Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: “The Hits”
The Short List continues its feature of great jazz in the popular mind. This week, host Bob Naujoks celebrates Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” and “Hello Dolly,” Miles Davis’s “Bitches Brew,” and the Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto collaboration, “The Girl From Ipanema.” Hear the fascinating stories behind these immortal records.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Tribute to Stanley Cowell, Part Two
Craig continues his salute to the recently departed Stanley Cowell. We’ll primarily hear Stanley leading his own groups, as well as some choice material featuring Cowell as a sideman. He is one of the truly underrated and overlooked jazz pianists and will be greatly missed!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Stefon Harris & Blackout
Stefon Harris is the modern master of the vibraphone, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with such greats as Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, and Gary Burton. He’s a brilliant composer and arranger, as well, and is equally comfortable on the classical stages as he is in a jazz club with Jacky Terrasson or, at his 2004 Iowa City Jazz Festival gig, with his band Blackout.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Remembering Chick Corea
Host Christian McBride remembers Chick Corea, a man he describes as, “a pianist, composer, force of nature, and my friend.” Corea died on February 9, 2021, and to pay tribute to his life, McBride, a long-time collaborator with Corea, shares an intimate conversation and a 2018 Chick Corea & Vigilette performance in Boston.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Tribute to Stanley Cowell, Part Two
Craig continues his salute to the recently departed Stanley Cowell. We’ll primarily hear Stanley leading his own groups, as well as some choice material featuring Cowell as a sideman. He is one of the truly underrated and overlooked jazz pianists and will be greatly missed!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Mazel Tov Kocktail! by Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine on Monday; Collecting Things by Mike Scott on Tuesday; Natural Lines by the David Sills Double Guitar Quintet on Wednesday; Bernstein Reimagined by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra on Thursday; Wildroots Sessions, Volume 1 by Various Artists on Friday; Heart of Fire by Ally Venable on Saturday; Second Wave by Meridian Odyssey on Sunday