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NewsSpring On-Air Fund Drive Continues On-Line Thanks to everyone who has done their part so to keep the jazz playing on KCCK. So far, our Spring Pledge Drive has raised over $55,000. Thanks to the nearly 400 people who pledged so far, especially new members like David Woodward of Clear Lake, who won tickets to see Chick Corea. But we still need to raise around $30,000 by June 30 through mailings, telemarketing and special events. To help, click here to pledge on-line. Thank you gifts include our "Got Jazz" t-shirt for new members at the $75 level, the new "Got Jazz" coffee mug at the $120 level, or an Insignia Portable HD Radio for $240. Or become a member of the CD of the Month Club for $500. Corridor Jazz Project Concert April 6 Nine high school jazz bands in the Cultural Corridor will join forces onstage Tuesday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall at Prairie High School in celebration of the release of a compilation CD featuring the work of all nine bands. Tickets are available at the participating high schools or at West Music in Coralville and in Marion and can be purchased on-line. Cost is $10, $5 when purchased from a participating school. Proceeds benefit the jazz bands at the schools. The program matches each school's top jazz band with a professional jazz player, who will perform as a guest soloist with the band during the concert. The song was professionally recorded earlier this year by Karrleton Recording and Catamount Studios. CDs will be made available to each school to sell and keep the proceeds. CDs will also be available for sale to the public at the concert, through KCCK, at Barnes & Noble in Cedar Rapids and at Real Records in Iowa City. The Corridor Jazz Project is a jazz education and mentoring program for jazz band students created by KCCK. Listen To KCCK Anywhere! You can now listen to Iowa's Jazz Station anywhere you have Wi-Fi or iPhone service! KCCK now has its very own application in the itunes App Store. Search "KCCK" or go to this link. Our HD-2 service, The Iowa Channel, is up with its App as well. Search "Iowa Channel" or visit this link. Development of both of these cool, custom-branded apps was made possible through a grant from the Iowa Arts Council. KCCK Posts Listener Survey Results More than 200 people participated in KCCK's recent Listener Survey and the responses ran the gamut from "We love everything you do" to "We hate everything you do" and everything in between. If you read through the comments, you'll see that nearly every show on KCCK is both someone's favorite and one that someone else demands we get rid of. We will go over the comments as a staff, graphing the results against other audience data and see if any patterns emerge. The results are posted here for you to read. Chick Corea 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. Tickets can be purchased at the Englert Box Office, 221 East Washington Street in downtown Iowa City, or call (319) 688-2653 or Purchase tickets on-line. KCCK will host an After Party right after the concert ends at The Chef's Table, next door to the Englert. Chick plans to stop by, so it's your chance to say hello and maybe get an autograph or a picture. Hors d'oureves and refreshments will be available. Cost is just $15 for the after party, but space is limited so register on-line call 319-398-5446 to make your reservation. Keb Mo at Riverside April 10
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb' Mo will perform at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort Saturday, April 10, at 8 p.m. Mo's music is a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America. He's a three-time Grammy winner for Contemporary Blues Album. Tickets are $30 and $40. Tickets are on sale in the Gift Shop or on-line. Doors open at 7 p.m. Must be 21 or older to attend. Schoolhouse Jazz Wins ICKY Award KCCK's "Schoolhouse Jazz" was honored during the 4th Annual Iowa Cultural Corridor Awards for Innovation and Excellence. The elementary jazz education program received the ICKY in the Educational Category. The project 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. KCCK Lists 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 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 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 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.
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