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Special Shows August 14 thru August 20

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

John Abercrombie on ECM

Host Craig Kessler presents the creme de la creme, culled from over 50 releases, featuring the incredible guitar of the late John Abercrombie. Over half of these ECM records feature Abercrombie as a leader, while 25 more include Abercrombie as a sideman with the likes of Dave Liebman, Jan Hammer, Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette, Enrico Rava, and many others.

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Craig Erickson’s Planet Pluto at JUTS 2014

This week on the Wednesday Night Special, it’s another “stellar” Noelridge Park party with Craig Erickson’s Planet Pluto. Iowa’s guitar master took the Jazz Under the Stars stage in 2014 for a night of soul, blues, rock, and jazz fusion.

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Theo Croker in Jacksonville

Host Christian McBride hangs with trumpeter Theo Croker in Jacksonville, Florida – where he spent his teenage years – to revisit old mentors, and hear a set by his band at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Paul Chambers on Blue Note

Host Craig Kessler presents an array of bassist Paul Chamber’s classic Blue Note sessions, pulled from over 55 recordings from between 1955 and 1967. We’ll hear Chambers with Sonny Clark, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Lee Morgan, and many others.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

VuVu for Frances by Claire Daly with George Garzone on Monday; In Good Standing by Altin Sencalar on Tuesday; Raymond Scott Reimagined by Quartet San Francisco with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band on Wednesday; Vox Humans (Disc 1) by Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band on Thursday; For You by Tim Woods on Friday; Nasty Business by Mark Cameron on Saturday; Volume 2 – Generational by The Nimmons Tribute on Sunday.

This Week In Jazz August 13 thru August 19

Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Mal Waldron, Carl Perkins, Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans, saxophonists Ike Quebec and Ray Blue, bassist George Duvivier, singer Mary Stalling and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges’ “Side By Side” (1958), Richard “Groove” Holmes & Gene Ammons’ “Groovin’ with Jug” (1961), Sarah Vaughan’s “Linger Awhile” Live at Newport” (1979), Paquito D’Rivera’s “Tico Tico” (1989), Louie Bellson & His Big Band’s “Their Time Was the Greatest” (1995), Bobby Sanabria Big Band’s “Multiverse” (2011) and many others 10am to 2pm, Monday thru Friday, with Jazz Masters at noon.

Culture Crawl 847 “Don’t Let The Smooth Taste Fool You”

Saxophonist and UI jazz department head Damani Phillips was entranced with the music of Spyro Gyra from the first moment he heard their pop hit “Morning Dance.” And in the 40+ years since, he has continued to appreciate the depth and texture behind the band’s deceptively approachable music. Damani has teamed up with fellow UI professor Dan Moore on the vibes, along with Tim Crumley, drums; and Steve Charlton, bass; to form “Road Scholars,” a band that pays tribute to Spyro Gyra.

Road Scholars headlines Week 3 of Jazz Under the Stars, August 17 at Neoridge Park. Opening Young Artist Ensemble will be The Harlan Combo, winner of the UI Combo Contest this past winner, all the way from Southwest Iowa. And as if that wasn’t enough, this is also the week of KCCK’s Album and CD sale. Thousands of vintage recordings on sale beginning at just $1 a disk.

Keep up with Damani online at www.damaniphillips.com. More info on Jazz Under the Stars at www.kcck.org/juts.

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Talking Pictures 8-9-23

Talking Pictures 8-9-23 “Meg 2: The Trench and Secret Invasion”

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Culture Crawl 846 “This Is My Therapy”

The Linn County Blues Society presents “Bourbon & Blues” on Saturday, August 19 at McGrath Amphitheatre. Downbeat Blues Artist of the Year Shemekia Copeland jumped at the chance to headline, after she had to cancel her 2022 appearance due to a family emergency. Also performing are Sugary Rayford and Mr. Sipp, with some special appearances by local blues stars.

Gates open at 4:00pm, music begins at 5:00. Tickets and more info at www.lcbs.org. Or save online ticketing fees and get your tickets this week at Jazz Under the Stars, or atCheckers, O’Malley’s, Cedar Rapids Landing, Old Neighborhood Pub, Q Dogs, Ideal Theater, or Parlor City Pub.

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Jazz Under the Stars!

Mark your calendar!

JAZZ UNDER THE STARS 2023

NOELRIDGE PARK, CEDAR RAPIDS – 6:30PM

Aug. 3

Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra

Young Artists: The Ana Koch Quartet

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Aug. 10

Diplomats of Solid Sound

Young Artists: Ship of Fools

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Aug. 17

Road Scholars (The Music of Spyro Gyra)

Young Artists: The Harlan Jazz Combo

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Aug. 24

Eddie Piccard Quartet & The Busch Brothers

Young Artists: Nexus Brass

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