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KCCK’s IOS App – New and Improved!
KCCK’s app for IOS devices has been updated, with a very cool new look and improved functionality. When you load the app, you’ll see some rotating screens featuring KCCK’s signature events, like Jazz Under The Stars and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. The screen is now optimized for the iPhone 5/5s, but looks good with …
Kennedy Student wins Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover Contest
Cover Art for Corridor Jazz CD, by Kelsey Bills Kelsey Bills, a junior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Bills will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM and her design will adorn the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz …
Special Programs for the Week of January 20 – 26
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List 13: Boz Scaggs The former pop-rock artist Boz Scaggs has in recent years turned his attention to the Great American Songbook, and to good effect. Scaggs is a veteran of the early Steve Miller Blues …
New Music Monday for January 20, 2014
Award-winning soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom has always had a special feeling for ballad performances. Her love for melody comes directly from her earliest exposure to American standards. A few years ago, she noticed that the two or three ballads she would regularly include in live settings attracted special attention from the audience. This …
New Music Monday for January 13, 2014
Any recording made by the legendary pianist Randy Weston is cause for celebration. His legacy with jazz music has spanned over six decades and has put him in contact with the lion’s share of progenitors and innovators of the music. Tenor sax great Billy Harper comes from an equally diverse musical background with …
Special Programs for the Week of January 13 – 19
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List 13: Lisa Kelly The Vocal Short List program this week is an expansion of a couple of segments of the earlier New Face of Jazz series. The singer is Floridian Lisa Kelly, and with her …
Jon Batiste Jazz Workshop for Adults!
Every now and then, sometimes associated with the jazz education work KCCK does in middle and high schools, we’ll get asked “How about some jazz education for adults who want to return to playing or play better?” Well, here is an opportunity! Pianist Jon Batiste is offering a special workshop, targeted at 50+ musicians, prior …
Special Programs for the Week of January 6 – 12
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List 13: John Pizzarelli Guitarist-singer John Pizzarelli has been on the scene for three decades with his swing-influenced jazz. He is well recorded and a mainstream mainstay. His vocalizing reflects his early influence by Nat King …