The 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Memorial Day
Tune in all day as KCCK whets your appetite for great live jazz! Our rebroadcast of the 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival includes hot mainstage sets from Immanuel Wilkins, Giveton Gelin, Jennifer Wharton’s Bonegasm, and headliner Cory Wong. Plus, great side stage acts Bad News, Jim Buennig, Wave Cage, and the Peterson-Thaker Band.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Jane Bunnett at the IC Jazz Fest
As we get set for the 2022 Iowa City Jazz Festival on the July 4th weekend, we thought we’d listen back to some of our favorite acts from past Fests. Jane Bunnett & Maqueque brought their high energy exploration of world rhythms to a Festival crowd that was up and dancing the entire set.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Cory Wong at Newport
The summer season of great jazz festivals is getting close, and host Christian McBride takes us to hear guitarist Cory Wong at Newport. Cory Wong (who, by the way, headlined last year’s Iowa City Jazz Festival) always hits the stage for a power set of jazz, funk, and groove.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
Early Works of Oregon
Host Craig Kessler takes a chronological look at this stylish and sophisticated group founded in 1970 by Paul McCandless, Ralph Towner, Collin Walcott, and Glen Moore. In this first of several shows, we’ll hear choice works of art (both studio and live recordings) from their earliest days, to works from the mid-1970s.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Everybody Say Yeah! by George Freeman on Monday; The Artist by John Lee on Tuesday; Magnolia Strut by Tuba Skinny on Wednesday; The Message by Doug Webb on Thursday; I’ll Worry If I Wanna by Michael Rubin on Friday; Jumpin’ the Broom by Markey Blue/Ric Latina Project on Saturday; Nothing Standard by Jesse Palter on Sunday