This Week In Jazz May 4 thru May 10

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Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Paul Barbarin, pianists Mary Lou Williams, Stanley Cowell and Keith Jarrett, brassmen Red Nichols, Jack Walrath, Randy Sandke, Til Bronner, and Gabe Medd, singers Teresa Brewer and Tania Maria and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” (1959), Charles Mingus’ “Mingus Ah Um” (1959), Dexter Gordon’s “Dexter Calling” (1961), Mary Lou Williams “Live at the Keystone Corner” (1977), Joe Williams “Ballad and Blues Master” (1987), Charles Earland “The Groove Masters Series: Slammin’ & Jammin’” (1997), The Flying Horse Big Band’s “Florida Rays” (2019) and many others Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

This Week’s Shows May 5 thru May 11

Musa: Ancestral Streams | Stanley CowellJazz Corner of the World  (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

Birthday Salute to Stanley Cowell

Craig celebrates the music and memory of the great pianist Stanley Cowell by spinning choice examples from Cowell’s stellar career. We’ll hear him both as a leader and a prominent sideman with the likes of Charles Tolliver, Jimmy Heath, Larry Coryell, Roy Haynes, Bobby Hutcherson, Art Pepper, and others!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

‘daBluesapalooza 2025

It was another all-star jam when Kat Blue & the True Believers, Johnny Kilowatt, Wonderful Smiths, and a truckload of special guests gathered at the Olympic Southside Theatre for ‘daBluesapalooza 2025 – KCCK’s benefit party to support Iowa’s longest-running blues radio shows!

 

 

 

 

 

Kinfolk: Postcards from Everywhere

Jazz Night In America  

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Nate Smith’s Kinfolk (with Strings)

Drummer Nate Smith, who is often celebrated for his groovy “pocket,” finds a new a dimension to his craft as a string arranger. Hear the premiere of his new sextet Kinfolk, with a double string quartet featuring members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the WorldKeith Jarrett [Album Covers]

Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Keith Jarrett’s 80th Birthday

Craig celebrates the 80th birthday of pianist Keith Jarrett by sampling some gems from Keith’s career. We’ll begin with his days with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis, and play classic recordings through 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.

Zito’s Jump by James Zito on Monday; Agua e Sol by Laura Dreyer & the Manhattan-Rio Connection on Tuesday; Are You Really Real by the Shuffle Demons on Wednesday; In Your Dreams by the Reid Hoyson Project on Thursday; Money & Power by Ally Venable on Friday; Truth Is by Carolyn Wonderland on Saturday; Smitty Straightens Out by Peter Smith on Sunday.

25 Guest Djs-Washington

Leilua Conrad and Tristan Gray represented the Washington Revolutionists for their guest DJ hour, playing a song from Washington alum Ryan Middagh, among others, and talking about “breaking in” new Kirkwood director Chris Navarette as their guest artist.

Leilua & Tristan’s Playlist:

  • Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra, “Indra Kunindra”
  • Marcus Miller, “Interlude: Nocturnal Mist/Revelation”
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio, “Manha de Carnaval”
  • Roy Hargrove Big Band, “Roy Allan”
  • Colossus, “Mild, Mild Midwest”

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25 Guest Djs-Williamsburg

Aurin Feldman and Cooper Daugherty from Williamsburg Jazz Outlet are proud of the season that capped off their senior year. They say that director Mrs. Grant throws some pretty challenging literature at them throughout the year, and that she really helped them step up their solo game.

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25 Guest Djs-Kennedy

It was another stellar season for Kennedy Jazz One. The band proved their debut last year at Iowa Jazz Championships (first in school history), was no fluke. They returned and placed in the Top 8.

Andrew Campbell, Kieran Glessner, and Jeanette Inancoreke break it down for us.

Andrew, Kieran, and Jeanette’s Playlist:

  • John Santos & the Machete Ensemble, “Elegua Ago”
  • Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, “Black and Tan Fantasy (with Wynton Marsalis)”
  • SEAT BELTS, “Rush”
  • Huntertones, “Clutch (Live)”
  • Masayoshi Takanaka, “Oh! Tengo Suerte”
  • Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School Jazz One featuring Laci McHenry, “What Am I Here For?”

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25 Guest Djs-City

Liv Leman, Janie Owens, Oliver Palmer, and Marko Perencevich from City High are all planning to continue with music after high school. So, we won’t be surprised to see one or more of them return as Corridor Jazz guest artists in the future, as past City alums like Kolbe Schnoebelen have done! City had another great season, placing in the top 8 at the Iowa Jazz Championships, performing with trombone great Michael Dease, and made many other great memories, too.

 

25 Guest Djs-Solon

Kardyn Huynh, Gwen LaGrange, and Brady Evers from the Solon Jazz Orchestra recap their year in jazz band, talk about school activities like playing in a mariachi band formed by their director, Mr. Cervantez, and the near-calamity they experienced on their Corridor Jazz recording day.

Brady, Gwen, and Kardyn’s Playlist:

  • Jaco Pastorius, “Soul Intro / The Chicken (Live 1981)”
  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, “Ko-Ko”
  • Solon High School Jazz Orchestra featuring Gerard Estella, “Body and Soul”
  • Mark Murphy, “Stolen Moments”
  • Ray Charles, “I Believe to My Soul”
  • Mt. Vernon Swingin’ Stangs featuring Desmond Cervantes, “Feels So Good”
  • Solon High School Jazz Orchestra featuring Elizabeth Hand, “Good Vibes”

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Big Mo Pod Show 060 – “Peddle Steel”

Its that time of the week folks! We’ve got another episode of the pod show with Big Mo and his trusty twenty – something sidekick, producer Noah. This week’s show takes a behind the scenes look at how John organizes his Friday night shows, discussing the ways he tries to balance the many flavors of the blues in the three hours he has to play them. Songs featured in the episode: 

  1. Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind – “5-10-15”
  2. Bryce Janey – “Funky Guitar Blues” 
  3. JJ Grey and Mofro – “Turn Loose” 
  4. Robert Randolph – “Sinner” 
  5. Sister Rosetta Tharpe – “My Man and I” 

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

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