This Week’s Shows August 24 – August 30

Kind Of Blue | Miles Davis Official SiteJazz Masters with Hollis Monroe

Monday Encore from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Join host Hollis Monroe as he presents a listen to the jazz masters who left their indelible mark on America’s music. Hollis celebrates anniversary recordings, birthdays of jazz geniuses legendary and obscure, and immortal charts that have become signature tunes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night SpecialPicture

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Airto Moreira at the Iowa City Jazz Festival 

Legendary Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira has been a driving force in Latin jazz and jazz fusion since his collaborations with Miles Davis, Weather Report, and Return to Forever. In 2016, he brought his new band, Eyedentity, to the Iowa City Jazz Festival for a powerful set of originals and old favorites.

 

 

 

Empyrean Isles': Herbie Hancock Charts New Territory In JazzJazz Masters with Hollis Monroe

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Hollis Monroe spotlights the legendary, and lesser-known, jazz artists who have changed the way the world listens to jazz. Join Hollis as he spins signature tunes and hidden gems, celebrates artist birthdays, and commemorates the anniversary of landmark recordings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD   (August 24 – August 30)

Every Night at Midnight

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

Naptown Soul by Rob Dixon on Monday; A Supreme Blue by Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown on Tuesday; Rhombus by Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart on Wednesday; Kuon Ganjo by Mike Clark on Thursday; Sinners & Saints by the Cedar County Cobras on Friday; Live on 11/11 by Joanna Connor on Saturday; Parallel 49 by Jae Sinnett on Sunday.

This Week In Jazz August 23 thru August 30


Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Jimmy Rushing and Cecile McLorin Salvant, composer/pianist/conductor Leonard Bernstein, saxmen Lester Young, Buster Williams, Med Flory, Wayne Shorter and Branford Marsalis, pianist Kenny Drew, bassists Leonard Gaskin, Charles Fambrough, and Peter Washington, guitarist Pat Martino and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversary of Jimmy Smith’s “The Sermon” (1957) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 1244 “He Didn’t Know I Could Sing”

The fourth and final week of this summer’s Jazz Under The Stars series put on by KCCK is upon us. This week features headlining group, Vandello, with the Chase Beightler Trio (Coe College) opening. In the studio is Vandello lead vocalist, Meg Adam. 

It’s JUTS week four, Thursday 8/27, 6:30pm at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. In addition to a fun night of music, this 2026 JUTS finale will also serve as the retirement party for KCCK’s very own George Dorman. More information at kcck.org/news/juts/. 

To find out more about Vandello, visit vandelloband.com. 

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Culture Crawl 1243 “Concerto for Howitzer & Orchestra”

Orchestra Iowa’s Brucemorchestra is back and Tim Hankewich returns to the studio with the details. It’s Saturday, August 29 on the grounds of the Brucemore Mansion. The event begins at 7pm with additional tickets available for a reception preceding the show at 5:30pm. 

Tickets and more information at artsiowa.com & orchestraiowa.org. 

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.

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Talking Pictures 8-19-26

“Fast Charlie” (2023 Not Rated Netflix Action/Thriller) and “In the Hand of Dante” (2025 R Netflix Thriller/Crime) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.

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Clean Up Your Act 8-19-26

More Iowans are turning to in-home reverse osmosis systems to filter out contaminants from their water.

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Clean Up Your Act 8-18-26

The Iowa DNR is working on a plan to reduce food waste going to the state’s landfills.

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Culture Crawl 1242 “I Was Advised To Put A Band Together”

Tim Daugherty returns to Cedar Rapids for an afternoon show at the Campbell Steele Gallery. Tim chats with Dennis about his cruise ship career and other highlights from his career as a musician. It’s “Tim Daugherty & Friends – Live at Campbell Steele” Sunday, August 23, 2pm.

Tickets and more information at campbellsteele.com.

Keep up with Tim at tdjazz.com.

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