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Culture Crawl 812 “There Was Homework”
TKM Theatrical Productions presents Neil Simon’s “I Oughta Be In Pictures” May 5-7 at the Amana Performing Arts Center. It’s the story of the relationship between a Hollywood screenwriter and the daughter he left behind as a toddler, who has now searched him out. The play is Neil Simon at his finest, rapid-fire one-liners with …
Culture Crawl 811 “Management Could Have Tripled The Price”
Orchestra Iowa goes Latin this week with “Havana Nights,” featuring singer Camila Zamora and the legendary Mambo Kings, with a program that will range from Spanish arias to “One Como Va” and the Beatles. Tim Hankewich says this kind of show is a bit of a stretch for the orchestra, but will really show off …
Culture Crawl 810 “Wished I Could Play”
Fresh from a performance with Orquesta Alto Maiz at KCCK’s Taste of Jazz, Jim Dreier stages a reunion from twenty years of directing the UI’s Latin/Jazz Ensemble. Jim’s former students are coming from as far away as Indiana, Colorado and California to perform. 5pm Friday, May 5 at The Opus Concert Café. Tickets at www.artsiowa.com. …
“I Need to Know Where That Nickname Came From” – City Guest Djs 2023
City High’s Eli, Nora, Ashley, and Marcus wrapped up the 2023 Guest DJ series in a big way, dishing about a big victory at Jazz Championships over frenemy Iowa City West, and played not one, but two songs featuring City High Director (and alum), Mr. Ottmar. We’re pretty sure they demanded to know where his …
“Spicy Chicken Sandwich” – Liberty Guest Djs 2023
Two of the four student Djs from Liberty High School know KCCK well. Leah came to Jazz Band Camp for four years in middle school, and David performed last year as a part of the Young Artist Series at Jazz Under the Stars. Fellow seniors Brody and Daniel joined them for a fast-paced hour where …
“Breaking News” – Jefferson Guest Djs 2023
Just as Jude Biwer and Ben Drzycimski arrived for their guest DJ shows, we learned that Carl Rowles and Matthew Nicholson had just been named the new directors of the Cedar Rapids Jefferson band program. Mr. Nicholson has been a part of the Jefferson program during his student teaching years and helped Steve Stickney from …
“Google Maps is not that Smart” – Clear Creek-Amana Guest Djs 2023
Ryan Humphrey and Jackson Schloss learned the hard way why you never use Google Maps to get to KCCK (it sends you to a random building on the north end of campus). But they arrived just in time to host their show, with music from Cannonball Adderly, Clifford Brown, Herbie Hancock, and more! https://spinitron.com/KCCK/pl/17293516/Corridor-Jazz-Guest-Djs-Clear-Creek-Amana
Culture Crawl 809 “Growing Your Own Replacements”
Orquesta Alto Maiz, Iowa’s Salsa Band, is still going strong in its 37th year. Original members Ed East and Jim Dreier sat down with us to talk about how the band actually created much of today’s interest in salsa and Latin Jazz. Along the way, members of the band who were, or who became teachers, …