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Order the 2023 Corridor Jazz Project Album!
Get your copy of the Corridor Jazz Project XVI album today! The album is available as a high-quality audio download for you to listen to or upload to your favorite music app. Included in the package is a PDF of the Corridor Jazz Project playbill with complete liner notes and solo information as well as …
Corridor Jazz Project Guest DJs
Students from area high school jazz programs join KCCK in studio to talk music and play some of their favorite jazz songs To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel. Here is the schedule: April 3 – Marion – Katie Noll, Chris Oberbroeckling, Aaron Piper April …
Culture Crawl 796 “300 Shows and Counting”
Cameron Sullenberger, pianist, singer, director, and co-founder of Revival Theatre Company, left a gaping hole in the arts community when he passed away a few weeks ago. His co-founder, Brian Glick reflects on the memory of his friend, before we talk about Revival’s upcoming show, “Million Dollar Quartet.” The musical tells the true story of …
Corridor Jazz Concert March 7
Join us Tuesday, March 7 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids for the Corridor Jazz Project concert! Attend a single session or as many as you like for one low ticket price! PLUS get a download or CD of the Corridor Jazz Project XVI album with every ticket purchase (limit one …
Culture Crawl 795 “Now, With Vocal Jazz”
The Coe Jazz Summit has added a Vocal Jazz division for 2023, under the direction of Coe’s new Vocal Music professor, Luke Lovegood. Jazz Summit is already one of the biggest clinic/competitions in the state, with nearly 100 jazz bands from middle through high school. Steve Shanley says guests for the finale instrumental concert on …
Culture Crawl 794 “Can We Do This Every Weekend?”
Harmony School of Music offers music classes to students as young as 3rd grade, focusing particularly on kids who may not otherwise have a chance to learn and play music. Harmony is organizing a full day of music on March 4 at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library. Harmony director Jessica Altfillisch says there will be …
Culture Crawl 793 “Not A Museum Piece”
Orchestra Iowa’s landmark 100th season continues Feb. 17 & 18 with “American Dreams,” a show designed by Tim Hankewich specifically to showcase pieces of music inspired by the American styles of Broadway, movies, and even bluegrass and funk. Special guests will be the Grammy-award winning Harlem Quartet, and the program will also include the world …
Culture Crawl 792 “The Grilled Cheese are VERY Popular”
UNI’s music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia takes on the huge task of putting on the Tallcorn Jazz Festival, one of the region’s biggest jazz festivals. Johnny Hartliep competed at Tallcorn as a Cedar Falls High student, and says that his experience then was one of the things that drew him to UNI. The public …