As 2006 winds down, KCCK will be doing something just a bit different for our end-of-the-year countdown. As usual, we’ll run the full Top 88 Countdown of the top jazz discs of the year on New Year’s Day starting at 10am. In addition, the week leading up to that, Tuesday through Thursday, we’ll have a …
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Holidays Heat Up-Bob
With Christmas closing in fast, Jazz 88.3 is ramping up our holiday music accordingly. In the days leading up to Sunday and Monday, we’re increasing the number of holiday tunes you hear during the programming day. Plus, this week our Midnight CDs are the newest addtions to our holiday jazz library. The pickings have been …
Sounds of the (endless) Season-Dennis
The following is an edited version of an article that originally appeared in the program for the Dianne Reeves Christmas concert at Hancher. Thanks to Rob Cline for allowing me to reprint it here! There are two groups of people who are already tired of Christmas music before most of us have even started our …
Big Band Memories-Martha Tilton tribute-Murray
Remembering Martha Tilton is the theme of this Sunday’s Big Band Memories between 3 and 5pm. I’ll feature many of her great sides with Benny Goodman in the 1930s, and on the Capitol label and elsewhere in the 40s and 50s. One of my favorite Martha Tilton records is a V-Disc recorded especially for servicemen, …
HD Radio Reviews-Dennis
We’ve been broadcasting in digital HD Radio for over a year now, but receivers capable of picking up the high-quality sound are just now starting to trickle into our area. At Jazz 88.3, we have the Boston Acoustics Receptor, the Sangean HDR-1 and HDT-1 and the Radio Shack Accurian, which is on sale right now …
Big Band Memories update-Murray
I’m Murray Kent, host and producer of part 2 of “Big Band Memories”, each Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 on (we hope) your favorite station, All That Jazz, KCCK 88.3 and 106.9 FM. (Cary J Hahn does the first half, 1 to 3.) I will check in to give you an idea of what’s …
Welcome to Our Blog!-Dennis
Jazz 88.3 KCCK is now operating in the Blogosphere. Visit here to find out more about what is going on behind the scenes at Iowa’s Jazz Station, along with advance tips on “can’t miss” programs, great new releases, and random thoughts from our staff. Your comments are welcome! Post here or email me directly at …