Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Gabor Szabo) 
On The Short List this week it is the near-forgotten Hungarian guitarist, Gabor Szabo. From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s he was a presence on the American jazz scene with his melding of homeland folk music, gypsy melodies, Indian harmonies and even rock and roll feedback and recorded a string of influential albums. Szabo had a flirtation with the Church of Scientology in the late 1970s and ended up suing them for stealing money and taking over his career. Gabor Szabo died in 1982 at the youngish age of 45 of liver and kidney disease back in Budapest.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Ella Fitzgerald with Ray Brown (left) and Dizzy Gillespie (right)
Ella Fitzgerald, ‘First Lady of Song’
You recognize that voice instantly. The sound is youthful, exuberant, and swings! And when you hear Ella Fitzgerald, you don’t just recognize her – you feel good! This show celebrates the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks and Joe Williams; writers Gene Lees and Albert Murray; and pianist Oscar Peterson.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
“Jazz In 1976”
Craig travels back 40 years to explore examples of what was happening in jazz in 1976. We’ll hear a wide variety of tunes from throughout the jazz spectrum, including work from Keith Jarrett, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jaco Pastorius, Jim Hall, Dexter Gordon, Enrico Rava, and many others. Come along and join in on the fun!!….some great material that you probably haven’t heard for awhile!
New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Ain’t Misbehavin’ 
Leroy Jones started out his career playing trumpet in his parents’ garage in New Orleans — and he played so loud it caught the attention of jazz legend Danny Barker, who lived in the neighborhood. Since then his journey has taken him to the Superbowl Halftime show and around the world — and now all the way back to us for an intimate interview and performance at the historic Basin St Station.
Harry Connick Jr said “No one could touch him. For young musicians like me, he was exciting, intimidating. For the older ones, he was the keeper of the flame. But Leroy did more than keep the flame. He started a forest fire…”
Leroy grew up in the same neighborhood as famous musicians Danny Barker, Dave “Fatman” Williams, and Ernest Cagnolatti.
Leroy was mentored by Danny Barker, forming the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, which also included Lucien Barbarin, Big Al Carson, Anthony “Tuba Fats” Lacen, Herlin Riley, Gregg Stafford, Joseph Torregano, and many others. This was followed by the Hurricane Brass Band.
The Leroy Jones Quintet played a special show for New Orleans Calling at the historic Basin St Station this spring, and we featured tracks on our Live from Basin St Station segment in this episode.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Snarky Puppy In Big D 
The jazz-fusion stars of Snarky Puppy have toured and recorded all over the world; they’ve won a Grammy Award and were just nominated again. But their spiritual home is still Dallas, Texas. It’s where they’d take in gospel performances in area churches; it’s near where they met at music school at the University of North Texas in Denton. As bassist and bandleader Michael League explains, you can hear all those collisions in the funk of their grooves. Jazz Night in America meets up with League for an exclusive conversation about his compositional process – and witnesses its execution in a live hometown concert at The Prophet Bar in Dallas.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)
Iowa City Jazz Festival 2016: Miguel Zenón Quartet
Miguel Zenón at the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Artist Profile by Laura Eckles, KCCK Programming Intern
Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Zenón continued on to take over New York by receiving his bachelor’s in Jazz Studies from Berklee College and a master’s degree in Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music. Zenón is a founding member of the all-star group, SFJAZZ Collective, and has worked with Fred Hersh, David Sanchez, and many others.
Miguel Zenón has been known to be one of the most influential saxophonists of his generation. His music concentrates on the balance between both Latin American Music and Jazz. Zenón’s newest album was released in 2014, “Identities are Changeable.” Spoken word along with instrumentals truly make this album unique and inspirational. Zenón’s produces a sound that is unmistakably original.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
“The Music of Eli “Lucky” Thompson”
“Lucky” Thompson
Craig pays a loving tribute to the legacy of saxophonist LUCKY THOMPSON. We’ll hear from a handful of Thompson’s dates as a leader, as well as, Thompson as a sideman with jazz notables like Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Oscar Pettiford, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Kenton, Milt Jackson, and others. A true jazz master, playing astonishing music that is NOT to be missed!!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: “Casamance Au Clair De Lune” by Touré Kunda 
http://www.allmusic.com/album/casamance-au-clair-de-lune-mw0000195454
The Touré brothers developed local renown as a singing and percussion group, playing music based on traditional Senegalese rhythms known as Djabadong. In the late 1970s, the three brothers moved to Paris and began experimenting musically. The basis of their music remained traditional African rhythms, enhanced with the incorporation of reggae and other influences. Acoustic performances centered on vocals, kora, balafon, and percussion, evolved over time to include electric instruments and synthesizers. The brothers expanded the group to include several musicians from France and elsewhere.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/
Kurt Elling has investigated matters of the soul and of faith throughout his career. He’s done so through his choice of repertoire; his inventive use of poetry, some of which dates back to the thirteenth century; and through his own writing. Filling an entire album with such matters required a different effort. Making that disc an inclusive ode to Christmas raised the bar. “The Beautiful Day” is definitely a jazz record, but the material draws from several genres—from traditional carols to the modern soul of Donny Hathaway and the folk rock of Dan Fogelberg, with several delightful songs written by Leslie Bricusse for the lesser known 1970 film musical “Scrooge.” The arrangements come from Elling himself in collaboration with guitarist John McLean, bassist Clark Sommers, pianist Kendrick Scott and others.
Also this week, Detroit’s Planet D Nonet, known nationally for curating some of the best in early jazz traditions, features musical selections associated with the composer, lyricist, arranger and pianist Billy Strayhorn on “A Salute to Strayhorn”.
