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Corridor Jazz Project 2021 is Off and Running!
After months of planning, the Corridor Jazz Project 2021 has begun. It’s a big project, even without a pandemic to complicate things. We launched the program on Feb. 18 at Mt. Vernon, where the Swinging’ STANGS performed with guest artist (and Mt. Vernon alum!) singer Amy Friedl Stoner. It would have been far easier to …
No Art in a Vacuum: Soundtrack to the Struggle
2021 marks KCCK’s fourth year airing Soundtrack to the Struggle, our on-going series celebrating jazz’s contributions to the fight for racial equality. We here at KCCK often say that, in jazz, every month is Black History month. The stories of jazz and Black America are inexorably joined, and those stories are endless. You can hear …
Remembering Chick Corea
Legendary pianist and composer Chick Corea passed away February 9 after a battle with cancer. He appeared in the Corridor many times, most recently in 2019 with his Trilogy Trio at Hancher in what would be his final tour. In 2010, he played a solo piano gig at the Englert. Prior to the concert, he had …
Culture Crawl 616 “Grant Wood Revealed”
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art opens “Grant Wood Revealed” Feb. 13, an exhibit of rarely-seen work by the master artist, taken from the Museum’s 300-piece Grant Wood collection (the world’s largest), and pieces from private collectors. “Seriously Funny,” an exhibit of American Gothic parodies continues as well. Learn more at www.crma.org.
City High Student Wins Corridor Jazz Art Contest
Diego Loria-Eivins, a freshman at City High School in Iowa City, has been chosen as the winner of the 2021 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Diego will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM. His design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XIV”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from …
Brian and Marty – A Match Made Under the Stars
Marty and Brian Stoll make a great couple. Their love and respect for each other is evident when you talk to them. They joke with one another, they truly enjoy each other’s company, and they have many interests in common. KCCK is one of those common interests. They’ve been KCCK members for 10 years, but …
Culture Crawl 615 “Special Secret Techniques”
Kimberlee Rocca is an artist who works in paper, fiber, foil and metal whose work is included in collections at the University of Iowa Museum of Art and UIHC. She brings a new show to Gilded Pear Gallery Jan. 29 – Feb. 27, titled “Picking Up The Pieces.” Kimberlee and Gallery Director Lauren Tucci are …
Culture Crawl 614 “You’ve Got This, Mom”
Gems of Hope was created by the families of Cedar Rapids women in cancer treatment, who noticed that many people arrived for their appointments without family or friends to support them. Gems of Hope co-founder Beth Hammell and Executive Director Sarah McCaffery say that today the organization offers handmade gifts or tokens to cancer patients …