Kira Sullivan, a senior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2022 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Kira will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM. Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XV”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from …
Gems of Hope is an Eastern Iowa-based organization that provides gifts of hope and support to cancer patients and their families. “Hope Blooms” is an annual campaign that allows you to send daffodil arrangements, bulbs, or even a stuffed koala to someone whose life has been affected by cancer. Honorary chair Jen Neumann shares her …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Reed Artistry of Bennie Maupin, Part 2 Don’t miss this special Monday evening live broadcast, as host Craig Kessler features more exciting selections from the music of master flautist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer, Bennie Maupin. He’s best known for his work with Herbie Hancock and …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 13, 2022. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedman Frank Wess, pianist Herbie Nichols, trumpeter Dizzy Reese, percussionists Chano Pozo and Jerry Gonzalez and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Toots Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1959), The Montgomery Brothers’ “Grooveyard” (1961), Sonny Stitt’s “Turn It …
We’re looking back at the year’s best jazz releases this week. Listen at 11am beginning Tuesday for our most played releases on KCCK’s Top 88 of 2021. Then, on New Year’s Day, we’ll count down the full list beginning at 6am, from 88 all the way to number one. Join us for a look back at a …
The KCCK Featured Album for January is “A Time for Love” — a previously unreleased live set from the Oscar Peterson Quartet. On November 17, 1987, the pianist led his quartet featuring guitarist Joe Pass through the final engagement of their 14-concert European fall tour in Helsinki, Finland. Oscar was in his epic prime and …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Gil Melle Birthday Celebration Host Craig Kessler explores another interesting story in the vast jazz landscape as he celebrates the distinguished life and legacy of artist, composer, and saxophonist Gil Melle. Craig spins his material from the 1950s Blue Note and Prestige labels, as …
