Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
Mal Waldron’s Birthday Anniversary
Craig presents an exciting range of material from pianist Mal Waldron’s stunning career. We’ll hear Mal as a leader of his own groups, as well as a side man with a long list of well-known artists like John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, Teddy Charles, Kenny Burrell, Jackie McLean, Eric Dolphy, and more.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Carson Parker Trio at First Friday Jazz
The Carson Parker Trio brought their distinct style of jazz, blues, and funk to the Opus Concert Café for March’s First Friday Jazz. Parker, already a first-call pianist in the region, also has a growing reputation as a premier composer, bandleader, and educator.
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Remembering Sheila Jordan
Following the death of Sheila Jordan on August 11, at age 96, Jazz Night in America revisits her 2023 conversation with Christian McBride, featuring stories and music from her groundbreaking career — from early days with Charlie Parker to becoming the first vocalist to record as a leader for Blue Note Records.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
Terje Rypdal Turns 78
Craig spins a variety of dazzling works from this Norwegian guitarist and composer. We’ll hear material mostly from the famed ECM Records label.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Manouche by Giacomo Smith on Monday; What a Day by Snorre Kirk on Tuesday; Falling From Earth by Bob Schlesinger on Wednesday; Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon by Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon on Thursday; Cool Blue Shoes by the Namedroppers on Friday; Ain’t Done with the Blues by Buddy Guy on Saturday; NolasiA by NolasiA on Sunday.
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trombonists Jack Teagarden and Jiggs Whigham, trumpeters Art Farmer and Oscar Brashear, drummers Ginger Baker and Steve Smith, pianists Jimmy Rowles and Shelly Berg, bassists Addison Farmer and John Clayton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Time Out” (1959), Herbie Mann’s “Memphis Underground” (1969), Joe Henderson’s “Relaxin’ at Camarillo” (1979), Illinois Jacquet & His Big Band’s “Jacquet’s Got It!” (1987), “Ernestine Anderson Live at the 1990 Concord Jazz Festival” (3rd Set) (1990), “Joey DeFrancesco with Jimmy Smith: Legacy” (2004) and many others, Monday thru Friday, and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
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In their star-studded debut album “Seascape,” the Canadian supergroup Atlantic Jazz Collective, comprised of Juno Award-winning artists Mike Murley, Florian Hoefner and Jim Vivian, delivers a truly inspiring and timeless performance. The group presents stunning new vocal versions of beloved modern jazz originals that showcase exceptional artistic craft and a deep musical understanding between the three members of the collective and their two legendary guest artists, Norma Winstone and Joe LaBarbara. It’s a most fitting title for the recording, as the music was recorded in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a city utterly dominated by the sea.
