The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 14, 2023. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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KCCK’s Featured Album for September 2023
The KCCK Feature Album for September is “Trios” from Buddy Rich. This collection of rare recordings captures the legendary drummer’s intimate three-man interludes he performed within his big band concerts. Although these jazz sessions were staples during many of his shows, there has never been a recording released of them until now. Taped during a …
This Week In Jazz August 27 thru September 2
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, and Jerry Dodgion, singers Velma Middleton, Dinah Washington, Van Morrison and Rachel Price, pianists Kenny Drew and Gene Harris, trumpeter Kenny Dorham and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Clifford …
Special Shows August 28 thru September 3
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Miroslav Vitous’s Early Years We’ll hear bassist Miroslav Vitous in a variety of settings, as host Craig Kessler presents Vitous in an early recording by Jack DeJohnette, the first 5 Weather Report recordings, work with Larry Coryell, Herbie Mann, Wayne Shorter, …
IC Jazz Fest Returns for Labor Day
KCCK wraps up the summer by bringing back one of our favorite weekends of 2023, as we rebroadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival throughout September. The fun begins on Labor Day. You’ll hear all the main stage performances, including Christian McBride, the Huntertones, Benny Bennack, Hannah Marks, Jon Ailabuoni, Damani Phillips, Shorter Stories, and the …
This Week In Jazz August 20 thru August 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, guitarists Pat Martino and Mimi Fox, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie’s “Jumpin’ At the Woodside” (1938), Jimmy …
Special Shows August 21 thru August 27
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Paul Chambers on Blue Note Host Craig Kessler presents an array of bassist Paul Chamber’s classic Blue Note sessions, pulled from over 55 recordings from between 1955 and 1967. We’ll hear Chambers with Sonny Clark, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, …
Culture Crawl 849 “Remember New Orleans with 3 Horn Players from Wisconsin”
Eddie Piccard brings a New Orleans-themed show to KCCK’s final Jazz Under the Stars show on Thursday, August 24. A perennial Eastern Iowa favorite, Eddie Piccard grew up in eastern Iowa, and began playing music on his grandmother’s piano. As a young man, he performed in Chicago, Florida and on the west coast. He returned …