Short List with Bob Naujoks
Mon. - Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: John Medeski
The B-3 Blitz Two series on the
great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with the ever-reaching John Medeski. Almost
from the start he has been a part of a trio with two compatible companions,
drummer Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood and they are the popular trio,
Medeski-Martin-and-Wood. Even while a teenager he was talented enough to
perform with the jazz singer Mark Murphy and the outstanding bassist Jaco
Pastorius. Medeski is a multi-talented musician---if it has a keyboard, he can
play it—piano, organ, electric pianos, and synthesizers of various kinds.
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Ella Fitzgerald: 'First Lady of Song'
You recognize that voice
instantly. The sound is youthful, exuberant, and swings! And when you hear Ella
Fitzgerald, you don't just recognize her - you feel good! This show celebrates
the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that
include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon Hendricks and Joe Williams;
writers Gene Lees and Albert Murray; and pianist Oscar Peterson.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
"Prestige Records in 1963"
Craig jumps back 50 years to
look in on some of the recording activities of Bob Weinstock's PRESTIGE RECORDS
label in 1963. We'll hear some tasty
goodies from the 35+ recording sessions from that year, including classics from
Jack McDuff, Shirley Scott, Booker Ervin, Etta Jones, Roy Haynes, and many
others!
Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wendell Pierce
Tuesday at 6:00 PM
Regina Carter with Reverse Thread and Stefon Harris
with Blackout
Reaching to their personal
histories, innovative jazz fiddler Regina Carter and vibraphonist Stefon Harris
create contemporary sounds. With kora
and accordion, Carter explores the music of Africa - from Ugandan Jewish songs
to traditional folk music of Madagascar and Mali. Harris and his band Blackout find inspiration
in the funk and soul sound of the 70s. Wendell Pierce hosts.
JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Melba! by Geof Bradfield at Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb
Trombonist Melba Liston
(1926-99) played, composed and arranged for Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Weston, and
more. She grew up in Los Angeles, lived in Detroit, taught in Jamaica, and came
home to the Kansas City Women’s Jazz Festival. Geof Bradfield studied her music
and wrote Melba! for his Chicago octet.
Wednesday Night Special
7:00 PM (Follows JazzSet)
Jazz Under the Stars 2013: The Steve Grismore Quartet
(new)
Guitarist Steve Grismore has
had a long and successful career, both locally and nationally. He is the
founding director of the Iowa City Jazz Festival, a 20-year veteran and
original member of Orquesta Alto Maiz, and teaches at the University of Iowa
and at Augustana College.
Steve has recorded several CDs
of his own and this spring, he released an outstanding CD featuring Iowa
Hammond B3 legend Sam Salamone, "Besame Mucho." We were hoping Sam
would be able to play at JUTS, but he was unable to do so because of health
reasons.
So, Steve put together an
exciting, new quartet featuring Coe College and Cedar Rapids Municipal Band
director Steve Shanley on piano, Koplant No's Drew Morton on bass, and Dave Tiede
on drums. Dave is a Cedar Rapids native and UNI alum who recently returned to
Iowa after playing professionally in the Twin Cities for many years.
“I have played Jazz Under the
Stars a few times over the years and always had a great time” Grismore said, “Most
recently was last year with the Salsa band’s last gig ever.”
Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland
Thursday at 6:00 PM
Betty Buckley
Tony Award-winning actress
Betty Buckley is a veteran of such Broadway hits as Cats, Gypsy and Sunset
Boulevard. She’s lauded as one of the best voices in modern musical theater and
has played many film and television roles. Buckley talks about her life on the
stage to her home on the range and performs a collection of favorites with her
musical director Kenny Werner, including “Stardust” and “Angel Eyes.”
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig
Kessler
Saturday, Noon - 4:00 PM
"Impulse! Records in 1963"
Craig Travels back 50 years
to look in on some of the recording activities that took place for IMPULSE!
RECORDS during 1963. We'll hear a number
of jazz classics from the 25+ sessions that were recorded for Impulse! that
year....by John Coltrane, Ray Charles, Shirley Scott, Chico Hamilton, McCoy
Tyner, Charles Mingus, and several others.
Don't miss it!
Riverwalk Jazz
Sunday at 5:00 PM
The Great Innovator: Clarinetist Benny Goodman
Reedmen Allan Vaché and Harry
Allen, with vibists John Cocuzzi and Lionel Hampton, join The Jim Cullum Jazz
Band to celebrate the young Jewish boy from Chicago who changed the face of
popular music in America. Benny Goodman is credited with transforming
’20s-style hot jazz into swing, and he set off a pop craze that spanned the
Great Depression and WWII.
KCCK's Midnight CD
The Monday - Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be
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