Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Galloping Guitars: Chris Flory
Some critics rate Chris Flory high on the list of jazz guitarists today. Flory has been around since the 1970s and has a reputation as a dependable sideman. He has played with such revered musicians as saxophonist Scott Hamilton, trumpeter Roy Eldridge, singer Rosemary Clooney and stride pianist Judy Carmichael. Flory has six albums under his own name, and many as a sideman.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
CTI Records in 1970
Craig looks back 49 years at Creed Taylor’s famous jazz label. We’ll hear classics from Freddie Hubbard, Bill Evans, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joe Farrell, Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, and others.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Hollis Monroe & The ISU Jazz Ensemble
For Jazz Appreciation Month, KCCK celebrates the work of student musicians. The Wednesday Night Special features KCCK’s own Hollis Monroe as he joins the Iowa State University Jazz Ensemble. Recorded February 20, the program, entitled “The 1917 Riot in East St. Louis That Started the Civil Rights Movement: A Lecture Concert in Jazz,” is powerful performance, combining spoken word, visual presentations, and live jazz.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Muldrow, Moran, and Mingus
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist Georgia Anne Muldrow joins pianist Jason Moran and his cohorts at the Kennedy Center for a program featuring her own original compositions and their interpretations of music by Charles Mingus.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
Chronological Andrew Hill, Part Four
Craig continues with his presentation of the artistry of pianist and composer, Andrew Hill. This week, we pick up with the August 5, 1968 Blue Note session that yielded the LP Grass Roots.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: