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Jazz Used To Give Me A Headache – City Guest DJs 22
Maya Bennett, Manny Kaine, and Kento Yahashiri from City High join us as guest DJs, fresh from a performance at Jazz Championships, where the City High Jazz Ensemble made the finals. They talk about some other band trips they took this year, and spin some great tunes! Maya, Manny, and Kento’s Playlist.
Different Every Time – Prairie Guest DJs 22
Eli Copeland, Brett Ehler, and Max Quanrud from Prairie Jazz I spin some memorable jazz band tunes and talk about their year. Eli, Brett, and Max’s Playlist
Culture Crawl 704 “That Sounds Terrifying! Sure, I’ll Try It”
Jennifer Fawcett, an Ontario native who spent several years living in Iowa City. Her plays, such as “Apples in Winter” have been performed multiple times in the Corridor. She has just published her first novel. “Beneath The Stairs” is a literary horror novel, that is to say, it’s scary, but also is driven by its …
Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers”
Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers” Jim Miller is the new Interim Executive Director at CSPS Hall, the original driver behind the wildly popular New Bohemia neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. CSPS is returning to a full performance schedule, with theatre art exhibits, Pints & Politics, a screening of the award-winning Collins Radio Space …
Culture Crawl 705 “Not All Concerts Are Created Equal”
Orchestra Iowa Board Member Anne Harris Carter joins Tim Hankewich and Dennis Green to discuss what Tim says may be the most important concert Orchestra Iowa has ever performed. “Seven Words of the Unarmed,” composed by Joel Thompson, brings to life the last words of seven Black men who were killed by police or an …
We Love The Chaos – Lisbon Guest DJs 22
The drum section takes over the Corridor Jazz Guest DJ Show as percussionists Johnny Mallie and Henry Streuber share some big news from Lisbon, and it’s not just that the band made Jazz Championships. The Lisbon band is very fond of Charles Mingus, so we hear a lot of him, as well as Maynard Ferguson, …
Dad Bought It For Me So He Could Listen To It – West Branch Guest DJs 22
Nina Torkelson was the Corridor Jazz Guest DJ Show’s first solo act when Jonah and Matt couldn’t come due to illness. But she took it in stride, sharing some fun stories about music at West Branch High School, which joined the Corridor Jazz Project for the first time this year. She even played some of …
“I Was The Airplane” Clear Creek-Amana Guest DJs 2022
Clear Creek-Amana is new to this year’s Corridor Jazz Project, so it was extra fun to welcome Adonis Fender, Ryan Humphrey, and Liz Schultz to KCCK to learn more about their school and music programs. Along the way, we also get to hear Cannonball Adderly, Chick Corea, Chet Baker, and even Glenn Miller. Click here …