Jazz Corner of the World Encore
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Keyboardist Denny Zeitlin
Host Craig Kessler spins a wonderful assortment of keyboard selections from Doctor Zeitlin’s 60-year recording career. We’ll hear music from 1963 (with Jeremy Steig), his four Columbia recordings (’64 – ’67), as well as a number of fine recordings that bring us right up to the present day! Join Craig for some amazing material!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Groove Ship Alto Maiz at Jazz Under the Stars
Our “groove cruise” through the cold winter Wednesdays of January continues with Eastern Iowa’s Groove Ship. Featuring KCCK’s own, saxman Saul Lubaroff, this tight-knit crew took the Noelridge Park crowd on a tour of some great funk and jazz.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
25 Years of South African Democracy
Host Christian McBride celebrates 25 years of democracy in South Africa with South African jazz from the Cape Town Jazz Festival and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
A Listen to the Mainstream Label
Host Craig Kessler presents a variety of jazz recordings from the 15-years of Mainstream Records. This interesting label was operated by Bob Shad from 1964 to 1978. We’ll hear Sarah Vaughan, Harold Land, Hadley Caliman, Charles Kynard, Blue Mitchell, and many others. Join Craig for an impressive array of tasty records!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
A Time For Love (Disc One) by Oscar Peterson on Monday; Kinfolk 2: See the Birds by Nate Smith on Tuesday; Monsters’ Impromptu by Lee Heerspink on Wednesday; Reflecting on Freedom by Alon Farber & Hagiga on Thursday; Big Man by Big Lou Johnson on Friday; Stir Crazy by the Heavyweights Brass Band on Saturday; Silver Lining Suite by Hiromi on Sunday