Special Shows July 31 thru August 6

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Wes Mongomery’s Riverside Years

Host Craig Kessler takes a look at some of the great recordings that guitarist Wes Montgomery made for Riverside Records during the years 1959 thru 1966.

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Commons Collective at JUTS 2014

To get us ready for 2023’s Jazz Under the Stars, kicking off Thursday in Noelridge Park, KCCK’s Wednesday Night Special digs into the vaults for classic performances from years past. This week, from 2014, it’s the Commons Collective. This quintet of UNI grads have each launched stellar solo careers in jazz.  

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Stars Shine at Newport  

In Part Two of its celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival, Jazz Night in America presents historic music from Newport through the years, hand-picked by host Christian McBride. We’ll hear rare sets from Ray Charles, Cannonball Adderley, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Art Taylor’s Blue Note Sides

Host Craig Kessler continues his 85^th anniversary celebration of Blue Note Records with samplings from drummer Art Taylor’s contributions made during his time with the label. Taylor was involved in nearly 40 recordings for Blue Note between 1957 through 1960.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

The Gennett Suite (Disc 1) by the Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra on Monday; Chicken or Pasta by Oscar Penas on Tuesday; The Good Life by George Freeman on Wednesday; Up High, Down Low by the Alan Ferber Nonet on Thursday; The Deep & the Dirty by Eric Johanson on Friday; Nothing But Time by Monster Mike Welch on Saturday; Casseus! by Fareed Haque on Sunday.