Special Programs January 1 thru January 7

KCCK’s Top 88 Countdown

All Day on New Year’s Day

KCCK counts down its Top 88 albums from 2023, from 88 all the way to Number 1. Join us all day New Year’s Day to hear where your favorite albums of the year ranked in our year-end survey.

 

 

 


The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Saul Lubaroff at First Friday Jazz

Saxophonist (and KCCK’s own) Saul Lubaroff brought his band to the Opus Concert Café for a First Friday Jazz. The Opus Concert Café audience enjoyed Saul’s unique arrangements of classic favorites.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Remembering Wayne Shorter

Jazz Night in America takes a moment to commemorate Wayne Shorter and his eternal body of work – with concert performances, unaired interviews, and music picks from our host Christian McBride.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Happy Birthday Blue Note

January 6, 2024 – the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records!

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

 

This Week in Jazz December 31 thru January 6

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Wild Bill Davison, trumpeter Dizzy Reece, pianist Herbie Nichols, drummers Chuck Flores and Dede Ciccarelli, singers Arthur Prysock and Johnny Adams, saxophonist Roger Neumann and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie and His Orchestra’s “April In Paris” (1956), The Montgomery Brothers’ “Groove Yard” (1961), Lonnie Smith’s “Drives” (1970), Benny Green Trio’s “In this Direction” (1989), Chick Correa & Origin “Live at the Blue Note” (1998), Jose Rizo’s Mongorama “Mariposas Cantan” (2018) and many others, Mondays through Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.   

News Digest 12-29-23

Nikki Haley defends her comments on the Civil War…a group of GOP lawmakers wants to ban carbon capture pipelines in Iowa.

News Digest 12-28-23

A coalition of mayors wants help from the feds to deal with migrants being sent north from Texas…Governor Reynolds is being criticized for her decision regarding summer food aid for low-income kids.

Talking Pictures 12-27-23

Ferrari (2023), Wonka (2023) and Poor Things (2023) with Hollis Monroe, Scott Chrisman and Denny Lynch. 

News Digest 12-27-23

A large winter storm disrupts post-Christmas travel…Iowans are urged to protect their health during the respiratory virus season.

News Digest 12-26-23

Severe weather is sweeping across parts of the nation’s midsection…a decision is expected soon on a lawsuit over a new state law that bans instruction related to sexual orientation.

This Week In Jazz December 24 thru December 30

Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/bandleader Cab Calloway, composer/pianist Steve Allen, bassist Monty Budwig, saxman Ronnie Cuber and more. We’ll also countdown our Top 88 Albums of 2023 beginning Tuesday December 26 and reaching #1 on Friday the 29th.