Kellen Dykstra, Keaton Norfleet, and Nora Ziehr from West Branch told the harrowing story of The Sacred Stand during their guest DJ hour, and also said they would miss their director, Mr. Ogilvie, who is moving to Ohio at the end of school. Kellen, Keaton, and Nora’s Playlist: Michael Bublé & Tony Bennett, “Don’t Get …
Sarah Dietsch, Riley Stone, and Chris Ricke from Lisbon were our guest Djs the afternoon before the band competed at the Iowa Jazz Championships (They took 3rd! A marvelous finish.) Some Lisbon students play an “assasination” game where you score by squirting a competitor with water and catch it on video (Which is why they are …
Ethan Johnson and Jamon Buhr took time out from preparing for the Iowa Jazz Championships to spend an hour on KCCK. It’s been a big year for Marion. The school opened a new auditorium and got to perform two new commissions, one of which was their Corridor Jazz Project tune. What’s next? The Universal Jazz …
Kyle James, Connor Kreutner, and Shay Massner represented Centerpoint-Urbana as Guest Djs. The Centerpoint-Urbana jazz band’s competition season was highlighted by a Division One at the IHSMA State Jazz Festival, 2nd Place at Lisbon, and 5th place at NEIBA. Unfortunately, several members of the band were sick on March 10 and the band couldn’t perform …
Cate Brown, Aaron Stadelmann, and Sophia Mittlestat from Xavier kicked off our 2025 parade of guest Djs. This year, Xavier Jazz Band One received their 10th consecutive Division I rating at the State Jazz Band Festival, 3rd place at Tallcorn and Coe, 2nd place at Liberty, and 2nd Place at the NEIBA District Jazz Festival! …
Students from area high school jazz programs join KCCK in studio to talk music and play some of their favorite jazz songs To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel. March 23 – Xavier – Benjamin Allard, Killian Simanek, Mia Deegan, Peter Huiskamp March 24 -Anamosa …
Evelyn Klima, a ninth grader at Mt. Vernon High School has been chosen as the cover design winner for the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVIII”, a compilation of recordings featuring twenty-one high school jazz bands produced by Iowa’s Jazz Station. “We had a record number of entries this year, so the competition was especially stiff,” …
Sutra Iyer, Zach Kendrick, and Augie Ketels from the Linn-Mar Colton Center Jazz Ensemble conclude the 2024 Guest DJ season with a bang. Linn-Mar had a stellar year, that included a 3rd place Jazz Championships finish, just behind rival Prairie. But the Lions will have a chance at revenge when they take on the Prairie …
