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Culture Crawl 448 – “Choirable”
Family Folk Machine is Iowa City’s intergenerational, non-auditioned folk choir. They sing American folk tunes as well as new compositions created by the members. Directors Jean Littlejohn and Gayla Drake say Family Folk Machine offers not just vocal practice and songwriting, but also lessons on traditional folk instruments. The choir’s spring concert, “Many Voices/One Voice: …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Linn-Mar
It’s Nathan Wylie’s third go round as a KCCK guest DJ. He’s joined by fellow trumpet player Anna Kelly. They lead off with a vintage recording of the UI’s Johnson County Landmark, featuring then-students Aaron Nuss, now a Linn-Mar band director, and Mike McMann, leader of 10 of Soul, but more importantly, Anna’s cousin. Plus, …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – City
Lillian Prybil and former KCCK intern Maggie Cremers from City High play Kenny Garrett, Count Basie, Marshall Gilkes, and the Bob Florence band. Along the way, Maggie refuses to dish on her section-mate (and Corridor Jazz soloist) Kolbe, but some disturbing allegations are made about cheating at the annual City Jazz Band Gingerbread House-making contest.
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – West
James Mons, Ty Waters, and Jake Greenlee capped their jazz band season by achieving the highest honor an Iowa high school jazz musician can receive: a successful audition into the All State Jazz Band, performing in May at the Iowa Bandmasters Association Convention. James, Ty, and Jake talk about the year in West High jazz …
Student Jazzers Guest DJ on KCCK
As a part of April Jazz Appreciation Month, KCCK welcomed students from area high schools to be guest DJs, to play some of their favorite tunes from jazz band, talk about music and their future plans. Listen to the Wednesday Special re-broadcasts, each week at 6pm: May 8 – Kennedy & Prairie May 15 – …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Xavier
Xavier Jazz Band One had a great year, winning their division at Coe’s Jazz Summit, and taking 3rd at the Iowa Jazz Championships for the second year in a row. Gus Brown, Ava Melchior, and David Weaver talk about their season, dish (just a little) about their bandmates, and play tunes that range from Charles …
Culture Crawl 446 “Please Excuse the Self-Serving Plug”
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to talk about several upcoming events around Eastern Iowa, including shows at UI Theatres, City Circle, and without any prompting (or payment) from Dennis, KCCK’s own “Taste of Jazz” featuring pianist Michael Wolff, on April 26. Check out Dawn’s own weekly Flashcast about upcoming …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Liberty
Carley Spading and Jacob Morgan are our guests from Liberty, Iowa’s newest high school. In fact, Carley is the only senior in the band, which is in just its second year of existence. Carley and Jacob talk about helping start a brand-new program, and play tunes that include Max Roach, Gerry Mulligan, Mel Lewis, John …