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Culture Crawl 237 “Just Keep Singing”
Chorale Midwest was formed 20 years ago by a group of choir alums who wanted to keep performing post-school. KCCK’s Bob Stewart is a charter member. Today, the Chorale has grown to include a main ensemble, a women’s chorus, a vocal jazz group, and also features a soloist spotlight series. Upcoming events include: March 13 …
Special Programs: Week of March 13 – 19
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Tim Daugherty) Keyboardist Tim Daugherty should be a familiar name to many. From his emergence with the Daugherty-Davis & McPartland group in the early 1980s to his current steady gig as a musician on …
Branford at KCCK
“The only way to play this music well is to sound like crap until you don’t sound like crap any more.” Branford Marsalis talks about developing a “sound” (and why that idea is silly), the transition between playing in a small group and with a symphony orchestra, and even his Twitter “feud” with Kurt Elling …
Culture Crawl 236 “He’ll Have to Re-explain Everything These Two Rubes Said.”
Orchestra Iowa welcomes jazz legend Branford Marsalis to the Creative Corridor March 10 and 11 for two concerts, Friday at Hancher and Saturday at the Paramount. In between, there will be a free Q&A session with Branford, March 11 at 10am in the Opus Concert Cafe. Airing just before Branford himself stops by the KCCK …
Special Programs: Week of March 6 – 12
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Damani Phillips) This week The Short List profiles the outstanding alto saxophonist Damani Phillips. He teaches both jazz music and African-American studies at the University of Iowa. He may be better known as the instrumentalist …
Culture Crawl 235 “Like a Cole Porter Greatest Hits Album”
Evan Hilsabeck and Josh Holmes direct the Iowa City Community Theatre production of “Anything Goes,” March 3-12 in Iowa City. The score is rich with hit after hit from the legendary Cole Porter, including “I Get a Kick out of You,” You’re the Top,” It’s De-Lovely,” and the title song. The story, a madcap shipboard …
Special Programs: Week of February 27 – March 5
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Jim Dreier) Latin percussionist Jim Dreier of Iowa City is an educator at the University of Iowa, but also a familiar face for Latin and jazz fans. He is one of the founding members of …
Culture Crawl 234 “The First Sign of Spring”
for many is “Prairie Preview,” a free event presented by the Bur Oak Land Trust of Johnson County, March 9 at 6:30 pm. You can browse a variety of exhibits on the theme of nature and conservation, and hear a talk by UI professor Steve Hendryx called “Wild Bees of Iowa: Hidden Diversity in the …