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Producers Top 10s for 2024
KCCK’s music producers have chosen their 10 favorite jazz and blues releases for 2024. Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Saul Lubaroff Bob DeForest John Heim Bob Naujoks Amira Kellison Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Rebecca Kilgore “A Little Taste: A Tribute to Dave Frishberg” (Cherry Pie) Ms. Kilgore has been one …
Top 88 for 2024
Etienne Charles’ “Creole Orchestra” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2024. Matt Wilson’s “Good Trouble” was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. Click here for a printable version of KCCK’s Top 88 for 2024 1 Etienne Charles “Creole Orchestra” (Culture Shock) 2 Chris Potter “Eagle’s Point” …
Talking Pictures 12-18-24
“Smile 2” (2024) and “The Order” (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
Talking Pictures 12-11-24
“Heretic” (2024) and “for KING + COUNTRY’s A Drummer Boy Christmas LIVE” (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins.
Talking Pictures 12-4-24
“Gladiator II” (2024) and “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
Clean Up Your Act 12-4-24
Tne EPA says Iowa’s 2024 list of impaired waters is incomplete.
Clean Up Your Act 12-3-24
Kirkwood Community College adopts a multi-year climate action plan.
KCCK’s Featured Album for December 2024
The KCCK Featured Album for December is “This Year at Christmas” from the supergroup Band of Other Brothers. In the spring of this year, acclaimed pianist Jeff Babko received a text from veteran bassist Will Lee that simply read “Band of Other Brothers needs to do a holiday record.” Babko immediately wrote a new piece …