Short List with Host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Short List: The Final Series
The Short List continues its final series with pianist Horace Parlan. Another great jazzman to come out of Pittsburgh, Parlan worked with Sonny Stitt and later with Charles Mingus – collaborating with Mingus on the classic records Blues & Roots and Mingus Ah Um. He recorded for Blue Note in the 1960’s before making Copenhagen, Denmark his permanent home for the rest of his life.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Ben Webster’s Birthday Party
Craig celebrates the birth date anniversary of Benjamin Francis “Ben” Webster, who was born in Kansas City on March 27th, 1909. We’ll hear a variety of selections from this very influential tenorman … recordings with Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Art Tatum, Benny Carter, Oscar Peterson, and more. Don’t miss it!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Cyrille Aimee & the Surreal Band
Our month-long celebration of Women’s History Month concludes with French-born singer Cyrille Aimee and the Surreal Band. This critically-acclaimed chanteuse is a Grammy nominee, and a veteran of the Montreux Jazz Festival. Her sweet, articulate voice charmed the crowd at the 2012 Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
The Genius of Myra Melford
Host Christian McBride takes us on a “musical journey across the spectrum” with pianist and composer Myra Melford, who McBride considers a master improviser and “multi-dimensional musical force, eloquent in everything from avant-garde to the blues, from small groups to big bands.”
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Tribute to Chick Corea, Part 2
In this second tribute show, covering September, 1968 to July 1969, Craig spins more of his favorites from the keyboard artistry of Chick Corea. We’ll hear some of Chick’s own bands and a bunch of work with one of Chick’s all-time heroes, Miles Davis. This music is surely the backbone of modern jazz from the 1960s and 1970s. Don’t miss it!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Sacred Hearts by Rick Marqitza on Monday; Luna by Mauricio Morales on Tuesday; Cleveland Time by Matthew Alec & the Soul Electric on Wednesday; The Latin Side of Wes Montgomery by Nelson Riveros on Thursday; You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught by Gary Negbaur on Friday; Express Connection by Tomislav Goluban on Saturday; Everybody Knows by the Brianna Thomas Band on Sunday