Week of August 17, 2015
Short List with
Bob Naujoks
Monday - Friday at
8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Jazz and the
Spoken Word: Gil Scott-Heron
“Jazz and the Spoken Word” Short List series is about a small group of
writers and musicians who have worked to blend the rhythm of jazz with the
rhythm of poetry and the spoken word. The series reveals some of the best
attempts at combining the two art forms during the past 90 years. This week on
The Short List the poetry of the influential Gil Scott-Heron is featured as
well as a digression on the “Talkin’ Blues.” Gil Scott-Heron voiced his support
of African-American lives and communities with his sharp, socially-aware poetry
set to instrumental accompaniment. His early 1970s recordings for Bob Thiele’s
Flying Dutchman label gave form to what would later become hip-hop and rap in
our time. Gil Scott-Heron gives one history and political commentary in one
package.
Jazz Profiles with
Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Louis Armstrong:
"The Singer"
After establishing himself as an innovative jazz instrumentalist, Louis
Armstrong was given a chance to sing -- and turned the jazz world upside down.
His singing voice would become one of the world's most recognized and enjoyed
in jazz and popular music.
Jazz Corner of the
World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM -
11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
"Tribute to
Gunther Schuller -- (11/22/1925 to 6/21/2015)"
Craig salutes the recently departed composer, conductor, horn player,
author, historian, and jazz musician, Gunther Alexander Schuller. We'll hear
examples of his jazz work with luminaries such as Miles Davis, The Modern Jazz
Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Gigi Gryce, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.
We'll experience Mr. Schuller's work as a French hornist, an arranger, a
composer, and a conductor, as well as his work as one of the developers of what
is known as "Third Stream Music" -- the melding of classical music
with jazz.
New Orleans
Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00
PM
"Festival
Season"
After the glitter of Carnival Season is washed away by the
spring rain in New Orleans, there's suddenly something else in the air -- it's
Festival Season. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is world famous,
but there are hundreds of other free music festivals each year in New Orleans,
and they're on everybody's calendars in the Crescent City: French Quarter Fest,
Wednesdays in the Square, Jazz in the Park, the Louisiana Cajun/Zydeco Festival,
Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival, Satchmo Summerfest, and something
actually called Chaz Fest. So this week we're bringing you into the parks, the
streets, and even the backyards of New Orleans, to show you why festivals here
are such a way of life.
Jazz Night in
America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00
PM
Ali Jackson
Celebrates Max Roach at Jazz at Lincoln Center
To say Max Roach was a bebop pioneer, or a paramount innovator of the
drums, or a prominent social activist would be accurate. Yet these labels fall
short of this American icon’s totality. One drummer who not only understands
this idea, but has benefitted from Roach single-handedly changing the
perception of what it means to be a drummer, is composer, arranger, and
percussion wizard Ali Jackson. After crossing paths with Roach at age 12,
Jackson was forever impacted, and the two would enjoy a formative
student-teacher connection. In a one-night-only salute to the father of modern
drumming, JLCO member Jackson illuminates Roach’s conceptual and artistic
genius. An ensemble has been formed specially for this performance, featuring
percussionist Victor Provost, vibraphonist Steve Nelson, pianist Emmet Cohen,
bassist Russell Hall, tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, and a string quartet
with violinists Elio Bishop and Sara Caswell, violist Jeremy Kittel, and
cellist Eugene Friesen.
Wednesday Night
Special
7:00 PM (Follows
Jazz Night in America)
USAF Band Airmen
of Note: The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts #2
The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts is a three-part concert
series featuring The Airmen of Note. The Airmen of Note, the premier jazz
ensemble of the United States Air Force, is internationally recognized as one
of America’s finest big bands and a “national treasure.” This week the Airmen
of Note perform a tribute to the “Greatest Jazz Small Groups” with unique arrangements
of music by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Horace Silver and Herbie Hancock.
Piano Jazz with
Marian McPartland
Thursday at 6:00
PM
Arturo O’Farrill
Pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill is the son of the
late Chico O’Farrill (1921 – 2001). A multiple Grammy winner, he has
contributed to contemporary Latin jazz as leader of the Chico O’Farrill Afro
Cuban Jazz Orchestra and as the founder of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. On
this 2002 Piano Jazz, O’Farrill performs “Dandon Don Vasquez.” He and
McPartland expand on the Latin theme with a duet of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s
“Wave.”
Jazz Corner of the
World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon -
4:00 PM
"Prestige
Records In 1955"
Once again, Craig travels back 60 years to look in on the recordings
made for Bob Weinstock's PRESTIGE record label back in 1955. We'll hear from Miles Davis, Gene Ammons,
Billy Taylor, James Moody, Sonny Rollins, and a host of other jazz giants!
Riverwalk Jazz
Sunday at 5:00 PM
World on Seven
Strings: The Life of Jazz Guitar Master Bucky Pizzarelli
The Jim Cullum Jazz Band welcomes guitar master Bucky Pizzarelli. He
performs some favorite tunes and shares colorful stories of his early days,
from playing guitar in his parents’ grocery to touring with Stéphane Grappelli.
KCCK's Midnight CD
The Monday -
Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/onair/midnight_cd.php
Week of August 10, 2015
Short List with
Bob Naujoks
Monday - Friday at
8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Jazz and the
Spoken Word: Steve Allen / Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins / Stan Freeberg
“Jazz and the Spoken Word” Short List series is about a small group of
writers and musicians who have worked to blend the rhythm of jazz with the
rhythm of poetry and the spoken word. The series reveals some of the best
attempts at combining the two art forms during the past 90 years. This week it’s
humor and hip talk from the 1950s. Not all writers and poets were serious back
then. The humorists also pointed out the foibles in society, but with a poke at
one’s funny bone. Writer-musician-comedian-TV personality Steve Allen’s
rewriting of fairy tales in hip language are classic and form the main thrust
of these segments with Al ‘Jazzbo’ Collins doing the readings; and the humorist
Stan Freeberg took on the most popular and revered jazz theme on his CBS radio
series, George Shearing’s “Lullaby Of Birdland.”
Jazz Profiles with
Nancy Wilson
Monday at 6:00 PM
Louis Armstrong:
'The Trumpeter'
Armstrong displayed a blend of talent and dedication that has not been
matched by any trumpeter since. His improvisation paved the way for the jazz
soloist. In this program, we trace Armstrong's development as a trumpeter and
reflect on his contributions.
Jazz expression remains forever steeped in the innovations of
Armstrong's trumpet solos. The scope and magnitude of his virtuosity was
nothing short of world-altering. Each time he held his horn up to his lips, he
made melodies ring out in a joyful, brilliant tone.
Jazz Corner of the
World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 7:00 PM -
11:00 PM (follows Jazz Profiles)
"Birth Date
Anniversary Celebration for Benny Carter"
Craig salutes this major composer, arranger, band leader, alto
saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, Bennett Lester "Benny" Carter,
who was born on this date, August 8th, back in 1907. We'll hear selections from
throughout his 70 year career in jazz, revisiting his work for a variety of
jazz record labels....Bluebird, Pablo, Music Masters, Brunswick, Verve,
Swingville, and others!
New Orleans
Calling with George Ingmire
Tuesday at 6:00
PM
"Mo Cream From
The Crop!"
To celebrate our first full year of New Orleans Calling at
WWOZ, and as a special thank-you to our listeners, we've assembled a program of
some of the very best moments from this past year, including a little R&B,
a little jazz, a couple of secret New Orleans recipes, and a visit with a Mardi
Gras Indian. Plus a special bonus, or "lagniappe" as we like to say
in the Crescent City -- some new and unreleased music, recorded just for New
Orleans Calling at the historic Basin Street Station. And in the words of
trumpeter Leroy Jones, this is "Mo Cream From The Crop!"
Jazz Night in
America with Christian McBride
Wednesday at 6:00
PM
Tootie Heath at
80! Life at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Jazz icon Tootie Heath turned 80 on May 31st, and we’re honored to help
him celebrate the occasion! Heath, who first recorded in the 1950s with John
Coltrane, recorded as a leader for over 50 years, and performed alongside such
artists as Dexter Gordon, Nina Simone, Wes Montgomery, and countless others.
Incredibly, popular opinion suggests that the drummer sounds better than ever,
entering his eighth decade.
Wednesday Night
Special
7:00 PM (Follows
Jazz Night in America)
USAF Band Airmen
of Note: The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts #1
The Jazz Heritage Series 2015 Radio Broadcasts is a three-part concert
series featuring The Airmen of Note. The Airmen of Note, the premier jazz
ensemble of the United States Air Force, is internationally recognized as one
of America’s finest big bands and a “national treasure.” This week the Airmen
of Note perform with special guest: trumpet virtuoso Bobby Shew.
Piano Jazz with
Marian McPartland
Thursday at 6:00
PM
Bertha Hope
Bertha Hope’s contributions to mainstream and improvised musical idioms
have made her one of the elite among her peers. Wife of the pianist Elmo Hope
(1923 – 1967), Bertha has kept their extraordinary teamwork alive through her
highly regarded trio and personal performances. In this Piano Jazz session from
1991, Hope performs “In Search of Hope” and McPartland joins for a duet of “I’m
Beginning to See the Light.”
Jazz Corner of the
World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon -
4:00 PM
"Tribute to
Gunther Schuller -- (11/22/1925 to 6/21/2015)"
Craig salutes the recently departed composer, conductor, horn player,
author, historian, and jazz musician, Gunther Alexander Schuller. We'll hear examples of his jazz work with
luminaries such as Miles Davis, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Eric
Dolphy, Gigi Gryce, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. We'll experience Mr. Schuller's work as a
French hornist, an arranger, a composer, and a conductor, as well as his work
as one of the developers of what is known as "Third Stream Music" --
the melding of classical music with jazz.
Riverwalk Jazz
Sunday at 5:00 PM
Yank Lawson and
Bob Haggart: Swinging with the Bob Cats
Trumpeter Yank Lawson and bassist Bob Haggart — star soloists of the Bob
Cats — join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band at The Landing for rare, live performances
from the repertoire of Bob Crosby’s highly acclaimed, hard-swinging band.
KCCK's Midnight CD
The Monday -
Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/onair/midnight_cd.php
