Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
A Loving Look at Impulse!
Craig celebrates the important Impulse! Jazz label by presenting some great material from a variety of artists. We’ll hear classics from John Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Milt Jackson, Howard Roberts, McCoy Tyner, Gabor Szabo, and a host of others.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Orquesta Alto Maiz at Taste of Jazz
Iowa’s caliente salsa band, Orquesta Alto Maiz capped off KCCK’s Taste of Jazz 2023 with high-energy Latin jazz and swing. Guests there in support of Iowa’s Jazz Station couldn’t help but get on their feet. Opening the show was Yesternite, featuring KCCK’s own Killian Ritland.
Jazz Night In America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
The Dynamic Hiromi
Pianist Hiromi takes us on a journey through ten tracks from the bands she’s led over the past two decades. From solo piano to rock-driven fusion to a Star Wars surprise, it’s a high-energy, wide-ranging look at one of today’s most dynamic musical shapeshifters.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
Miles Davis in 1963 & 1964
Every year since 2006, Craig pays tribute to one of the greatest figures in all of modern jazz, Miles Dewey Davis III, born May 26,1926. In this year’s show, we’ll listen to interesting studio and live material from the years 1963 and 1964.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Faces & Places by Jed Levy on Monday; Rhythm, Melody & Harmony by Cyrus Chestnut on Tuesday; West Circle by Diego Rivera on Wednesday; More Amor: a Tribute to Wes Montgomery by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom on Thursday; Live in Clarksdale by Christopher Wyze & the Tellers on Friday; Live at Proud Mary’s by Davis Coen on Saturday; Trio Nuevo Vol. 2 by Dave Bass on Sunday.