Special Programs for the Week of December 23 - 29

KCCK’s Annual Christmas Celebration    

Tuesday, December 24^th at 10 am through Wednesday, December 25^th at Midnight

The best holiday music on radio is on KCCK during 38 hours of continuous songs and carols for the season with everyone from Louis Armstrong to the Yellowjackets, plus brand new Christmas classics from Karrin Allyson, New York Voices, Nnenna Freelon & John Brown Big Band, Ted Rosenthal, Laura Caviani and the Rob Parton Big Band. Let KCCK be part of your holiday celebrations beginning at 10 am Christmas Eve and all-day and night on Christmas.


KCCK's Top 88 Countdown for 2013 Preview

Thursday, December 26th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (#88-#70)
Friday, December 27th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (#69-#50)
Monday, December 30th 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (#49-#30)
Tuesday, December 31st 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (#29-#1)

Listen for your favorite artists and CDs during our Top 88 Countdown preview with many of today's top players and singers making our list including; Hiromi, Terence Blanchard, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Christian McBride, Jacky Terrasson, Poncho Sanchez, Kenny Garrett, Patricia Barber, Oregon, Kevin Mahogany, Bill Frisell, Gary Burton, Paquito D'Rivera and many, many more. Enjoy KCCK's Annual Top 88 Countdown in it's entirety on New Year's Day from 6:00 AM - 3:00 PM (repeated 3:00 pm -Midnight)


Short List with Bob Naujoks                                           

Mon. - Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM

Vocal Short List 13: Dr. John (new)                              

A new Vocal Short List series continues with the New Orleans influenced singer, Dr. John. His mix of blues and jazz, boogie and rock put him on the musical map in the late 1960s. His voodoo influenced performances made him a cult favorite. Now in his 70s he’s more mainstream now, but still has an individualistic vocal style and a strong hand on the piano. He’s a winner of six Grammy’s and a couple of dozen recordings so Dr. John is almost a household name.  

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)

"The Jazz Corner of the World's 2013 Holiday Show"

Craig will play a relaxing but stimulating program of contemplative jazz, mellow ballads, and a tasteful mix of holiday favorites.  We'll hear from Ben Webster, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy McGriff, Keely Smith, Duke Ellington, Dave McKenna, Horace Silver, Dave Holland, Lee Morgan, and many, many others.

Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wendell Pierce  

Tuesday at 6:00 PM
(Pre-empted this week for KCCK’s Special Holiday programming)    

JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Wednesday at 6:00 PM
(Pre-empted this week for KCCK’s Special Holiday programming)  

Wednesday Night Special    

7:00 PM (Follows JazzSet)
(Pre-empted this week for KCCK’s Special Holiday programming)

Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland    

Thursday at 6:00 PM

Gerald Wilson  

Composer/arranger Gerald Wilson has charted the course for some of the legends of jazz, including Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie. Wilson got his start as a trumpet player with Jimmie Lunceford’s big band, but was soon recognized as a composer, arranger, and big band leader with a wealth of sophisticated   musical ideas and total dedication to the infinite possibilities of jazz. Host McPartland improvises a musical portrait in honor of Wilson.

Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler

Saturday, Noon - 4:00 PM

"Birth Date Anniversary Celebration For Pianist, Earl "Fatha" Hines"

Craig celebrates this occasion with a grand tour of the lengthy career of one of the all-time greats -- Earl Kenneth Hines, known universally as "the Fatha"....born December 28 in 1903, and brightening our souls up until April 22, 1983.  We'll hear Mr. Hines from his early days with Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s, up through his final recordings in the late 1970s.  Don't miss this celebration of the "father of modern jazz piano"! 

Riverwalk Jazz

Sunday at 5:00 PM

NYC All-Stars and a New Year’s Jam

Dipping into the archive of Riverwalk Jazz, an all-star cast joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a concert recorded live at Manhattan’s Red Blazer Too jazz club in 1993. Trumpeter Doc Cheatham, vocalist Carol Woods, bassist Milt Hinton, guitarist Marty Grosz, and pianist Dick Hyman share the bill.            

KCCK's Midnight CD

The Monday - Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:

http://www.kcck.org/onair/midnight_cd.php