This Week’s Shows October 19 – October 25

Vivian Shanley at Jazz Under the Stars Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Vivian Shanley at Jazz Under the Stars 

Vivian Shanley has demonstrated her mastery of the bass since middle school. Over the years, she has played in many diverse ensembles and dozens of times at KCCK events. This Jazz Under the Stars season, however, marked her first time on stage as the leader of her own quartet. Linn-Mar High School’s Six Man Trio opened the night.

 

 

 

 

Jazz MastersART BLAKEY - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Moanin’ - Blue Note Records

Weekdays & Saturdays at 12:00 noon

Hollis Monroe commemorates the week in jazz birthdays of superstars, sidemen, and those incredible artists, and the less recording anniversaries. Tune in every weekday from Noon to 1pm, and Saturday afternoons from Noon to 4pm.

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KCCK’s Midnight CD   (October 19 – October 25)

Every Night at Midnight

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

Seeing Red by Dennis Mitcheltree on Monday; Passionata: The Music of Gregg Hill by the Technocats on Tuesday; Continuum by Bobby Watson on Wednesday; Our Harvest by the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra on Thursday; I Don’t Mind by Steve Howell, Dan Sumner & Jason Weinheimer on Friday; Naptown Blues: Songs of Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell by Christopher Wyze & the Tellers on Saturday; SOWT by JD Allen on Sunday.

This Week In Jazz October 18 thru October 24

Count Basie The Atomic Mr. Basie
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Jelly Roll Morton, reedmen Alphonse Picou, Sonny Criss, Eddie Harris and Eddie Daniels, singer Dianne Reeves, trumpeter/composer/bandleader Dizzy Gillespie, flautist Ali Ryerson, bassist Hans Glawischnig and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversary of Count Basie records The Atomic Basie, featuring arrangements by Neal Hefti (1957) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 1270 “Cast Rumble in the Parking Lot”

Crooked Path Theatre doubles up for the Halloween season. “Richard II” runs October. 15-25 at the James Theatre. And on Oct. 24-25, it’s cabaret with a spooky spin. “Midnight Seance” will feature popular songs with an original story set in a barn out in the country. What could possibly go wrong? Tickets and more information at crookedpaththeatre.com.

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Talking Pictures 10-14-26

In today’s edition of Talking Pictures Hollis, Philm and Monica discuss Other Mommy (R/Psychological Horror/2026), and the British film Fackham Hall (R/Spoof Genre Bender/2026). Got something you’d like the gang to review? Drop them a line at talkingpics@kcck.org!

Culture Crawl 1269 “Out-Mendelssohn Mendelssohn”


The longer Tim Hankewich conducts Orchestra Iowa, the shorter the list gets of pieces he’s never performed. A big one gets crossed of the list this week as Orchestra Iowa performs Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, featuring concertmaster Julia Sakharova. Also on the program Rachmoninoff’s 3rd Symphony, and a unique piece called “Banner” that deconstructs one of America’s best-known tunes. Oct. 18 at the Paramount Theatre, October 19 at Voxman Hall of Music. Tickets and info at artsiowa.com.

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Clean Up Your Act 10-14-26

Linn County is mapping its water contamination sources to protect its groundwater.

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KCCK and Career Pathways

KCCK General Manager Dennis Green has been presenting to 6th and 7th graders about KCCK and the career of radio, as a part of Career Pathways with the Workplace Learning Connection. As a group activity, students recorded the audio to a TV commercial.  Page down to hear and see the work of students from Harding or watch on the KCCK YouTube Channel.

Thanks to Summer of the Arts for allowing us to use their video for the project!

October – Harding

Culture Crawl 1268 “Who Wrote This?”

“Honky Tonk Highway” is an original musical by Cedar Rapids native Rob Nassif that has been performed around the country countless times since its off-Broadway debut. It’s the story of the fictional country music legend Clint Colby, told from the point of view of his friends and bandmates. The story is told through an interesting conceit involving Clint’s cowboy hat, an dis full of laughs, a few tears and excellent music.

Rob is teaming up with SPT Theatre for a new production of the show at CSPS Hall Oct. 15-18. Tickets and more information at spttheatre.org.

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