Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Enrico Pieranunzi’s Exciting Piano
Host Craig Kessler serves up some “delicious goodies” from the 50-year career of Italian piano virtuoso Enrico Pieranunzi. We’ll hear solos, duos, trios, quartets and more exciting jazz!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Poncho Sanchez at the 2016 ICJF
Master conguero Poncho Sanchez headlined the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival. He and his band of legendary jazz masters filled the U of I Pentacrest with the deep grooves, infectious rhythms, and the scorching heat of Latin jazz and soul.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Jamaaladeen Tacuma in Residence
Host Christian McBride gives us a deep listen to the music of bassist, composer, and fashion icon Jamaaladeen Tacuma. We’ll also hear stories and the field recordings he made during his residency in North Carolina, where he explored both his familial and musical roots.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Miroslav Vitous’s ECM Years, Show #1
Host Craig Kessler spins a batch of excellent selections from Miroslav Vitous’s 13-plus ECM recordings. We’ll hear the bassist with the likes of Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, John McLaughlin, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Bossas & Boleros by Gabriel Espinosa with Kim Nazarian on Monday; Family Business by Jim Alfredson on Tuesday; Mike Clark Plays Herbie Hancock by Mike Clark on Wednesday; Grateful Deadication 2 by Dave McMurray on Thursday; Back to Baton Rouge by Lil’ Jimmy Reed with Ben Levin on Friday; Best of Me by Joanna Connor on Saturday; The Tide of Love by T.K. Blue on Sunday.