Jazz Corner of the World  with host Craig Kessler

Mondays at 6:00pm

Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 5

Craig presents a variety of selections from the lengthy career of the incomparable Chick Corea. We’ll hear Chick as a leader and composer, dating back to the early 1960’s right up to 2020.  

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

The Corridor Jazz Concert

Our celebration of outstanding jazz makers in the schools continues with the Corridor Jazz Concert, the culmination of KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project. Many of the area’s top high school jazz bands reunited with their guest professionals at Voxman Recital Hall at the University of Iowa.

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington

In more than 40 years behind the drum kit, Terri Lyne Carrington has built a reputation as one of the most dynamic musicians in jazz. Christian McBride celebrates this NEA Jazz Master, and traces her rise as a consummate drummer, tenacious producer, and dedicated advocate for gender justice in jazz.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm

Prestige Records 75^th Anniversary, Part 1

Craig gives us a listen to the famous “Jam Session Recordings” from Prestige. We’ll hear extended top-notch sides featuring Gene Ammons, John Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Teddy Charles, Jackie McLean, and many others.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

Memory in Motion by The Jazz Defenders on Monday; Attentive Listening by Willie Morris on Tuesday; D-Day by Monty Alexander on Wednesday; Tomorrow’s Another Day by Jeremy Pelt on Thursday; Cooking With Gas by Big Harp George on Friday; Live from Northern Plains by Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival on Saturday; Good People by Tierney Sutton & the San Gabriel 7 on Sunday.