Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Louis Bellson, trumpeter/bandleader Doc Severinsen, vocalist Billy Eckstine, saxman Arthur Blythe, trumpeters Cootie Williams and Lee Morgan, bassist Major Holley and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Duke Ellington at Newport, 1956”, “Count Basie at Newport, 1957”, “Sonny Rollins on Impulse!” (1965), “Bobby Hutcherson & Harold Land, San Francisco” (1970), Kenny Barron Trio’s “Green Chimneys” (1983), Jessica Williams Live at Yoshi’s, Vol. 2” (2003) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler 

Mondays at 6:00 PM

ECM Records in the 1970s

On this special live broadcast Craig will spin classic selections from the great ECM record label. We’ll hear from the likes of Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Bennie Maupin, Gary Burton, Ralph Towner, and many others!

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

The Beaker Brothers at Jazz Under the Stars

The wait is almost over! We’re just a month away from the return of Jazz Under the Stars, KCCK’s last great party of the summer. To celebrate, we’re looking back at the great party bands who have graced our Noelridge Park stage. We start with the Beaker Brothers. This group of some of Eastern Iowa’s best takes us back to the days of classic jam bands and underground rock.

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Endea Owens Give Back

Host Christian McBride spotlights young bassist Endea Owens. We’ll hear her playing with such jazz legends as Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste. Owens and McBride sit down and talk about her deep Detroit roots, and how she’s giving back to her community with free meals and free concerts on the street.

Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler 

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Strata-East Records, Part 2

Craig spins another batch of delights from the great, oft-overlooked jazz label Strata-East. We’ll hear goodies from a broad spectrum of Black artists from the early and mid 1970s, such as bassist Larry Ridley, sax man Cecil Payne, altoist Shamek Farrah, drummer Billy Parker, trumpeter John Gordon, and a host of others. Tune in for this extremely important music!

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

New Love by Charnett Moffett on Monday; Fallen Heroes by Willie Jones III on Tuesday; The Bright Side by Joel Frahm on Wednesday; Too Close For Comfort by George Cables on Thursday; Soul Distancing by Adam Shultz on Friday; Let’s Have a Party! by Gerald McClendon on Saturday; Squint by Julian Lage on Sunday