary Bartz, Kenny Barron, Steve Slagle, Jeremy Pelt and others on “Combinations.”
Culture Crawl 280 “Just a Cannonball Guy”
The Damani Phillips Trio headlines KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars on Aug. 10. Damani talks about his career and influences, and also about the challenges of making his music relatable to a wide variety of audiences while still staying true to his artistic goals.
Damani will be joined by Mitch Towne on the Hammond B3 and Tim Crumley, drums at Noelridge Park. Music starts at 7pm. Pick through thousands of classic vinyl and CDs during the show, too, all for just $1 a disk at KCCK’s CD and Record Sale.
Details at www.kcck.org.
Jazz Under the Stars 2017 – Goose Town
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Clean Up Your Act 8-9-17
Farm runoff from Iowa and other Midwest states is contributing to the largest dead zone ever in the Gulf of Mexico.
Culture Crawl 279 “300 Years of Music Experience”
Czech Village rocks with the Blues on Aug. 12 as Chicago’s Joanna Connor and the LCBS All-Stars take the stage for Czech Village Blues.
It’s a fund raiser to restore Cedar Rapids’ Riverside Roundhouse, a Czech Village attraction for decades, back to the area.
The concert is presented by the Linn County Blues Society (LCBS) and Friends of Czech Village. KCCK’s Bob DeForest will MC.
Tickets at www.czechvillagefriends.org, www.lcbs.org, and area music venues.
Talking Pictures 8-3-17
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955), Spider-Man: Homecoming, Atomic Blonde, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman.