Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: The Final Series
This week, The Short List begins its final series with a renowned and influential New Orleans player. Sidney Bechet became a master of the soprano saxophone and remained “old school” until his death in 1959. Along the way he would record with his contemporary, Louis Armstrong, and be the face of the 1940s-1950s traditional jazz revival. His song, “Petite Fleur,” would become his lasting legacy.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Tribute to Chick Corea (6/12/1941 – 2/9/2021)
In this first of five tribute shows for Armando “Chick” Corea, Craig spins some of his favorite selections from some of Chick’s very first recordings with Mongo Santamaria, Blue Mitchell, Miles Davis, and others, and some of Chick’s first recordings under his own leadership. Tune in for some monumental bricks and mortar from some of the key years of our jazz literature … music of the great Chick Corea.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Ingrid Jensen & Nordic Connect
Our month-long celebration of Women’s History Month continues with Canadian trumpeter Ingrid Jensen. Hailed as one of the most gifted and in-demand instrumentalists of her generation, Jensen has collaborated with a number of ensembles – most recently the all-female supergroup Artemis – and fronts three of her own bands. We got to hear Jensen in Iowa City in 2014 with Nordic Connect, her high-energy, distinctly post-bop group.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Lizz Wright’s Road Trip
Host Christian McBride follows vocalist Lizz Wright as she traces her roots, both literally and metaphorically through music. She charts a route through her own life, as well as her parents’, from Appalachia to rural Georgia. We get to hear the musical discoveries of that journey.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Cannonball in 1958
Our 2nd of six chronological shows finds us looking at the very significant year of 1958! We’ll hear Adderley with trumpeter Louis Smith, a classic Blue Note release with Miles Davis, a couple of Columbia records with Miles and Coltrane, some Gil Evans, and some of Adderley’s own releases. Tune in for true Jazz classics!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Albare Plays Jobim, Volume 2 by Albare on Monday; The Mulligan Chronicles by David Larsen on Tuesday; Songs of Joy by the Yoko Miwa Trio on Wednesday; Quartet Sessions by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on Thursday; You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught by Gary Negbaur on Friday; Express Connection by Tomislav Goluban on Saturday; Firm Roots by Chris White & Lara Driscoll on Sunday