Culture Crawl 1100 “Iowa Will Be Waltzing”

Tim Daugherty is in the studio ahead of week one of KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars outdoor concert series. Tim is reuniting with band Daugherty, Davis, & McPartland and the young artists opener will be the Griffin Bieber Quartet. It’s Thurs, Aug 7, 6:30pm at Noelridge Park.

For more info visit kcck.org/juts.

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Talking Pictures 7-30-25

“The Ritual” (2025) and “Patience” (2025 TV Series) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins.

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Clean Up Your Act 7-29-25

A Sierra Club report finds Iowa continuing to lose wildlife habitat.

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Culture Crawl 1099 “Hey, I Need The Music”

Steve Shanley returns for the ninth and final week of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season with concerts on Wed, Jul 30 at Hughes Park & Sun, Aug 3 at Bever Park. Both concerts are 7:30-8:30pm. Bring a lawn chair and a blanket and settle in for an exciting conclusion to this year’s CR Muni Band season!

For the line up and more info visit crmuniband.org.

To watch the livestreams visit facebook.com/CRMuniBand.

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Clean Up Your Act 7-28-25

A new water quality project in central Iowa aims to keep pollutants out of rivers and streams.

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Culture Crawl 1098 “How Did You Get These Paintings to Glow?”

Artist and author Tara Moorman returns to the KCCK studio after nearly eight years as her exhibition collection, “Letters to my Ancestors,” has become available for viewers to see in a new light. Manager of the newly renovated Mercy Gift Shop, Sarah Wick, joins in on the fun too in this collaborative effort to bring comfort through art to the community. 

Previously displayed at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the collection currently resides in Cedar Rapid’s Mercy Medical Center where an artist talk & walk event will be held on Thur, Jul 31. Meet in the Mercy Hospital Gift Shop at 2pm for a meet and greet, then at 2:30pm join Tara on a guided tour of her collection, and at 3pm guests reconvene at the gift shop for book signing.

Reservations are not required. For more info call 319-398-6164.

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This Week’s Shows July 28 thru August 3

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell! 

Craig celebrates Kenny Burrell’s 94th birthday with an exciting overview of this all-time great guitarist’s career, from the years 1951 up to his latest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Trio Grismore at Jazz Under the Stars

Our listen back to 2024’s Jazz Under the Stars concludes with Trio Grismore. Guitarist Steve Grismore, organist Mitch Towne, and drummer Tim Crumley pay tribute to the legendary guitar master Grant Green, plus works from classic organists Big John Patton and Jimmy Smith.

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night In America  

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Classics From Newport

Hear an unforgettable lineup of music from the Newport Jazz Festival, hand-picked by Christian McBride. Check out rare sets from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the WorldSteepleChase Records – Eligo Audio Culture

Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Steeplechase Records, Part Seven 

Craig presents another terrific sampling of jazz from this remarkable Danish record label. Founded by Nils Winther, there are over 1,000 top-notch releases from some of the biggest names in jazz. We’ll hear from artists Frank Foster, Hal Galper, Larry Schneider, Dexter Gordon, Gary Versace, Archie Shepp, Rich Perry, the Ferre Brothers, and many more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

KCCK features a new album every night, played from start-to-finish.

Delight by Dawn Clement on Monday; Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Nicole Glover on Tuesday; Coast to Coast by the Jeff Hamilton Organ Trio on Wednesday; Gullah Roots by Etienne Charles on Thursday; The Kerry Kearney Band  by The Kerry Kearney Band on Friday; One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey by Maria Muldaur on Saturday; Open Up Your Senses by Tyreek McDole on Sunday.