Iowa’s Jazz Station reunites some of Eastern Iowa’s best-known musicians for the 50th Anniversary edition of Jazz Under the Stars. Join KCCK for free, family-friendly jazz concerts in Cedar Rapids’ Noelridge Park. Each concert features both a headliner and a young artist ensemble. Food trucks and kids activities on-site. Admission is free.
On August 14, Al Naylor’s I-380 Express reunites for the first time in more than a decade. The I-380 Express served as the “house band” for the Variety Club telethon, a marathon broadcast that took place for many years. Organized by long-time jazz educator and Jazz Educators of Iowa Hall of Fame inductee Al Naylor, the band will be comprised of a mix of I-380 Express alumni and Al’s former students and friends, all of whom have gone on to become well-known teachers and performers.
2025 Jazz Under The Stars Concert Schedule:
August 7 - Daugherty, Davis, McPartland
August 14 - Al Naylor’s I-380 Express
August 21 - Kings of The Blues featuring The Linn County Blues All-Stars, The Janeys, and Kevin Burt & The Blues Instigators
August 28 - Funk Legends with members of Funk 101, Funk Daddies, Mean Street & The Hell Horns, and more.
