Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00pm
Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, Part 4
Craig wraps up his four-part listen to the unusual and obscure side of Blue Note. This again will include bonus material from the course Craig is teaching on Blue Note Records for the University of Iowa Senior College.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Blake Shaw Big-ish Band at JUTS
Blake Shaw, Eastern Iowa’s first-call bassist, bandleader, composer, and educator, brought his Big-ish Band to Jazz Under the Stars in 2021. As always, Blake brought jazz, rock, and soul covers and big helping of original charts, all delivered with his infectious sense of fun.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00pm
A Jazz Valentine
Love is in the air (and on the air) for Valentine’s Day on Jazz Night In America. Celebrate the holiday with a special concert of songs on all matters of the heart from vocalists Brianna Thomas and Vuyo Sotashe alongside an all-star big band led by trumpeter Riley Mulherkar.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
The Flute in Jazz
Craig explores some of the uses of the flute within the world of jazz. We’ll hear from Jaime Baum, Herbie Mann, Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess, Nicole Mitchell, Hubert Laws, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Shapes & Sounds by Kirstin Edkins on Monday; Launch Control by Mark Lipson on Tuesday; The Hidden World of Piloo by Ada Rovatti on Wednesday; CT! by Adam Schroeder & Mark Masters on Thursday; Life is Hard by Mike Zito on Friday; Naked Truth by Tinsley Ellis on Saturday; Tranesformation: the Music of John Coltrane by Brian Melvin, Soren Lee, & Mads Sondergaard on Sunday.