“The Long Walk” (2025) and “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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Clean Up Your Act 9-17-25
A rare and endangered species of fish has been discovered in an Iowa river.
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Culture Crawl 1113 “World Premiere Beer”
Trisha Spence, Director of Marketing and Communications at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, is in the studio ahead of NCSML’s BrewNost, a festive fundraising event with great beer, great food, live music, raffles and more. A few events leading up to BrewNost include the Joža Uprka Mural Dedication on Thurs, Sept 18, 10am at the Kosek Building and a
Sundial Unveiling Ceremony on Fri, Sept 19, 5pm at the Buresh Immigration Clock Tower.
For tickets and more info visit ncsml.org.
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This Week’s Shows September 15 thru September 21
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)
Mondays at 6:00pm
A Listen to Michael White, Show 1
Craig explores different areas of violinist Michael White’s diverse recording career. We’ll hear recordings that feature White on several albums from the legendary group The Fourth Way, co-founded with Mike Nock, Eddie Marshall, and Ron McLure. We’ll also focus on his five Impulse recordings, and some of his work with jazz reedman, John Handy.
the Levi Temple Sextet
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
Ed East & Levi Temple on the Side Stage
Multi-instrumentalist Ed East, bandleader of the acclaimed Orquesta Alto Maiz, brought a few of his best friends to the Iowa City Jazz Festival Side Stage for a powerhouse Latin Jazz jam. Plus, trombonist Levi Temple and his Sextet (all students or alum of the UNI Music program) served up a refreshing set of originals influenced by R&B, hip-hop, ECM, and traditional jazz.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Morgan Guerin’s Many Dimensions
Host Christian McBride dives into the multi-dimensional mind of saxophonist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, producer, composer, and engineer Morgan Guerin, whose solo work and collaborations with the likes of Esperanza Spalding and Terri Lyne Carrington have put him in a class of his own. Plus, we visit his home studio to hear tracks from his archives and session breakdowns from his record, “Tales of The Facade”.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
More Gypsy Jazz
We’ll hear more splendid music in the style inspired by guitarist Django Reinhardt as Craig spins a variety of gems from top-notch artists and groups like Bireli Lagrene, the Ferre Brothers, Tchavolo Schmitt, Alfonso Ponticelli, Raphael Fays, Jimmy Rosenberg, and others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.
Reverberations by Alex Sipiagin on Monday; Waking Dream by Randy Napoleon on Tuesday; Painter of the Invisible by Jaleel Shaw on Wednesday; Split Decision by Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring on Thursday; The Last Dance by Kip London on Friday; The Sound of Muscle Shoals by Mike Farris on Saturday; My Latin Heart by Roger Glenn on Sunday.
This Week In Jazz September 14 thru September 20
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of violinist Joe Venuti, singers Helen Ward, Jon Hendricks, Bobby Short, Wesla Whitfield, organist Jack McDuff, bassists Arvell Shaw, Earl May and Lisle Atkinson, saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, bluesman B.B. King, guitarist Charlie Byrd and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of John Coltrane’s “Blue Trane” (1957), Coleman Hawkins’s “Desafinado” (1962), Joe Turner’s “Stormy Monday” (1974), Terumasa Hino’s “Bluestruck” (1989), Scott Hamilton/Ken Peplowski/Spike Robinson’s “Groovin’ High” (1991), George Cables’ “Icons and Influences” (2013) and many others Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Big Mo Pod Show 076 – “Planting Seeds”
Welcome back to the show folks! This week’s episode features a selection of blues tracks from across different eras of blues, as always, and also discusses how certain blues tracks are composed. Tune in to learn how! Songs featured in the episode:
- The Kinsey Report – “One Step Back”
- Little Milton – “Who’s Cheating Who”
- Alastair Greene – “Standing Out Loud”
- Jessie Mae Hemphill – “Jump, Baby, Jump”
- Ronnie baker Brooks – “Stuck On Stupid”
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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Talking Pictures 9-10-25
“Nobody 2” (2025) and “Extraordinary” (TV series Hulu/Disney+) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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New Music Monday for September 15, 2025
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Bassist Neal Miner has always been drawn to writing contrafacts because, when musicians are deeply familiar with the harmony of a tune, creativity and connection become second nature. Most of the original compositions on his new CD, “Invisibility,” are based on American standards and inspired by jazz from the 1950s into the ‘60s, alongside four originals and two blues tunes. His trio, with Chris Byars on tenor sax and Jason Tiemann on drums, functions as a true collective, exploring the full range of textures and colors that can be achieved with just three instruments.
After many recordings as a sideman or bandmember, New Orleans-born saxophonist, composer and arranger David Bode releases his debut album as a leader, “Good Hang,” leading a 19-piece big band that includes some of NOLA’s finest musicians. The record is imbued with the history of Bode’s native city, as it was recorded at Marigny Studios, just blocks away from the world-famous Frenchmen Street. It’s where Bode and many other musicians on the album cut their teeth. The album gets its release 20 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina and the federal levee failures swamped the city.
Also this week, bassist, composer, arranger, producer and bandleader Christian McBride reconvenes his Grammy Award-winning big band for the star-studded “Without Further Ado, Vol. 1,” with special guest vocalists including Samara Joy, Jose James, Dianne Reeves, and Cecile McLorin Salvant; “Un Harmonica Pour Django” is Yvonnick Prene’s heartfelt tribute to Django Reinhardt, reimagining his iconic gypsy jazz through the unique voice of the chromatic harmonica; and Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Sextet takes us on a Latin jazz carpet ride with “Armando Me Conga.”