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NewsListen to the 2009 Iowa City Jazz Festival KCCK will once again provide live coverage of all the mainstage performers at the 2009 Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival, plus exclusive backstage interviews. Dave Holland, Bill Frisell, David Sanchez, Chris Potter, Trombone Shorty and Lionel Loueke will headline the 2009 Jazz Festival July 3,4 and 5 on the University of Iowa Pentacrest. This year's festival features local, regional, national and international jazz musicians and will include four stages, a culinary row with food from around the world and artists displaying their works in a mini-art fair. All activities are free and open to the public. Listen to interviews with Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Trombone Shorty. Jazz Under the Stars Lineup Announced The 2009 Jazz Under the Stars lineup will continue our tradition of bringing some of the most talented jazz musicians around to the stage at Noelridge Park for free live music every Thursday night in August. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. This will be the 22nd year for Jazz Under the Stars.
Middle School Jazz Band Camp July 13-17 KCCK and Kirkwood Community College are again offering a summer jazz band camp for middle school students. This year's dates are July 13-17. Sessions are offered for brass, woodwinds, and rhythm section, in Theory, Improvisation, Big Band, Combo, sectionals, jazz listening and private lessons. The camp is held on the Kirkwood campus. Registration is open now at Kirkwood Continuing Education. Scholarships are available. Click here for more information or call 319-398-5446 . Listener Wins Rolex What started out as a normal work day ended with true excitement for Bob Burns in the Office of Student Life at Kirkwood Community College. Burns was notified that his raffle ticket was drawn for a beautifiul Rolex watch. Burns accepted the watch at the KCCK studios. Tickets were offered until December 10 as a fundraising project for KCCK. Photo of the winner. Photo of the watch. KCCK Lists Top 88 of 2008
KCCK's Featured CD for April -- Connie Evingson's "Little Did I Dream" -- was the most-played CD during 2008. The Twin-Cities-based vocalist performed the songs of jazz great Dave Frishberg. "The Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All Stars" CD was the second most-popular on our airwaves last year. Jason Miles' "Soul Summit" came in third. "A Swingin Session" by Duke Robillard and Friends was Number-88. Click here to see the entire list. KCCK Producers Choose Top 10s of 2008 KCCK's music producers have each chosen their 10 favorite jazz, smooth jazz, blues and new age releases from 2008. Their top choices range from Keith Jarrett and Ben Allison to Maceo Parker, S.M.V., Herbie Hancock, Taj Mahal, The Sax Pack and Jeff Oster. Click here to see their choices. "Lost" Ellington Song Performed at Jazz To The World More than 300 people kicked off the holiday season at Jazz To The World Nov. 29 at the Englert in Iowa City. Among the highlights of the program was Duke Ellington's "lost" Christmas song. "A Song For Christmas" was discovered by Ellington scholar Janna Steed and transcribed by jazz pianist Dan Knight, music director for Jazz ToThe World. It was performed by the acapella jazz group "Magic 8"...a group from Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. Click here to watch their performance.Donate Your Used Car to KCCK 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. All you need is a clear title and we'll take care of the rest, including pick-up, at no cost to you. Click here for more details about this exciting new program or call 877-883-KCCK (5225).DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Bob DeForest, host of "da Blues" on KCCK, has been inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame.DeForest is only the second radio personality ever to be inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame, the other being KUNI's Bob Dorr. DeForest says that it was actually Dorr who got the ball rolling for his fellow DJ. "Bob lobbied the Linn County Blues Society to nominate me. I'm grateful to him and to the club for making the effort. It's hard to believe that I'll be listed along with so many of my Iowa musical heroes. I'm honored and humbled to be a part of the Hall of Fame." DeForest has hosted "da Blues" on KCCK since 1992. He is a charter member of the Linn County Blues Society. Other local musicians who were inducted this year include Catfish Keith and Dennis "Daddy-O" McMurrin. Bob Stewart Wins National Award KKCK's Bob Stewart was named Programmer of the Year at the annual JazzWeek Awards held June 21 at the JazzWeek Summit in Rochester, New York. KCCK's Music and Program Director has earned this 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. KCCK-FM Station Manager Dennis Green says, "Stewart received this award in 2004 as well and for him to be recognized again shows the measure of respect KCCK holds in this industry. We are a leader." Stewart adds, "I am very honored to received this coast-to-coast recognition. I believe we are a unique station, attracting a variety of listeners, which makes us stand out." In 2004 KCCK also won Small Market Station of the Year honor from JazzWeek. The JazzWeek Summit is held annually by JazzWeek, which publishes the national airplay chart for jazz radio, based on measured airplay data provided by Mediaguide. Flood of 2008 KCCK is offering expanded news coverage as recovery from the Flood of 2008 continues. Much of the information you hear on the air is contained in the scripts linked below. Other media in the area are doing a great job of posting info as well. There are a wealth of resources online as well as on the airTo volunteer, donate and find out where you can get help: www.corridorrecovery.org.
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 We'll Be Live at the Iowa City Jazz Festival The New 106.9 - Dennis What Lawrence Block taught me - Dennis  Listen to the Iowa City Jazz Festival Jazz Under the Stars Lineup Announced Jazz Band Camp Set July 13-17 Listener Wins Rolex KCCK Lists Top 88 of 2008 Music Producers Pick 2008 Top 10s "Lost" Ellington Song Performed at Jazz To The World Donate Your Used Car to KCCK Bob DeForest Named to Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Bob Stewart Wins National Award Flood of 2008 Current Short List: Jazz Organists, Vocal Short List Talking Pictures Reviews: My Sister's Keeper, The Proposal, Year One, The Taking of Pelham 123, Imagine That, The Hangover Car Donations Rhythm & News - the KCCK Newsletter EEO Annual Report |
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