Corridor Jazz Project

KCCK has launched a new jazz education program to showcase the outstanding high school jazz programs in the Cultural Corridor and provide the opportunity for high school musicians to interact with and learn from college jazz directors and other professional players.

  • Each school that chooses to participate is matched with a professional musician/educator, who performs as a guest soloist with the school's top jazz ensemble. The group rehearses the tune in 1-2 sessions.
  • The band and guest artist record the track, under the direction of professional producers. All the tracks are included on a compilation CD.
  • High school-age artists can also submit a design for the cover art, which is chosen by a committee of artists/art educators.
  • A CD Release party and concert, featuring the bands and guest artists is then held at Hancher Auditorium. Schools are given blocks of tickets that they can sell and keep the proceeds.
  • The CD is made available to each school, below cost, to sell and keep the profit. The CD airs periodically on KCCK, particularly during April Jazz Appreciation Month, and is also available at local retailers.

    • Schools participating in 2008 and their guest artists:

  • Iowa City High School - Chris Merz, UNI
  • Iowa City West High School - Bob Washut, UNI
  • Cedar Rapids Prairie High School - Chris Bucholz, UNI
  • Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School - Al Naylor, Coe College
  • Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School - Rich Medd, IC West
  • Cedar Rapids Washington High School - Steve Grismore, UI
  • Linn Mar High School - Rod Pierson, West Music, The Rod Pierson Orchestra
  • Marion High School - Lynne Hart, Vanguard Jazz Collective, private instructor

    • Support for the Corridor Jazz Project comes from Rockwell Collins, The Momentum Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, Hancher Auditorium, M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers and West Music.

     


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