Iowa’s Jazz Station is THE place to enjoy great music throughout the holidays.
We begin Christmas Eve morning at 10, with 38 hours of uninterrupted holiday music to make your time with family and friends even more special. All commercial free, of course.
Beginning December 26, we’ll look back at the year’s best jazz releases with KCCK’s Top 88 of 2025. Listen at 11am each day through Dec. 31 for our annual countdown of the most-played CDs from this year.
On New Year’s Eve, we’ll play back your choices from KCCK’s 50th anniversary music events. Our “25 Live” special includes Jazz Under The Stars Reunion shows with Daugherty, Davis, & McPartland, Kings of ‘da Blues, and Al Naylor’s I-380 Express. Plus student bands 10th Street Rapids and the Go Benesh Quartet. And from the Iowa City Jazz Festival, the Mike Conrad Trio and BYO Brass. The fun starts at 1pm Wednesday, Dec. 31. Click here for the broadcast schedule.
Then, on New Year’s Day, we’ll count down the Top 88 beginning at 6am, from 88 all the way to number one.
Relax into 2026 with America’s Music on KCCK!