KCCK’s Labor Day Special
All Day Labor Day 6:00am to Midnight
The Iowa City Jazz Festival
Tune in to KCCK all day Labor Day as we play back the Main Stage performances from the 2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival. We’ll hear the outstanding sets from Artemis, Mary Louis Knutson, the Howard Levy 4, the Saul Lubaroff Funk Outfit, and more.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Iowa City Jazz Festival Side Stage
It’s more stellar sets from the 2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival as the Dakota Johnson Quartet plays a wide range of jazz, from funk and bop to Tin Pan Alley. Also on stage is Kiefer & Company, fronted by award-winning trumpeter and composer Sean Kiefer.
Jazz Masters
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Hollis Monroe celebrates the birthdays of jazz masters Wayne Shorter, Alice Coltrane, and Pat Martino, among others. It’s also the anniversary of classic recordings by the Modern Jazz Quartet, Branford Marsalis, and Ella Fitzgerald. Tune in to hear tracks from these iconic albums.
KCCK’s Midnight CD (September 7 – September 13)
Every Night at Midnight
KCCK features a new album every night, played start-to-finish.
John Pachnos by John Pachnos on Monday; First State Blues by the Amstel Jazz Ensemble on Tuesday; Way Out Northwest by Mike DiRubbo on Wednesday; Sonoluminescence Vol. 1 by Zaccai Curtis on Thursday; 5 Minutes of Passion by Michael Rubin on Friday; Window to My World by Vaneese Thomas on Saturday; Inverted Tango by The Holland Court Jazz Trio on Sunday.