Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
Prestige & Its Subsidiaries
Craig presents another listen to treasures from Prestige Records, including a look at their subsidiary labels, Swingville, Moodville, and Bluesville. We’ll hear from Coleman Hawkins, Ken McIntyre, Red Garland, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, and many others!!
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Gabe Medd’s Homecoming
Trumpeter Gabe Medd lives in New York City, but he still calls Eastern Iowa home. The Julliard graduate travels the world, playing venues like the Blue Note, Dizzy’s Club, and the North Sea Jazz Festival. He returned to Iowa City to perform for KCCK’s Homecoming benefit concert in 2017.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays at 12:00 noon
Prestige In The 60s & 70s
Craig continues his deep dive into Prestige Records’s legendary catalog with more choice samplings from Cedar Walton, Eric Kloss, Pat Martino, Billy Butler, Dexter Gordon, Gene Ammons, Hampton Hawes, Sonny Stitt, and many, many others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD (November 17 – November 23)
Every Night at Midnight
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Unbridled: The Flying Horse Big Band Meets George Garzone by the Flying Horse Big Band on Monday; Dream Dancing: Celebrating Zoot Sims at 100 by the Scott Silbert Quartet on Tuesday; Into the Groove: Live at the Alluvion by Anthony Stanco on Wednesday; Martian Sunset by Bill Ware & the Club Bird All-Stars on Thursday; Blues in Hand by Al Basile on Friday; Slim Pickin’ by Mississippi MacDonald on Saturday; High Standards by the Ted Rosenthal Trio on Sunday.
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/composer Johnny Mercer, saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Vincent Herring and Don Braden, guitarists Skeeter Best and Sal Salvador, singers June Christy and Sheila Jordan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young/Flip Phillips/Roy Eldridge/Hank Jones/Ray Brown/Max Roach – Frankfurt, 1952 (1952), Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Band feat. Zoot Sims “En Concert avec Europe1” (1960), Woody Herman’s 40th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Concert (1976), Benny Carter/Phil Woods’ “My Man Benny, My Man Phil” (1989), Herb Pomeroy & Donna Byrne’s “Walking On Air” (1996), Vincent Herring’s “Preaching to the Choir” (2020) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
IOWA CITY, IA – Award-winning headliner ARTEMIS featuring Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda & Allison Miller, will perform on the Strauss Community Main Stage at 8:00 PM on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, as part of the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Summer of the Arts is thrilled to announce the dates for the 2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival, taking place July 3-5, 2026, in downtown Iowa City. This beloved summer tradition will once again bring three days of world-class jazz performances to the heart of the community—and admission is FREE for all.