KCCK wraps up the summer by reliving one of our favorite weekends of summer 2025, as we re-broadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Listen all day Monday for every main stage and sidestage performance, plus our exclusive backstage conversations with all the headliners. Here’s the schedule (times are approximate): 06:00 AM Alyssa Allgood Quartet07:00 AM …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm A Kenny Drew Birthday Celebration Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of Kenny Drew, born August 28, 1928. We’ll hear a variety of choice jazz gems dating back to 1950 works and continuing throughout his lengthy career, with recordings from Blue Note, Storyville, Riverside, Steeplechase, Soul Note, …
Playwright Mary Swander & actor Rip Russsell are in the studio to talk about Mary’s new play, “Coop, a Story of an Amish C.O.” Local shows before the duo sets sails for Ireland are Sept 7, 6pm at 1107 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, IA & Sept 13, 7pm at Celebration Hall, Hillcrest Academy. For more …
Leslie Wright returns to the KCCK studio with a lineup of upcoming Fall offerings at the peaceful Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center. Aug 28, 7pm-8pm: Mindfulness—Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Information Session (Zoom) Sept 5-6: Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Autumn Table Retreat (in person) Sept 12-14: An Unplugged Weekend Retreat (in person) Sept 16, 5:30pm-8pm: …
Giving Tree Theater’s Jamie Henley is in the studio as “The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League” by Jones Hope Wooten comes to a close. The last few shows are Aug 29 & 30 at 7:30pm and Aug 31 at 2pm. For tickets and more info visit givingtreetheater.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Terje Rypdal Turns 78 Craig spins a variety of dazzling work from this Norwegian guitarist and composer. We’ll hear material mostly from the famed ECM Records label. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Soul Sacrifice at First Friday Jazz …
It’s the final week of KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars concerts and Steve Shanley is back to direct the reunited Al Naylor’s I-380 Express Big Band. Young artist group, Go Benesh Quartet, will start things off at 6:30pm with Al Naylor’s I-380 Express following. It’s Jazz Under the Stars, the fourth and final week of …
