President Biden approves $95-billion in military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan…planting season is underway in Iowa except in one area where rainfall has been unpredictable.
Category: News
News Digest 4-24-24
A tabloid publisher testifies how he was the “eyes and ears” for the Trump 2016 campaign…Gov. Reynolds’ “Thrive Iowa” program was among her proposals that made it through the 2024 legislature.
2024 Guest Djs-West Branch
Nina Torkelson, Kellen Dykstra, and Olivia Naber from the West Branch Jazz Ensemble join us for a fun show that included not only some great music, but a longer discussion of how Roller Derby is scored than you might expect on KCCK. Nina, Kellen, and Olivia’s playlist: Count Basie – Splanky John Pizzarelli – Zoot …
News Digest 4-23-24
Testimony will continue today in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial…Trees Forever launches the public phase of a fundraising effort to replace trees lost to the derecho in Cedar Rapids.
Corridor Jazz Project XVII Air Times
The 2024 edition of The Corridor Jazz Project album is out now, available as a download or CD in the KCCK Store. It’s also KCCK’s Featured Album for April Jazz Appreciation Month. We’ll play tracks featuring each of the twenty bands throughout the next several weeks. Below are some approximate airtimes for each school’s tune. …
News Digest 4-22-24
Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy expresses thanks for $61-billion in military aid making its way through Congress…Iowa’s 2024 legislative session ended in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
Special Programs April 22 thru April 28
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 4 Craig spins a variety of wonderful records that feature Duke Pearson as a dynamic pianist, composer, and arranger. He’ll also take this opportunity to again celebrate the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records. …
This Week In Jazz April 21 thru April 27
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of percussionists Candido Camero and Joe Cuba, bassists Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers and Spanky DeBrest, saxmen Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson, singer Ella Fitzgerald and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” (1949), …