The KCCK Featured Album for May is “D-Day” by Monty Alexander. June 6, 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings of World War II. It’s also the day Monty turns 80-years-old! It’s a highly symbolic historical concordance which the great Jamaican musician naturally embraces, since the name he was given pays homage to the famous British liberator, General Bernard Montgomery. The disc contains a number of iconic compositions written in wartime alongside Alexander’s originals inspired by the conflict and its extraordinary ending. “D-Day” is on PeeWee Records. Purchase
KCCK’s Featured Album for May 2024
News Digest 4-30-24
Protests over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza continue on U.S. college campuses…an Iowa court will determine if State Auditor Rob Sand violated the state’s open records law.
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News Digest 4-29-24
Four people were killed in weekend tornadoes in Oklahoma…one person died from injuries suffered in a Friday tornado in western Iowa.
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Special Programs April 29 thru May 5
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00pm
Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 5
Craig presents a variety of selections from the lengthy career of the incomparable Chick Corea. We’ll hear Chick as a leader and composer, dating back to the early 1960’s right up to 2020.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Corridor Jazz Concert
Our celebration of outstanding jazz makers in the schools continues with the Corridor Jazz Concert, the culmination of KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project. Many of the area’s top high school jazz bands reunited with their guest professionals at Voxman Recital Hall at the University of Iowa.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington
In more than 40 years behind the drum kit, Terri Lyne Carrington has built a reputation as one of the most dynamic musicians in jazz. Christian McBride celebrates this NEA Jazz Master, and traces her rise as a consummate drummer, tenacious producer, and dedicated advocate for gender justice in jazz.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Prestige Records 75th Anniversary, Part 1
Craig gives us a listen to the famous “Jam Session Recordings” from Prestige. We’ll hear extended top-notch sides featuring Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Teddy Charles, Jackie McLean, and many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Memory in Motion by The Jazz Defenders on Monday; Attentive Listening by Willie Morris on Tuesday; D-Day by Monty Alexander on Wednesday; Tomorrow’s Another Day by Jeremy Pelt on Thursday; Cooking With Gas by Big Harp George on Friday; Live from Northern Plains by Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival on Saturday; Good People by Tierney Sutton & the San Gabriel 7 on Sunday.
This Week In Jazz April 28 thru May 4
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, lyricist Lorenz Hart, pianist John Lewis, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, singer Shirley Horn, flutist Dave Valentin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis All Stars’ “Walkin’” (1954), Gene Ammons’ “Blue Gene” (1958), Pat Martino’s “El Hombre” (1967), Jimmy Rushing’s “The You and Me That Used to Be” (1971), Arnett Cobb/Jimmy Heath/Joe Henderson’s “Tenor Tribute” (1988), Ray Brown Trio’s “Some of My Best Friends Are… Singers” (1998), Charnett Moffett’s “Music from Our Soul” (2015) and many others, Monday thru Friday at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Big Mo Pod Show 005 “Let Love Triumph”
In this week’s installment of the Big Mo Pod Show John and Noah discuss a selection of songs and the artists that made them from this Friday’s show, including works by Swamp Cabbage, Jackie Venson, and Son Seals. The music they cover inspires a range of conversation topics, like the need to forgive those around us and the unique culture of New Orleans.
Songs featured in the episode:
- BillyLee Janey – “20 Dollar Tip”
- Joe Louis Walker – “Waking Up The Dead”
- Swamp Cabbage – “Butta”
- Son Seals – “Buzzard Luck”
- Jackie Venson – “Love Transcends”
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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2024 Guest Djs – Kennedy
Griffin Bieber, Reece Fischer, Kaden Peterson from Kennedy Jazz One joined us to celebrate a huge jazz band season, which included Kennedy’s first ever trip to the Iowa Jazz Championships!
Griffin, Reece, and Kaden’s Playlist:
- Joshua Redman – Eleanor Rigby
- Buddy Rich Big Band – Willowcrest
- Charles Mingus – Track B – Duet Solo Dancers S
- onny Rollins – Way Out West
- Miles Davis – John McLaughlin
- Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School Jazz One featuring Ryan Smith – Tonight, We Tango
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Culture Crawl 914 “Insidious Infiltrator”
Author Larry Tye calls in from Massachusetts to chat about his new book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.”
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.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 www.kcck.org/listen.
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