The results are in! We asked you to vote for your favorite KCCK concerts from our 50th anniversary year and you responded! More than 400 votes came in for 40 different shows. On New Year’s Eve beginning at 1pm, we’ll play back the eight top vote-getters (in no particular order). Here’s the broadcast schedule (times …
KCCK’s music producers have chosen their 10 favorite jazz and blues releases for 2025. Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Bob DeForest Amira Kellison Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Wild Iris Brass Band “Way Up” (Ear Up) The sheer exuberance of the debut release from this Nashville-based New Orleans-informed brass band co-founded …
The Yellowjackets’ “Fasten Up” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2025. Conrad Herwig “Reflections: Facing South” was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. Click here for a printable version of KCCK’s Top 88 for 2025 Yellowjackets “Fasten Up” (Mack Avenue) Russ Anixter Hippie Big Band “What …
Iowa’s Jazz Station ends 2025 the same way we spent this banner year: Giving you great music! Each during during the final week of 2025, we’re look back at the year’s best jazz releases with KCCK’s Top 88 of 2025. Listen at 11am each day for our annual countdown of the most-played CDs from this …
Iowa’s Jazz Station is THE place to enjoy great music throughout the holidays. We begin Christmas Eve morning at 10, with 38 hours of uninterrupted holiday music to make your time with family and friends even more special. All commercial free, of course. Beginning December 26, we’ll look back at the year’s best jazz releases …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm John Coltrane’s Prestige Classics Craig presents a variety of beautiful jazz gems from the 40 Prestige sessions featuring multi award winning saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, John Coltrane, who continues to be among the most influential and acclaimed figures in jazz, and in all of 20th century …
The holiday festivities continue with Crooked Path Theatre’s 10th anniversary Holiday Cabaret. Patrick DuLaney and Vicky Shellady are in the studio ahead of this salty-to-your-sweet holiday production. It’s “A Chris-mas Carol” Dec. 18-20, 7:30pm & Dec. 21, 2pm at The James Theater in Iowa City. For tickets visit thejamesic.com. For more Crooked Path info visit …
This year’s Orchestra Iowa Holiday Spectacular features the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra with special guest, Lynne Rothrock. In the studio with the details is Tim Hankewich and IWJO’s Toni Lefebvre. It’s Orchestra Iowa’s “Holiday Spectacular,” coming up Sat, Dec. 20, 7:30pm & Sun, Dec. 21, 2pm at Paramount Theatre. Tickets and more info at orchestraiowa.org …
