Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Cats on the Keys 4: Bill Cunliffe
This week’s “Cats On the Keys” Short List features Bill Cunliffe, who gained early experience as an arranger and pianist for the Buddy Rich Big Band. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he promptly won the 1989 Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano Competition, and then joined the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Through the years, Cunliffe has worked with trumpeter Terell Stafford, saxophonist Bob Sheppard, and especially drummer Joe LaBarbara. He was awarded a Grammy in 2010 for his arrangement of the “West Side Story Suite” for an Oscar Peterson Tribute album for Resonance. Hear Bill Cunliffe’s excellent jazz mornings at 8:35 and Saturday morning at 7:00 on Iowa’s Jazz Station 88.3 KCCK, and with our free mobile app.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Birthdate Anniversary of Harold Land
Craig celebrates the birthdate anniversary of “west coast” jazz giant, Harold Land. He’ll spin outstanding selections from Land’s 15 dates as a leader, and from his dozens of appearances as a sideman with the likes of Bobby Hutcherson, Gerald Wilson, Hampton Hawes, Curtis Counce, and, of course, his time with Clifford and Max! This is the stuff — from one of the best saxophonists ever!!
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Norman Granz: Jazz Genius Behind The Scenes
Norman Granz has no equal as an impresario in jazz and popular music. He founded Verve and Pablo records. He created Jazz at the Philharmonic, a touring concert series that was helpful in promoting the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Roy Eldridge, Lester Young, and Art Tatum. As a jazz producer, he has probably done more than anyone to bring modern jazz to a wider audience. This show celebrates Granz’s outstanding achievements while exploring the shrewdness and audacity of his producing style. Interviewees include Granz, pianists Oscar Peterson and Benny Green, drummers Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson, and others.
Wednesday Night Special 
6:00 PM
A Dan Knight Swingin’ Christmas at Riverside Theatre
Join us as we relive one of KCCK’s fondest Holiday memories. For two nights in 2004, legendary Iowa pianist Dan Knight, along with guitarist Bob Dunn, student musicians Nick Kaufmann on bass and Paul Kreswick on drums, and singer Betsy Hickok, played to sold-out audiences of merrymakers in Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre. It was a delightful present, indeed, as Dan and friends played both treasured songs and new favorites. Bells were ringin’, and the crowd was singin’, as the Dan Knight Quartet got the whole house swingin’ … just in time for Santa Claus! It’s a treasure we’re happy to share!
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Happy Holidays From The JALCO
Swing into the holiday season with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s take on Christmas classics. Wynton Marsalis leads the band in some holiday treasures, some new classics, and some old chestnuts to keep you warm and swinging all through the holidays. Catherine Russell joins the orchestra to sing some of her favorites, too.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler 
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
2018 Holiday Season Special
Craig brings you a tasteful mix of jazz seasonal favorites and contemplative jazz introspection, to help eliminate the tensions of the season. Join Craig for a celebration of the holiday season!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at: