Culture Crawl 1123 “Chamber-y”

Tim Hankewich is in the studio ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s “Masterworks II” featuring pianist and Iowa City native, Conor Hanick. Concerts are Sat, Oct. 11, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids (with insights occurring 45 minutes prior at 6:45pm) & Sun, Oct. 12, 2pm at Voxman Concert Hall (with insights occurring an hour prior at 1pm).

Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com or orchestraiowa.org. 

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Talking Pictures 10-8-2025

“Good Boy” (2025) and “Play Dirty” (2025 Amazon Prime) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.

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Culture Crawl 1122 “Hoping Everyone Does Well”

Seth Hoffman is in the studio ahead of the 2025 Metro Marching Band Classic coming up Mon, Oct 13, 6pm at Linn-Mar Stadium in Cedar Rapids. This is a great opportunity to see all of the metro area high school marching band shows as well as the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band. 

Tickets are available at the gate and online at metromarchingbandclassic.ludus.com.

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.

 

Culture Crawl 1121 “Haunted Hop”

Katie Roche is back in the studio ahead of an exciting October for the traditional New Orleans style jazz band, Dandelion Stompers. First up is a show on Sat, Oct 11, 8pm at CSPS Hall (Cedar Rapids) followed by a Halloween show on Fri, Oct 31, 7pm at Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon (Iowa City).

For tickets visit cspshall.org & wildwoodsaloon.com.

For more info visit dandelionstompers.com.

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This Week’s Shows October 6 thru October 12

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

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Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Jazz in Motion Picture Soundtracks 

Craig presents some wonderful movie music, as performed by a variety of great jazz artists, such as Miles Davis, Andre Previn, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Leith Stevens, Sonny Rollins, and many more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Reasoner, Tim Daugherty, Steve Charlson, Dennis McPartland, Billy Davis

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Daugherty, Davis & McPartland Reunion

This was a Jazz Under the Stars performance 30 years in the making. Tim Daugherty, Billy Davis, and Dennis McPartland stood on stage together for the first time in three decades for a nostalgia-packed show of music and memories at KCCK’s first Jazz Under the Stars of 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

Thelonious Monk is 108!   

In this delightful presentation, Craig celebrates the 108th birth date anniversary of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk, born October 10, 1917. Tune in for selections from many of Monk’s Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968. will spin selections from Monk’s many Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

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

Mending Wall by the Joe Policastro Trio on Monday; Nueva Timba by Harold Lopez-Nussa on Tuesday; Still We Dream by Josh Lawrence on Wednesday; George Coleman with Strings by George Coleman on Thursday; New Southern Vintage by Candice Ivory on Friday; Last Night at the Bluebird Live by Mike Henderson on Saturday; West of Broadway by Rachael & Vilray on Sunday.

This Week In Jazz October 5 thru October 11

Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Jo Jones, Alvin Stoller and Art Blakey, pianist/composers Thelonious Monk, Junior Mance and Abdullah (Dollar Brand) Ibrahim, trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, bassist Monk Montgomery, Singer Oscar Brown, Jr. and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson at the Opera House” (1957), Cal Tjader’s “Concerts in the Sun” (1960), Zoot Sims & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “The Tenor Giants feat. Oscar Peterson” (1975), “Mark Murphy Sings Nat’s Choice, Vols. 1 & 2” (1983), Steve Turre’s “In the Spur of the Moment” (1999), Bobby Sanabria Big Band’s “Multiverse” (2011) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Big Mo Pod Show 0 78 – “High Strangeness”

Hello folks! We bring another episode of the pod show this week with a flair for the unusual, featuring some novelty tunes, as well as the usual mix of blues across generations, Songs featured in the episode:

  1. Johnny Burgin – “Neoprene Fedora”
  2. GA-20 – “Hold On, I’m Coming”
  3. Corey Harris – “Catfish Blues”
  4. Canned Heat – “World In A Jug”
  5. Ruthie Foster – “Take It Easy”

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

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New Music Monday for October 6, 2025

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Renowned for her creative imagination and finesse, celebrated Montreal-based pianist and composer Kate Wyatt has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most compelling voices. For her second release as a leader, she’s joined by Montreal jazz heavyweights Adrian Vedady on bass and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums. The concept of “Murmurations”—inspired by nature’s spectacle of birds moving in unison—perfectly captures the essence of the album. The trio delivers a collection of original compositions by each member, weaving together sensitivity, spontaneity, and a nearly telepathic interplay.

Modern Exotica ensemble The Waitiki 7’s new venture, “Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without a Key,” is a captivating collection that revitalizes the lush, atmospheric sounds of Hawaii’s golden age of Waikiki. Drawing on two decades of dedication to preserving and advancing the Exotica tradition, the seven piece ensemble weaves together jazz virtuosity, folkloric influences, and mid-century sophistication into an immersive sonic experience that transports listeners to faraway places with a single note.

                               

Also this week, pianist Jay D’Amico’s love for the music of composer Frederick Chopin is the inspiration for his original compositions on “Ginevra”; organist Linda Dachtyl, hailing from Columbus, Ohio, one the most fertile areas of the world for jazz organ music, unveils her latest release, “Full Steam Ahead”; and clarinetist James Danderfer is supported by an all-star ensemble including trombonist Steve Davis, saxophonist Cory Weeds and pianist Miki Yamanaka on his new disc, “If Not Now.”