This Week’s Shows July 7 thru July 13

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)   (June 30)

Mondays at 6:00pm

Impulse! Records, Show 2 (Live)

On a special live Monday evening presentation, Craig digs up some more choice material from Impulse! Records. We’ll hear interesting recordings from Sonny Rollins, Shirley Scott, Max Roach, Michael White, Gil Evans, and many others.

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

BYOBrass at Jazz Under the Stars

We’re getting warmed up for KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars in August with a listen back to all the great music from 2024. BYOBrass kicked everything off with their infectious mix of jazz, New Orleans front-line, funk, and even a little rock. Opening the show that night was the Sam Ross Quartet.

 

 

 

Jazz Night In America  

Thursdays at 11:00pm

“Ain’t No Wongnotes”

Hear a funky set from guitarist Cory Wong and the Wongnotes from the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival, plus stories from Cory about his past, process and the evolution of the Minneapolis Sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Soul Jazz & the Hammond B-3

Prepare to get your groove on as Craig presents jazz organ works from some relatively obscure artists like Freddie McCoy, Roosevelt Willette, and Freddie Roach, plus well-known organists Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson, Jack McDuff, and others.

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

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

Eclecticity by Albare on Monday; Onta by Alyn Cosker on Tuesday; Transverse by Chad McCullough on Wednesday; City Life: the Music of Gregg Hill (Disc 2) by Michael Dease on Thursday; God Bless the USA by Aki Kumar on Friday; Talkin’ Heavy by D.K. Harrell on Saturday; Mellow Tones by Dena DeRose on Sunday.

This Week’s Shows July 14 thru July 20

Freddie McCoy – Soul Yogi – Vinyl (LP, Album, Stereo), 1968 [r2990987] | DiscogsJazz Corner of the World (Encore)   (June 30)

Mondays at 6:00pm

Soul Jazz & the Hammond B-3

Prepare to get your groove on as Craig presents jazz organ works from some relatively obscure artists like Freddie McCoy, Roosevelt Willette, and Freddie Roach, plus well-known organists Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson, Jack McDuff, and others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Invisible Band at Jazz Under the Stars

Our listen back to 2024’s Jazz Under the Stars continues with something a little funky! The Invisible Band jammed in Noelridge Park with a smooth set of originals, plus contemporary funk and jazz. Opening the night was the Next Gen Jazz Collective.

 

 

 

 

 

JOHN SCOFIELD John Scofield Band: Überjam reviewsJazz Night In America  

Thursdays at 11:00pm

John Scofield’s Top Ten

Guitarist John Scofield celebrates 50 years of recorded music. To mark this milestone, host Christian McBride gave Scofield a unique challenge: select 10 career-defining tracks from his extensive discography and share the stories behind them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the WorldGabor Szabo - Bacchanal (180gr. Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve ...

Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Guitarist Gabor Szabo 

Craig takes the first of several listens to the underrated Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s work between 1958 thru 1982. We’ll hear Szabo in the company of Ron Carter, Charles Lloyd, Chico Hamilton, Gary McFarland, Richard Davis, and many others.

 

 

 

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

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

After the Fire by Kevin Brunkhorst on Monday; Blues Sky by Dave Hanson on Tuesday; Simplicity by Dom Salvador on Wednesday; I Thought About You by Louis Stewart on Thursday; The Right Amount of Funky by Tim Gartland on Friday; The Blues Masters featuring Cassie Taylor by The Blues Masters on Saturday; Choro das Aguas by Ryan Keberle & Collectiv do Brasil on Sunday.

New Music Monday for July 14, 2025

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
Celebrated pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and two-time Grammy Award winner Alan Broadbent unveils his fourth release for Savant Records, “Threads of Time.” Known for his many collaborations with luminaries such as Pat Metheny, Sheila Jordan and Michael Buble, Broadbent brings all that impressive experience to this deeply personal project. The recording is especially notable as every composition on the album was penned by Broadbent himself—displaying his gift for memorable melodies, rich harmonies, and his deep connection to the jazz tradition.

One of the most sought-after collaborators on the global jazz scene today, guitarist Tim Jago began his music journey in Perth, Western Australia, and was quickly deemed a rising talent by the stalwarts of the Australian jazz scene. He relocated to the U.S. in 2010 and has since performed with a host of world-class musicians, including Terence Blanchard Chick Corea, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, Bobby McFerrin, and Arturo Sandoval, to name a few. Tim was also a finalist in the inaugural Wes Montgomery International Guitar Competition in 2015. Having co-led and collaborated on many releases over the last fifteen years, “Time Shift” marks the debut album released under his own name.

                                                       

Also this week, Something Blue continues the 30th anniversary celebration of Posi-Tone Records by reinterpreting compositions harkening back to the label’s beginning with “In the Beginning”; the Chicago jazz scene is represented with pianist Paul Hecht’s new quartet session, “Pyrography”; and after workshopping his compositions at various New York venues, pianist Tyler Henderson recorded “Love Endures,” his debut album, for Cory Weeds’ Cellar Records label in Vancouver.

Big Mo Pod Show 069 – “Wiggle Your Way Into People’s Hearts”

After a brief break the pod show is back for another episode! This week you can expect the usual from your hosts, a dissection of blues tracks both new and old, as well as all the emotions that those tracks can bring! Songs featured in the episode: 

  1. Jimmy Vaughn and the Fabulous Thunderbirds – “Tuff Enuff” 
  2. Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm Kings – “Terraplane Blues” 
  3. Chris Lager – “Shake It” 
  4. Junior Wells – “Messin’ With The Kid” 
  5. Tab Benoit – “Heart Of Stone” 

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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Culture Crawl 1092 “The Birds Are Not Afraid”

Rick Treiber, founder and board member at Green Castle Aero Club, is in the studio ahead of a series of outdoor concerts being held at the airport. 

Kevin B. F. Burt on Sat Jul 12, Tanya English Band on Sat Aug 9 & Vandello on Sat Sep 13. Concerts are 6:30-9:30pm, bring a blanket/picnic/lawn chair, and admission is free.

Donations are encouraged to help the club raise funds for pilot training scholarships. 

For more info visit greencastleaeroclub.com.

Follow the club on Facebook at facebook.com/green.castle.aero.club.

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.

 

 

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Talking Pictures 7-9-25

“M3GAN 2.0” (2025) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.

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Clean Up Your Act 7-9-25

An Iowa music festival introduces a new policy prompted by climate change.

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Senate to Vote Soon on Public Media Funding Cuts

This is the final hour in our battle to preserve public funding for public media. The Senate will vote by July 18 on the rescission bill that will strip funding from public radio and TV.

Public media is in real danger. This funding is already in our budget. If it’s taken away, we could lose the ability to continue providing the KCCK shows and music you count on.

Because of the imminent nature of the threat, Protect My Public Media is encouraging calls rather than emails.

Many of you have written or called Senators Grassley and Ernst already. But if you have been saving your effort for crunch time or are willing to make one more effort, please call our Senators and ask them to remove cuts to public media from the rescissions bill. 

What we do in these final days will determine the outcome.

Visit ProtectMyPublicMedia.org and use the call tool to urge Senators Grassley and Ernst to protect KCCK and all noncommercial stations by removing public media funding cuts from the rescissions package.