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Culture Crawl 194 “No Continental Breakfast”

Miera Kim and Carey Bostian are the new directors and core ensemble of Red Cedar Chamber Music, which brings both historic and new compositions for small ensembles to Eastern Iowa.

Their first concert as the new core ensemble is entitled “Red Cedar Express,” and features a new composition from frequent Red Cedar collaborator Michael Kimber, works by the Hungarian composers Kodaly and Bartok, as well as Bach and Kummer.

New to the series this year is a main concert at the Englert on Oct. 2, as well as the traditional appearance at First Presbyterian in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 8. The program will also be presented in Ainsworth, Marengo, Fairfax, Springville, and at Cornell College.

Full schedule and ticket information at www.redcedar.org.

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KCCK’s Featured CD for October 2016

The KCCK Featured CD for October is “Ready Take One” by Erroll Garner. One of the great American jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century, Garner was among the most popular, successful and influential jazz artists of his era. The disc features fourteen previously unreleased studio performances recorded during an especially prolific creative period running from 1967-1971. Among the swinging interpretations of a variety of jazz and pop standards are six Garner originals never released before. We are also given a glimpse behind the studio doors with rare insightful conversational tidbits between Garner and his group. “Ready Take One” is from Octave Legacy Records. Click here to purchase the CD.

This Week’s Shows: Week of October 3 – 9

Short List with Bob Naujoks

Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM

The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Stan Hasselgard)

The Short List this week begins a short survey of international jazz stars from the past and present. Swedish clarinetist Stan Hasselgard is first up. His tenure was short—he died at age 26 in 1948, but he was a protégé of the King of Swing, Benny Goodman. For some reason Goodman took a liking to the young man, and they would form a short-lived sextet before Hasselgard’s death. On the Short List this week you’ll hear air checks of that group, as well as Swedish recordings and the classic West Coast recordings with Red Norvo.

Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson

Monday at 6:00 PM

Milt Hinton: “The Ultimate Timekeeper”

Milt Hinton

Double bassist Milt Hinton (1910-2000) built his reputation on being one of the most versatile and consistent players in jazz. Over a thousand recordings feature his rhythmic handiwork. He played with all the greats, including Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, and the Count Basie Orchestra-and collected funny stories about every one of them. This program features vintage and contemporary recordings from Hinton’s prolific career and interviews with Clark Terry, Dick Hyman, Rufus Reid and David Berger.

Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler

Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)

“Tribute To Recording Engineer, Rudy Van Gelder – Part One”

Craig salutes the recently departed RUDY VAN GELDER, legendary recording engineer of “modern jazz” fame….best known as the “inventor” of the BLUE NOTE RECORDS sound. Craig will not only spin a number of classic Blue Note selections, but examples of Rudy’s work with other labels, as well. This is the first of 2 “back to back” shows that will salute the legendary Mr. Van Gelder.

New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire

Tuesday at 6:00 PM

Rock with The Hot 8

Hot 8 Brass Band

The story of the Grammy nominated Hot 8 Brass Band is one of trials and tribulations, but also of triumphs over adversity and a determination to continue on. Over the past 20 plus years, the band has carried on despite Hurricane Katrina, a band member losing both of his legs in a car accident, and the deaths of four band members.

Tuba player Bennie Pete, the leader of the Hot 8, sat down with host George Ingmire at the Howlin Wolf in New Orleans, where the band holds down a weekly Sunday night gig when they’re not on tour. And they talked about everything from the early days of the band, rehearsing for a neighborhood audience in Shakespeare Park uptown, to how they established themselves in the city’s blossoming brass band scene.

Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride

Wednesday at 6:00 PM

“Moran Plays Monk”

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Jason Moran defies the constraints of history itself in this celebration of “the first pianist who made me want to be a pianist.” Using archival footage, interviews, and live music, Moran re-imagines the classic Monk At Town Hall concert from 1959 to paint a portrait of one of the unique and influential musicians in jazz history. Backed by The Big Bandwagon, Moran performs his tribute to Thelonius Monk live at the Kennedy Center.

Wednesday Night Special

7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)

Iowa City Jazz Festival 2016: The Damani Phillips Trio

Damani Phillips at the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival

Artist Profile by Laura Eckles, KCCK Programming Intern

Dr. Damani Phillips, is the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Iowa. He has earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from DePaul University and The University of Kentucky in classical saxophone; and a second Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Wayne State University. Phillips became one of the first African-Americans in the country to complete the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Phillips has performed with artists such as Lewis Nash, Christian McBride, Terrence Blanchard, Wycliffe Gordon, and more.

Damani Phillips music encompasses both old and new sounding jazz elements. He has released four albums over the past twelve years. Phillips likes to pick out lesser known compositions by famous jazz artists like Billy Strayhorn’s, “Isfahan,” which is featured on Phillips album, “The Reckoning (2012).” Philips released an album just last year, “Duality.” Phillips produces straight-ahead jazz with a hip hop twist on this album. He truly does an excellent job at connecting with audiences of all ages. If you listen carefully, you may even be able to hear “the lick” being used.

Phillips is joined by organ player Sam Salomone, the Chicago-born, Tama-raised master of the Hammond B3. Salomone has played with a who’s who of Iowa jazz and blues payers, and was inducted into both the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame and the Iowa Jazz Hall of Fame. On drums, the trio features another long-time Iowa player, Pella-based Tim Crumley.

Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler

Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

“Tribute To Recording Engineer, Rudy Van Gelder – Part Two”

Rudy Van Gelder (1924 – 2016)

This is the second of 2 “back to back “shows saluting the extraordinary engineer, RUDY VAN GELDER. Craig will spin amazing selections from throughout Rudy’s career of 65 + years! We’ll hear familiar classics, as well as some tasty obscurities! Be there!

Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)

Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Featured Album: “De Noche” by Antonio Carmona

De Noche is the second solo album by Ketama cantaor Antonio Carmona. Produced by the multiple Grammy-winning team of Gustavo Santaolalla and Aníbal Kerpel, as well as Adrián Schinoff and Carmona himself, the album can be taken as the embodiment of contemporary mainstream flamenco, a crossover mixture of rhumba, and world music influences with pop sensibilities and production values. Carmona composed all the material, but for the album’s two stand-out duets, written and performed with his guests, exquisite vocalist Concha Buika and pop superstar Nelly Furtado, for “Las Cuarenta” and “El Camino de los Sueños,” respectively. The latter, with lyrics in Spanish and English, was chosen as De Noche’s first single.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:

http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/

New Music Monday for October 3, 2016

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.

One of the great American jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century, Erroll Garner, was among the most popular, successful and influential jazz artists of his era. He popularized jazz for millions all over the world with record breaking concert tours, and at the height of his career, was credited with developing the first completely original piano style since Art Tatum. The curators of Garner’s archival recordings are now unveiling a new disc of his work, “Ready Take One.” Recorded during an especially prolific creative period running from 1967-1971, all 14 songs are previously unreleased and only recently restored after nearly 50 years. Listeners are also given a glimpse behind the studio doors, with rare insightful conversational tidbits between Garner and the group included between many of the songs.

Coming off a Grammy win earlier this year, John Scofield has been largely in the spotlight over the last year, sitting in with the Roots on “The Tonight Show,” gracing the cover of Downbeat magazine and garnering the attention of NPR. His impressive 40-plus-year career has seen Scofield masterfully tackle multiple genres as well as several eclectic collaborations with everyone from Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, to Government Mule and Medeski, Martin & Wood. Next up for the acclaimed guitarist is an exploration into his strong country and folk roots with “Country For Old Men,” an homage to such greats at George Jones, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Hank Williams, among others. Scofield plays alongside accomplished colleagues Steve Swallow, Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart.

Also this week, Madeleine Peyroux continues her musical journey of exploration beyond the ordinary with “Secular Hymns,” a spirited and soulful masterwork recorded in a live setting in a small church in the English countryside.

The Phil Norman Tentet gives a modern jazz sound to some cool jazz classics from the ‘50s and ‘60s on “Then & Now”.

Miami-based saxophonist, flutist composer and arranger Tom McCormick features a mix of Latin and Brazilian jazz, along with a touch of funk and modal jazz, on “South Beat.”

Talking Pictures 9-29-16

Magnificent Seven, Storks, Blair Witch 2016 with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.

David Sanborn and the Birth of the UI Jazz Program

David Sanborn, world-renown jazz saxophonist, began his playing career at the University of Iowa in the early 60s, at a time when there was no jazz program at the UI. And not only was there no jazz program, the music department administration had no interest in creating one. But percussion instructor Tom Davis, along with a group of interested students, including a young Dave Sanborn, didn’t take no for an answer, and created an extra-curricular program. Retired Iowa City middle school director Jerry Zinn played sax next to Sanborn in that very first band, dubbed the UI Jazz Lab Ensemble.

The first edition of the UI Jazz Lab Ensemble included not only Sanborn, but Paul Smoker, who passed away recently after a long and distinguished career, and pianist Dale Oehler, who moved to Hollywood to work as an arranger and composer.

This is Dennis Green’s conversation with Jerry and with current UI jazz director John Rapson, that also includes a few tunes from that under-the-radar band, from an actual 1965 concert, featuring Sanborn, Smoker, Oehler, and others.

https://soundcloud.com/jazz883kcck/the-early-days-of-the-university-of-iowa-jazz-program

New Music Monday for September 26, 2016

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.

Imbued with immense talent and a genuine love for music and people, Tierney Sutton has a voice that transcends stylistic boundaries, touching the hearts of all who hear it. “The Sting Variations” is a logical follow-up to the seven-time Grammy nominee’s recent solo album, in which she re-imagined Joni Mitchell’s iconic album “Blue.” This time, with her full band, she returns with unique interpretations of the best of Sting’s diverse repertoire. Embracing both massive hits and more obscure, deep album tracks from his catalog, the disc is the latest studio triumph from a group that has toured the world and, in recent years, has headlined at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Jazz at Lincoln Center. The band also recently collaborated with Clint Eastwood, a long-time fan of Sutton’s work, on the score for his new film, “Sully.”

With her sixth album, “Harlem on My Mind,” Grammy-winning vocalist Catherine Russell journeys to the blue heart of the great African American songbook. Swinging forth with soulful interpretations, Russell taps the golden age of Harlem, as befits this vibrant daughter of jazz. Vocalists Ethel Waters, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Dinah Washington provide inspiration where tunesmiths like Benny Carter, Irving Berlin, Andy Razaf and Fats Waller once ruled the roost of a renaissance which continues to reverberate. The disc showcases her honey rich voice in a variety of settings, including a tentet on a handful of pieces, arranged by saxophonist Andy Farber.

Also this week, on the cusp of twenty five years together, bassist Mark Saltman and pianist William Knowles return with “Almost,” a program of melodic, bluesy, swinging originals.

13-year-old two-time Grammy nominee and Downbeat Critic’s Poll “Rising Star” winner Joey Alexander releases is second full-length album, “Countdown”.

Veteran alto saxophonist and composer Jim Snidero tackles open modal forms and uses his unfettered imagination as a portal into free territory on “MD66.”