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This Week’s Shows: Week of February 22 – 28
Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Ragtime/Early New Orleans
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
The Short List this week will feature Ragtime and early New Orleans sounds. Producer Bob Naujoks lists his likes in that early pre-jazz and jazz, which include Scott Joplin as interpreted by Joshua Rifkin, the acoustic recording of the Original Dixieland Jazz band from 1917, and trumpeters King Oliver and Jabbo Smith.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Zoot Sims: ‘Brother’ of Swing
“Zoot” Sims
No matter the tempo, no matter the rhythm section backing him, it was impossible for tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims (1925-1985) not to swing, even when he played by himself. Sims was one of the most natural of all jazz musicians, whose warmth, creativity and humor earned him the unreserved admiration of musicians and fans alike. Though Sims never sought it, fame came with membership in Woody Herman’s “Four Brothers” saxophone section, and later, in a celebrated partnership with fellow “brother” Al Cohn. Strongly influenced by Lester Young and Ben Webster, he nevertheless had a singular sound and style infused with a simple directness that was irresistibly Zoot Sims.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
“The State of the Instrument – The Drums”
In this 3rd installment of this series, Craig will examine the work of 6 jazz drummers who are currently involved with top-notch artists on today’s Jazz scene. We’ll hear from Antonio Sanchez, Yoron Israel, Mark Ferber, Clarence Penn, Jeff Ballard, and Jorge Rossy.
New Orleans Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Basin Street Station
Basin Street Station in New Orleans
This week’s episode of New Orleans Calling features live performances recorded especially for NOC listeners at New Orleans’ historic Basin Street Station. Basin St. Station, the Cultural Crossroads of New Orleans, exhibits the fascinating history, rich culture and unique attributes of New Orleans in the only remaining railroad building of the City. Featured are trumpeter Leroy Jones, singer Sharon Martin, Clarinetist Evan Christopher, and other New Orleans notables.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Up And Down The Mississippi With Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell
The story of the music that came out of the Mississippi Delta and traveled up the river to Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago, and way beyond is the story of at least the last century of American music. The versatile guitarist Bill Frisell knows this: At Jazz at Lincoln Center, he leads a set spanning New Orleans to the Delta, Bob Dylan to Bix Beiderbecke. In this episode of Jazz Night in America, he’s joined by saxophonist Greg Osby, pianist Craig Taborn, and drummer Rudy Royston, embarking on a musical journey along the revered Route 61.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows Jazz Night in America)
Jazz Legends at the Iowa City Jazz Festival: Pharoah Sanders (2013)
Pharoah Sanders at the 2013 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Pharoah Sanders is a Grammy Award-winning American jazz saxophonist. Saxophonist Ornette Coleman once described him as “probably the best tenor player in the world.” Emerging from John Coltrane’s groups of the mid-1960s Sanders is known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of “sheets of sound.” Sanders is an important figure in the development of free jazz. Born Ferrell Sanders, the name ‘Pharoah’ was claimed to have been iven to him by fellow band member and legendary pianist and composer Sun Ra. Sanders played with John Coltrane’s band for about a year beginning in late 1964, the same year he recorded his first album as a leader. Most of his late-1960’s albums were released on the Impulse, his first major label.
In the 1970’s, the tenor saxophonist continued to develop his abilities as bandleader, working with the likes of Alice Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, and Don Cherry and producing highly acclaimed albums for Impulse such as Black Unity (1971) and Thembi (1971). In 1994, he travelled to Morocco to record with master Gnawa musician Maleem Mahmoud Ghania, resulting in the Bill Laswell-produced The Trance of Seven Colours. Sanders continued to work with Laswell, Jah Wobble, and others on the albums Message from Home (1996) and Save Our Children (1999). In 2000, Sanders released Spirits — a multi-ethnic live suite with Hamid Drake and Adam Rudolph. In the decades after his first recordings with Coltrane, Sanders developed into a more well-rounded artist, capable of playing convincingly in a variety of contexts, from free to mainstream. Some of his best work is his most accessible. As a mature artist, Sanders discovered a hard-edged lyricism that has served him well.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
From California with Love Studio album by Andrew Hill (1978)
“Artists House Record Label”
Craig examines the short-lived ARTISTS HOUSE jazz label from the late 1970s. We’ll talk about the label founder and producer, John Snyder, as well as hear fine selections from all 14 of the releases – hearing great material from Ornette Coleman, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, Andrew Hill, Paul Desmond, Gil Evans, and others. This classy record label has fallen into the depths of obscurity, but certainly deserves a fresh look.
Tropical Heat with Kpoti Accoh
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: TBA
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for February 22, 2016
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an four decades, drummer Peter Erskine has proven among the most consistently innovative and reliable masters of his instrument. The Grammy Award-winner has appeared on over 600 albums and film scores, more than 50 of those discs as leader or co-leader. He has collaborated with an astonishing list of giants including Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Kenny Wheeler, the Brecker Brothers, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton and John Scofield. But in recent years, Erskine feels he’s strayed from his true love, fusion and R&B drumming. “Dr. Um” marks his return to “the kind of drumming I was best known for in my youth and during my years with Weather Report and Steps Ahead. I think that it represents my best work in ages,” he explains.
Some of the finest jazz artists in New York City grew up just a few miles east on Long Island. Some became pros, some became educators. With a history of great music education programs and top jazz educators, Long Island has a unique jazz scene. The Interplay Jazz Orchestra is a big part of that scene. Formed in 2003 as the Hofstra University Alumni Big Band, the group borrowed some big band charts from jazz professor Dave Lalama and found a steady gig at a local jazz club. As the line-up changed and solidified into its current form, the Interplay Jazz Orchestra was born. Their newest release, “Detour,” features charts by several members of the band, almost half being composed or arranged by baritone saxophonist Chris Scarnato.
Also this week, Des Moines native Dick Oatts co-leads the New York Jazz Orchestra with arranger Mats Holmquist on “A Tribute to Herbie + 1,” featuring the music of Herbie Hancock; Groove Legacy revives the classic sound of The Crusaders on its self-titled disc; and pianist Jon Davis unveils his trio recording, “Changes Over Time,” a mix of his originals and classic tunes by Mal Waldron, Jimmy Rowles, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
58th Annual Grammy Winners – Jazz
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
Cherokee
Christian McBride, soloist
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
For One To Love
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Past Present
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
The Thompson Fields
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Made In Brazil
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Sylva
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest