Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Cats on the Keys: Phil Markowitz
Pianist Phil Markowitz’s personal discography is small, but he has a considerable resume as a sideman. His first major gig was a four-year gig with Chet Baker. Markowitz has worked with saxophonist David Liebman and with Bob Mintzer’s Big Band for almost two decades.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Hotbeds of Jazz – Detroit, Part 2
Craig throws the spotlight onto another dozen modern jazz giants from the Detroit area. In this week’s show, the second of four shows in this series, we’ll hear selections from Kirk Lightsey, Donald Byrd, Alice Coltrane, Roland Hanna, James Carter, Billy Mitchell, and many others.
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Duke Ellington (the Bandleader, Part One)
From his humble beginnings with a little six-piece band from Washington DC, Duke Ellington assembled one of the greatest orchestras in the history of jazz. Ellington developed jazz orchestration to levels never before imagined. The Duke Ellington Orchestra was an institution, something even the greatest musicians aspired to be part of.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Corridor Jazz Project Concert 2017
We’re taking a look back at some of the recent Corridor Jazz concerts, as we prepare to record this year’s CD. These live performances culminate the experience for a dozen of the area’s best high school jazz bands, partnered with Eastern Iowa’s best jazz professionals and educators. They rehearse a chart, record it for a CD, then reunite on-stage for a live performance. This week, we hear the 2017 show.
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Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
In California With Charles Lloyd
Charles Lloyd, saxophonist, flutist and composer, turns 80 this year. We get a taste of Lloyd’s collaboration with Lucinda Williams, along with choice moments from his recent appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. We’ll also join producer Alex Ariff as he pays a visit to Lloyd’s home near Santa Barbara, California.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon and Mondays at 6:00 PM
The Tenor Artistry of Coleman Hawkins
Craig recently realized that it’s been about 8 years since we, as he puts it, “basked in the glory of Hawkins’ big, beautiful tenor sax sound … so, it’s time to get to it!” We’ll listen to gems from his beginnings in the 1920s, to the end of his career in the late 1960s. Hawkins was always on the cutting edge of all of the major changes throughout the history of jazz.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: