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Corridor Jazz Guest Djs 2024

Students from area high school jazz programs join KCCK in studio to talk music and play some of their favorite jazz songs

To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel.

Here is the schedule:

March 25 – Independence (Teegan Cross, JD Huffman) – Listen
March 26 – West (Sean Kearney, Oliver Miller, Genna Ray) – Listen
March 27-Prairie (Sophia Johnson, Riley Kruse, Carlie Robertson) – Listen
March 28 – Xavier (Meredith Beer, David Huiskamp, Noah Upah) – Listen
March 29 – Marion (Ethan Johnson, Aaron Piper, Ash Wasek) – Listen
April 3 – Williamsburg (Cady Campbell, Laura Carrico) – Listen
April 9 – Washington (Emma Bennett, Julian Gladish, Max Pospisil)
April 10 – Anamosa (Chloe Breitbach, Samuel Kenny, Grant Lubben) – Listen
April 15 – Centerpoint-Urbana (Bobby Dunn, Lizzy Belyeu) – Listen
April 16 – Clear Creek-Amana (Emma Oberg) – Listen
April 22 – West Branch (Nina Torkelson, Kellen Dykstra, and Olivia Naber) – Listen
April 23 – Solon (Meg Duster, Jamison Grimm) – Listen
April 25 – Kennedy (Griffin Bieber, Reece Fischer, Kaden Peterson) – Listen
April 29 – City (Leo Burchett, James Kardos, Edward Kenyon)
April 30 – Mid-Prairie (Isabelle Duvall, Jason Goode, Jarrett TeBockhorst) – Listen
May 2 – Liberty (Vickey Acas, Connor Dallner, Heath Lane) – Listen
May 7 – Lisbon (Teague Krob, Chris Ricke) – Listen
May 10 – Linn-Mar (Sutra Iyer, Zach Kendrick, Augie Ketels) – Listen

News Digest 3-19-24

The UN is warning of imminent famine in northern Gaza…Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate are at odds over proposals to reform the state’s AEAs.

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Clean Up Your Act 3-19-24

Planet-heating pollution from farming is growing, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group.

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News Digest 3-18-24

Israeli Prime Minster Netanyahu pushes back against American criticism of his handling of the war with Hamas…a new report ranks Iowa middle of the pack for public health emergency preparedness.

This Week In Jazz March 17 thru February March 23

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Curly Russell, Harry Babasin and Jerry Jemmott, singers Nat King Cole, Bill Henderson and Queen Latifah, pianists Marian McPartland, Sir Charles Thompson, Harold Mabern, guitarists George Benson and Bill Frisell and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Barney Kessel/Shelly Manne/Ray Brown’s “The Poll Winners” (1957), Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto’s “Getz/Gilberto” (1963), Sonny Stitt “Live” at the West Bank (1971), Branford Marsalis’ “Royal Garden Blues” (1986), Karrin Allyson’s “From Paris to Rio” (1999), Steve Khan’s “Patchwork” (2019) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Special Programs March 18 thru March 24

Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler

Mondays at 6:00pm

Cedar Walton’s Extraordinary Piano

Craig serves up a deep listen to the work of pianist extraordinaire, Cedar Walton. We’ll hear fine hard bop piano from Walton’s 50-plus records.

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Da’Bluesapalooza 2023 Highlights

KCCK’s annual blues blowout, Da’Bluesapalooza 23, featuring the cream of Iowa blues artists, was the jam of the year. It was so good, in fact, we thought we’d listen back to some great acts from last year’s jam. Tune in for standout sets from Craig Erickson, Wonderful Smiths, Dennis “Daddy-O” McMurrin, and student band Ship of Fools.

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Shemekia Copeland’s Icons

Shemekia Copeland has spent her career performing socially-conscious blues with dashes of rock, folk, country, and Americana. Christian McBride features the backstories of her songs and connects her artistry to blues icons from Ruth Brown to Ma Rainey.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Mellow Trane on Prestige

Craig begins his celebration of the 75th anniversary of Prestige Records with spins from a number of mellow John Coltrane classics from the legendary label.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

We Need the Wind by Brian Scarborough on Monday; Cohesion by David Larsen on Tuesday; the Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill by Randy Napoleon on Wednesday; Truth to Power by the Black Art Jazz Collective on Thursday; Dream Job by Jeff Rogers on Friday; The Swampland Jewels by the Swampland Jewels on Saturday; Life’s a Gig by Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy on Sunday.

New Music Monday for March 18, 2024

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For their seventh outing together as a close-knit, collaborative rhythm tandem, bassist Leon Lee Dorsey and drummer Mike Clark tapped pianist Michael Wolff as third man on “A Letter to Bill Evans.” Wolff, who previously appeared with Dorsey and Clark on 2020’s “Play Sgt. Pepper,” was indeed the perfect choice to complete the triumvirate on this heartfelt tribute to the late, great pianist-composer known for his contributions to Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” as well as his hugely influential trio albums with bassist Scott LaFaro and drummer Paul Motian. While the music on the new disc captures the spirit of the great pianist, Wolff/Clark/Dorsey take some liberties with this classic Evans material, interpreting it through their collective musical lens.

Following up on his ambitious JUNO Award-nominated 2022 album, Toronto drummer and composer Ernesto Cervini announces the release of “A Canadian Songbook,” a vivid, fiery, insightful exploration of music composed by Canadians. This outing finds Cervini returning to the helm of his accomplished and long-running sextet Turboprop, with a thick, contrapuntal three-horn sound that’s been developing over the course of three previous albums dating back to 2015.

Also this week, with his alto soaring over a sax trio format on “For All We Know,” Jim Snidero demonstrates why he is a critical link in the alto saxophone lineage; “Being” is Madison, WI-based pianist Chris Rottmayer’s fourth album release and contains all original compositions performed by his quartet; and guitar virtuoso Julian Lage returns with “Speak to Me,” joined by his longtime trio mates Jorge Roeder on bass and Dave King on drum and contributions from saxophonist Levon Henry and keyboardist Patrick Warren.

News Digest 3-15-24

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls for new elections in Israel…the Iowa legislature misses a deadline for approving funding for the state’s schools.

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