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 What Do You Think? Fill Out Our Listener Survey You listen to KCCK but this week we're listening to you. Our annual Listener Survey will allow you to give your opnion on KCCK programming. It will only take about 10 minutes to fill out and your opinions will be very valuable in helping us gauge how well we're doing and also to see what might need to be changed. KCCK is YOUR station. Help us be the best we can be by filling out the survey. It will be up till February 17. Click here to take the survey. KCCK Wins ICKY Award Schoolhouse Jazz Program Recognized 
KCCK's "Schoolhouse Jazz" was honored during the 4th Annual Iowa Cultural Corridor Awards for Innovation and Excellence. The award was accepted by Station Manager Dennis Green and Development Director Lisa Baum. The elementary jazz education program received the ICKY in the Educational Category. The project sponsored by MidWestOne Bank introduces elementary school students to jazz music and shows how it has influenced American culture through live performance, narration and interaction with musicians. KCCK was also nominated for the Reaching Out Collaborative Award for the "Corridor Jazz Project." In 2007, "Jazz Under the Stars won the Excellence and Innovation in Music Programming ICKY. Drummer To Perform In Iowa City Winard Harper Scheduled February 12 at City High 
The Winard Harper Sextet is scheduled to perform Friday, February 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Opstad Auditorium at City High School. Harper is a master of both the drum kit and West African balafon who surrounds himself with young talent. He's been inspired by musicians such as Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Jackie McLean, Cannonball Adderley, Dr. Billy Taylor, Art Blakey and Billy Higgins. To order tickets by phone, call (319) 335-1160 or 800-HANCHER. Purchase tickets on-line. Pizzarelli in Dubuque Feb. 20 Guitarist to Perform at the Grand Opera House 
Jazz guitarist, song writer and band leader John Pizzarelli will appear in concert Saturday February 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Opera House in Dubuque. Presented by the Dubuque Arts Council. Ticket information at 563-588-1305. The Dubuque Opera House Box office is open Monday through Friday between noon and 2 p.m. Pizzarelli has had a lengthy career as a recording artist with 23 albums of his own and has appeared on more than 40 albums of other recording artists, including those of James Taylor, Rosemary Clooney and his wife, Jessica Molaskey. John and Jessica appear together every weekend on the retro-radio program "Radio Deluxe" heard at noon Saturdays on KCCK. Chick Corea Coming To Iowa City To Perform at Englert Theatre April 11 
Keyboardist Chick Corea will perform at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City Sunday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. Corea is one of the most prolific composers of the second half of the 20th century -- from avant-garde to bebop, from children’s songs to straight-ahead, from hard-hitting fusion to heady forays into classical. Tickets go on sale to the public January 18. Purchase tickets at the Englert Box Office, 221 East Washington Street in downtown Iowa City, or call (319) 688-2653. Top 88 of 2009 Chicago Jazz Philharmonic's "Collective Creativity" was the most-played CD on KCCK during 2009. The group is led by trumpeter Orbert Davis. Benny Golson's "New Time, New 'tet" was the second most-popular on our airwaves last year. "Down the Wire" by Spyro Gyra came in third. Down to the Bone's "Future Boogie" was Number-88. You can purchase these CDs through Amazon.com and a portion of your purchase will go to support KCCK. Just click on (Purchase) next to the title of each CD. Click here to see the entire list. KCCK Producers Choose Top 10s of 2009 KCCK's music producers have each chosen their 10 favorite jazz, smooth jazz, blues and new age releases from 2009. Their top choices range from The John Bunch Trio to Christian McBride, Gary Burton and Pat Metheny, Grant Geissman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Duck Baker, Joel Vanderheyden and Wayman Tisdale. Click here to see their choices. Our Stream Has Changed Switch Made to Shoutcast MP3 Format 
KCCK's webcast is now being streamed in the Shoutcast MP3 Format. (Previously, we used the Windows Media Format.) When you click on one of the new links, your computer might start a different program than you're used to. If you got an error message, it means your current player doesn't support the new format and you may need to download and install a new player. Go to our KCCK Stream Page for instructions. You can also learn how to listen to our new Iowa Channel, KCCK-HD2...all music performed by Iowa artists. The Shoutcast format also works with your iPhone, iPod Touch, plus many other phones and portable media players with wi-fi. New Sunday Night Lineup Echoes Expands to Two Hours There's a new Sunday lineup on KCCK. We've expanded one show and added a couple of others. Our new Sunday night lineup begins with the smooth sound of Cafe Jazz at 6 p.m. Then at 8, The Putamayo World Music Hour. This innovative show features pop music from all over the world. Long-time Sunday fixture Echoes has moved to 9 p.m. and has expanded to two hours. Hearts of Space remains in its 11 p.m. spot. Donate Your Used Car to KCCK Receive a deduction on your tax return 
Thinking about selling your car, boat, motorcycle, truck, or other vehicle? Donate it to KCCK instead! Take part in our Vehicle Donation Program and support the radio programs you love on KCCK and receive a tax deduction when you itemize your return. Click here for more details about this exciting new program or call 877-883-KCCK (5225). DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame KCCK's Bobby D. Just Second DJ Honored 
Bob DeForest, host of "da Blues" on Jazz 88.3 KCCK, was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame at a September 21 ceremony at Blues On Grand in Des Moines. DeForest is only the second radio personality ever to be inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame. DeForest has hosted "da Blues" on KCCK since 1992. He is a charter member of the Linn County Blues Society. (Read more...) Stewart Wins National Award Named Programmer of the Year by JazzWeek
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The KCCK Featured CD for February is "Bombella" by Abdullah Ibrahim.
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 We Need To Hear From You! - Dennis THE BEST jazz station I have ever listened to! - A Listener We'll Miss You, Eliot - George  Listener Survey-We Need Your Input Schoolhouse Jazz Wins ICKY Award Winard Harper in Iowa City Feb. 12 John Pizzarelli in Dubuque Feb. 20 Chick Corea at Englert Theatre April 11 KCCK Lists Top 88 of 2009 Music Producers Pick 2009 Top 10s Our Stream Has Changed New Sunday Night Lineup Donate Your Used Car to KCCK Bob DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Bob Stewart Wins National Award Current Short List: Big Band Bash 3, Gathered Voices Talking Pictures Reviews: Edge of Darkness, When in Rome, Legion, The Lovely Bones, Extraordinary Measures, The Book of Eli, The Young Victoria and more... Car Donations Rhythm & News - the KCCK Newsletter EEO Annual Report |
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Bob Stewart was named Programmer of the Year at the annual JazzWeek Awards. KCCK's Music and Program
Director has earned the award twice in the past five years. Awards were presented in 14 categories
to radio stations and programmers in three market-size groups. They are chosen based on the votes
from readers of JazzWeek and participants in JazzWeek's Jazz Programmers' Mailing List.
The awards ceremony was held June 21 at the JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, New York.
In 2004 KCCK also won Small Market Station of the Year honor from JazzWeek.
