From Jazz Under the Stars 2016 – Summit. Posted by Jazz 88.3 KCCK-FM on 8/19/2016 (12 items)
- The new band shell – no more yellow lights.
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KCCK Annual CD and Record Sale 2016
From KCCK CD and Record Sale. Posted by Jazz 88.3 KCCK-FM on 8/18/2016 (12 items)
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Jazz Under The Stars 2016 – Mirage
“Photos by Ann Kinney”
From Mirage Jazz Under Stars 2016 Week 2. Posted by Jazz 88.3 KCCK-FM on 8/12/2016 (9 items)
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Questions about Jazz Under The Stars at McGrath?
Wondering about where you can park and what you can bring to Jazz Under the Stars at McGrath Amphitheatre?
Here are the answers to your questions!
W
hen should I arrive?
Doors open at 6:00.
What can I bring?
Lawn chairs, blankets, umbrellas, coolers. Venuworks has agreed to allow hard-sided coolers for this event (even though there is a posted sign saying they are not allowed).
Food and beverages, including alcohol, are permitted. There is a zone where fire code does not allow lawn chairs to be placed. Venuworks staff can direct you.
Where can I park?
Parking is available on street. There is a small at Sunner Park near the corner of H St. and 8th Ave., near the 8th
Ave bridge. Handicapped parking is available along 1st St. in front of the venue.
Can I bring my dog?
Guests with dogs must follow the city ordinances about dogs in parks (which basically says dogs must be on a leash with a person able to control the dog and pick up after the dog). If you do not follow city ordinances, we reserve the right to remove you from the event.
Will there be concessions?
The usual Jazz Under The Stars vendors will set up. Venuworks will not be selling concessions or alcohol.
What if it rains?
We are planning to move the concert to Parlor City Pub, 1125 3rd St. SE. Listen to Jazz 88.3, or check www.kcck.org for updates if the weather looks inclement.
My question isn’t answered here.
Contact KCCK at 319.398.5446 or by email.
This Week’s Shows: Week of August 22 – 28
Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (Dr. Billy Taylor)
Dr. Billy Taylor
Dr. Billy Taylor is hard to relegate to being just a jazz pianist — he became so much more. Taylor got his doctorate in music education in 1975, but was a jazz educator to the public long before that. His professional career started with tenor giant Ben Webster’s quartet on the famed 52nd street in 1944. He was the public face of jazz in the last two decades of his life.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Artie Shaw: The Reluctant Jazz Star
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw (1910-2004) was one of the most admired instrumentalists of the twentieth century, matching an immaculate technique to a clarinet sound that was indescribably beautiful. His big bands were among the best of the swing era and his small group, known as the Gramercy Five, was trend setting. Shaw will always be remembered as one of the most important musicians of the swing period.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
“Contemporary Records and Good Time Jazz Records In 1956”
Craig journeys back 60 years to look in on some of the recording sessions during 1956, for Lester Koenig’s two important jazz record labels. CONTEMPORARY RECORDS was one of the top two record labels documenting the music of the West Coast Jazz movement, and GOOD TIME JAZZ RECORDS documented the traditional Dixieland styles of the San Francisco jazz scene. We’ll hear from top jazz artists like Hampton Hawes, Howard Rumsey, Kid Ory, Don Ewell, Shelly Manne, Bay City Jazz Band, Curtis Counce, Buddy Collette, and many others!
New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
“Summer Days And Nights”
Matt Lemmler
This week’s episode, titled “Summer Days And Nights,” focuses on ways to pass a summer day and night in New Orleans, with music by Bobby Charles, Allen Toussaint, the Iguanas and many others. We also spend time fishing with piano player Matt Lemmler, and eating snowballs with locals before catching a streetcar uptown for a night of music.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Cecile and Sullivan
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Enjoy pianist Sullivan Fortner and vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant live in concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center and in conversation in Harlem. The intimacy of two of the most charming musicians in jazz.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)
First Friday Jazz: Jeff Miguel Quartet at Opus Concert Café (Encore Broadcast)
Jeff Miguel
Jeff Miguel is a saxophonist that currently teaches and performs in Iowa City, Iowa. All About Jazz describes him as an “expressive” saxophonist, “like a seasoned veteran poised to establish himself as musician of note.”
In May of 2015, Miguel released, as a leader, his “expertly arranged” (Pulse Magazine) and “auspicious debut” (Midwest Record), “Perseverance.” The album features all original compositions and several talented musicians. The music has a variety of influences from John Coltrane to Quincy Jones, yet all of the songs are filled with the vibrant energy and soul that can only come from a new emerging artist.
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 Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
“The Birth Date Anniversary of Lester Willis Young”
Lester Young
Craig salutes the birthday of Lester Young (b. August 27th, 1909) by spinning a wide variety of music from throughout his career. We’ll hear “The President” or “Prez” (nicknames given to him by Billie Holiday) performing in his early days with Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson, through to his years with Savoy Records and the Norman Granz labels, right up to the end in the late 1950s. Along the way, we’ll hear Young in the company of many of the era’s biggest jazz names: Nat Cole, Buddy Rich, Roy Eldridge, Teddy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Charlie Christian, and so many others. Join in on the party!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: “Con Gracias” by Will Jarvis 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/willjarvis
Con Gracias album by Will Jarvis was released Feb 03, 2016 on the Will Jarvis label. Con Gracias is the debut recording from Toronto-born bassist, composer and educator Will Jarvis. The recording features a collection of original compositions with beautiful melodies and sizzling grooves. The music consists of the traditional Afro-Cuban song forms Danzon-mambo, Cha-cha-cha and Bolero, as well as Latin Jazz and Afro-Peruvian styles.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for August 22, 2016
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
There’s an old saying that a great jazz musician never plays a song the same way once. That could certainly be said of Jerry Bergonzi. He is an intellectual artist of uncompromising integrity and a bold, original composer. On his new disc, “Spotlight on Standards,” he returns to the organ-tenor trio format after a long hiatus from it. From the opening track, Cy Coleman’s “Witchcraft,” with its hypnotic organ vamp and bewitching chord substitutions Jerry gives the first eight bars, you know this isn’t going to be your parents’ organ-tenor gig. Bergonzi and his discmates, Ranato Chicco on organ and Andrea Michelutti on drums, take these standards down new harmonic paths and use them as a launching pad for fertile and impressive improvisation. The playing is always intense and distinctive, fresh and spontaneous.
Since 2002, vocalist Sara Gazarek and pianist Josh Nelson have nurtured an uncommonly strong musical bond. It’s no mere happenstance that Nelson played as a band member on all four of Gazarek’s albums, and she, in turn, sang on two of Nelson’s own recording projects. But over the past 18 months, this Los Angeles-based pair has taken their collaboration to a new level, touring extensively as a duo and developing a diverse repertoire that showcases their combined artistic maturation. Gazarek and Nelson recorded their new CD, “Dream in the Blue,” as a tribute to their extraordinary relationship. As Gazarek puts it, “We’ve spent the last decade and more writing together, arranging, recording, making silly videos; essentially growing up together, personally and musically.”
Also this week, Scott Tixier, whose violin playing has been lauded 
by many important and highly respected musicians, including Jean-Luc Ponty and Pat Metheny, unveils his second recording and his first in four years, “Cosmic Adventures”.
Venezuel
an pianist and composer Silvano Monasterios’ working trio is augmented with the great clarinetist Anat Cohen, saxman Troy Roberts and the colorful percussionist Roberto Quintero on “Partly Sunny”.
Identical twin saxophonists Dwayne and Dwight Bosman of St. Louis, who’ve shared stages with Hugh Masekela, Lester Bowie, Roy Ayers and Branford Marsalis, release their second hard bop affair, “When Lions Roar.”