This Week’s Shows November 17 thru November 23

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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!!

 

 

 

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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.

This Week In Jazz November 16 thru November 22

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.

 

Big Mo Pod Show 083 – “Legal Pirate radio”

On this special edition of the Big Mo Pod Show your hosts interview Kent from California! Tune in to learn more about this long time listener of the Big Mo Blues Show and how he’s impacted the show’s production!

Culture Crawl 1142 “Turkeys & Suppositories”

Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Inspecting Carol” Nov. 14-23. It’s the hilarious story of a broke theatre company attempting to stage their holiday production of “A Christmas Carol” while also waiting for an inspector to evaluate their organization for a federal grant that could save the theatre.

When they identify the wrong person as the inspector and start a campaign to suck up, trouble ensues.

Tickets at iowacitycommunitytheatre.org.

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.

Talking Pictures 11-12-25

“Begonia” (2025 Comedy/Sci-fi) and “Frankenstein” (2025 Netflix Horror/Sci-fi) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.

Iowa City Jazz Festival Returns July 3-5, 2026!

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.

This year’s festival will feature ARTEMIS, the powerhouse jazz quintet that has taken the jazz world by storm. Founded by renowned pianist and composer Renee Rosnes, ARTEMIS brings together five instrumental virtuosos: Rosnes on piano, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, saxophonist Nicole Glover, bassist Noriko Ueda, and drummer Allison Miller.

The group has won Jazz Group of the Year in the Downbeat Readers Poll for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024), and their performances have earned widespread acclaim. NPR praised them as “a killer line-up of players, composers and performers…who converge on an extremely cosmopolitan, sleek, rhythm-forward, modern sound.” The band will be touring in support of their third Blue Note Records album “Arboresque,” released in February 2025.

Festival Details:

  • When: July 3-5, 2026
  • Where: Downtown Iowa City, two stages
  • Cost: FREE admission
  • What to Bring: Blankets, lawn chairs, and your love of music

The weekend will showcase a diverse lineup of well-known jazz musicians alongside emerging talent, with performances in downtown Iowa City. In addition to outstanding music, attendees can browse artist and organization booths, sample delicious food offerings, and enjoy the festival’s lively beverage garden.

“The Iowa City Jazz Festival creates a welcoming space for jazz music of all ages,” says Lisa Barnes, Executive Director of Summer of the Arts. “Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to jazz, this festival offers something special for everyone.”

Important Planning Note:

With the Savannah Bananas baseball games scheduled for July 3 and 4 at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City will be bustling with visitors that weekend. Festival attendees are strongly encouraged to book hotel accommodations early to ensure availability.

The complete 2026 festival schedule, including additional performers and stage times, will be announced in early spring 2026. Stay tuned to www.summeroftheARTS.org for updates.

 

Culture Crawl 1141 “Gigs Are Kind of Fun”

Linn-Mar junior Everett Sams, looking for opportunities for his combo to play out in the community, struck on the idea of hosting a combo festival for student-led groups. He reached out to friends at other schools, including Griffin Shroyer at CR Washington, and Ben Hollinger at Prairie, and has organized the first Corridor Combo Festival, featuring their groups as well as ensembles from City High, West High, Waterloo West, and Coe. The evening will conclude with an open jam.

Sunday, Nov. 16, 5pm at the Opus Concert Cafe. Tickets are just $5, and available in advance at www.artsiowa.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 1140 “My Memory’s a Little Foggy”

In the late 60s and early 70s, what we now call progressive rock or album rock got its first exposure to much of the country, not on FM radio, but on an AM station out of Little Rock, Arkansas. DJ Clyde Clifford played underground rock & roll on a late-night show that could be heard all across the midwest, as far north as Canada and as far south as in Cuba. Clyde introduced tens of thousands of listeners to Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and others.Nearly 20 years ago, a group pf Iowa All-Stars decided to get back to their roots, and The Beaker Brothers were born.

The Beaker Brothers, with some help from their friend John Heim, who does his own Beaker Street tribute Fridays on KCCK, bring back Beaker Street, with John portraying Clyde Clifford and Beaker Brothers playing the music live.

“From The Top of the Hill: Beaker Street Live,” at the Englert Theatre, Nov. 14, 7:30pm. Tickets at www.englert.org.

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.