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This Week’s Shows July 6 – July 12

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

Miles and Gil

Tune in as host Craig Kessler presents a special live Monday night edition of Jazz Corner of the World. Craig offers up a deep listen to the classic collaborations of Miles Davis and Gil Evans.

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Daugherty, Davis & McPartland at Jazz Under the Stars

KCCK celebrated our 50th birthday in 2025 with four legendary eastern Iowa bands returning to the stage at Jazz Under the Stars. Getting the party started were Tim Daugherty, Billy Davis, and Dennis McPartland, performing together for the first time in over two decades.

Jazz Corner of the World

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Craig’s Final Show: Monk on Riverside

Tune in to hear Craig’s final episode of Jazz Corner of the World and join KCCK in thanking Craig for all the great jazz he’s brought to his loyal listeners. Craig says goodbye with a listen to Thelonious Monk on Riverside Records from 1955 to 1963. We’ll hear classic Monk material after his work for Blue Note and Prestige, that precedes his famous recordings made for Columbia. The Riverside Monk sessions are absolutely indispensable!

KCCK’s Midnight CD (July 6 – July 12)

Every Night at Midnight

KCCK features a new album every night, played start-to-finish.

American Reckoning by Zacc Harris on Monday; Laid Back, Vol. 1 by Zach Willey on Tuesday; Home by the Reid Hoyson Project on Wednesday; The Breaks by The Breaks on Thursday; Ain’t Wasting Time by Nicky T & the Snake Charmers on Friday; Brand New Blues by Shaun Murphy on Saturday; Live at Blue Llama by the David Janeway Trio on Sunday.

Culture Crawl 1226 “Riche Havens Stayed at Our House”

Big news… KCCK has a new host for the Friday Night Blues! Ed English, blues bassist and Beaker Brothers band member, will be joining the team and airing his first live show, “Big Shoes Friday Blues,” on July 10. Ed is thrilled to start this new venture as he continues the tradition of Big Mo in sharing a love of classic and contemporary blues and roots music every Friday.

For more information visit kcck.org.

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Culture Crawl 1225 “Dried Cod Boxes”

Sean Ulmer and Julia Jessen from the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art are in the studio to chat about this summer at CRMA. The 17th annual Free Summer Admission program is underway through August 30 and two new summer exhibitions are up on display. “Out of the Box: The Art of Peter Stamats and Bill Stamats” is up through August 30 and “Visions of America: The Nation at 250” is up through September 13.

Museum hours are Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun 12-4pm, Thu 12-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm & closed on Mon.

For more information visit crma.org.

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Talking Pictures 7-1-26

“Supergirl” (2026 PG-13 Sci-Fi/Action) and “Undertone” (2025 HBO Max R Horror) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.

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KCCK’s Featured Album for July 2026

The KCCK Featured Album for July is the debut release from “The Breaks.” The new powerhouse trio of three modern soul-jazz groove masters includes Robert Walter of the Greyboy All Stars, Stanton Moore of Galactic and Eddie Roberts of the New Mastersounds. Rooted in late-’60s organ trios and hard-hitting boogaloo, The Breaks pushes the sound forward with deep-pocket rhythms, tight arrangements and fearless improvisation. “The Breaks” is from Color Red Records. Purchase

Culture Crawl 1224 “Half the Concert is Already Done”

It’s Muni Band week five and Steve Shanley is in the studio ahead of the upcoming fan-favorite patriotic concerts featuring special guests, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale. Concerts start at 7:30pm on Wednesday, July 1 at Guthridge Park and Sunday, July 5 at Bever Park.

Weather updates and more information at crmuniband.org & the CR Municipal Band Facebook page.

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New Music Monday for June 29, 2026

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
Detroit-bred pianist and composer David Janeway has spent more than five decades developing a voice shaped by one of jazz’s most influential musical communities. Raised in the city’s deeply rooted jazz tradition, Janeway came of age in an environment where mentorship, groove, and collective spirit defined the music. As a teenager he encountered the music that would shape his life, hearing Oscar Peterson at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge and discovering The Creative Profile, a Coltrane-influenced ensemble led by trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. The experience redirected his musical path and placed him within a lineage of Detroit musicians committed to expressive individuality and creative freedom. His new release was recorded “Live at the Blue Llama” in Ann Arbor.

When three groove masters of modern funk and soul-jazz converge, sparks are bound to fly. “The Breaks” brings together guitarist Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds), drummer Stanton Moore (Galactic), and organist Robert Walter (The Greyboy Allstars)—three musicians whose collective groove has shaped the sound of contemporary funk for over two decades. Rooted in the tradition of late-60s organ trios and hard-hitting boogaloo, The Breaks pushes the sound forward with deep-pocket rhythms, tight arrangements, and fearless improvisation. Roberts’ sharp melodic guitar work dances effortlessly over Moore’s explosive New Orleans-infused drum grooves, while Walter’s signature Hammond organ tones tie it all together with grit and soul.

Also this week, the Reid Hoyson Project reconvened in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2024 to record “Home,” with guest guitarist Dan Wilson, best known for his work with Joey DeFrancesco; Minneapolis-based guitarist and composer Zacc Harris continues his exploration of American roots music through the lens of modern jazz on “American Reckoning”; and trumpeter and composer Rich Willey utilizes eleven top-notch Chicago musicians and the talents of arranger Wally Minko on “Laid Back Vol. 1.”

This Week’s Shows June 29 – July 5

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

A Listen to Ken McIntyre

Craig presents a deep listen to material recorded by reedman Ken McIntyre with Eric Dolphy. We’ll also hear standout charts from McIntyre’s own releases on Steeplechase, Prestige, and other record labels.

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Trombone Shorty at the Iowa City Jazz Fest

Trombone Shorty brought the Big Easy up the Mississippi for the Iowa City Jazz Festival in 2009. It was a set packed with high energy Naw’lins groove, swing, and lots and lots of brass.

Iowa City Jazz Festival (July 3 – July 5)

Tune in Independence Day Weekend for KCCK’s live broadcast of the Iowa City Jazz Festival, featuring headliners Artemis, plus Gabriel Espinosa’s Brazilian Project, The Howard Levy 4, Saul Lubaroff’s Funk Outfit, and more. Plus backstage interviews with the artists.

KCCK’s Midnight CD (June 29 – July 5)

Every Night at Midnight

KCCK features a new album every night, played start-to-finish.

Off Center by the LeBoeff Brothers on Monday; Hoodies by the New Jazz Underground on Tuesday; Another Kind of Bird by Richard Baratta on Wednesday; Set 2: Live at the Bell Tower 1/24/26 by the DZ Combo on Thursday; Two Crows by the Trevor Power Band on Friday; Let’s Live Together by the Namedroppers on Saturday; Ellington Masterworks by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra on Sunday.