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Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Prairie
Kaden Schilling and Cole Huedepohl from Prairie Jazz One spin tunes from Count Baise, Gary Burton, Gordon Goodwin and a British import from Louis Dowdeswell as guest DJs on Iowa’s Jazz Station.
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Kennedy
Adam Sines and Ben Nucaro from Kennedy Jazz Band One both come from musical families, and it showed in their music choices. Adam brought a CD of his grandpa’s vocal swing group, and Ben chose tunes his mom sang when she was in Kennedy’s vocal jazz group, Moonlight Express. Plus, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Don …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Solon
Tori Jones and Lance Martin from the Solon Jazz Orchestra sing in the award-winning Solon Jazz Choirs as well as play in the band, so they feature past Solon guest clinicians Katie Thiroux and Carmen Bradford, as well as Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross; and Kurt Elling! All this and a CD that stopped halfway through …
Culture Crawl 445 “The Day That Shook The City”
On May 22, 1919, a small fire at the Douglas Starch Works created an explosion which impacted Eastern Iowa. Homes, schools and shops were damaged. Windows were shattered, and businesses slowed. Forty-four people lost their lives. George Douglas, owner of Brucemore Mansion at the time, owned the Starch Works, and Brucemore is producing several events …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Jefferson
It’s a rollicking hour of jazz and conversation with Riley Jones and Jacob Marcov from the Jefferson Jazz Ensemble, featuring Clifford Brown, Jeff Lorber, and even the Super Mario Bros!
Culture Crawl 444 “Dennis, Let Me Finish!”
Chorale Midwest performs their spring concert, “Seeking Peace in Music,” April 13 and 14 at Immaculate Conception Church in Cedar Rapids. The full choir, along with the Chamber Singers, Women’s and Men’s Ensembles, and the Vocal Jazz group will all perform. Director Brad Barrett and Chorale member, KCCK’s Bob Stewart, talk about the repertoire and …
Corridor Jazz Guest DJs – Marion
Reddyn Brunner-Luse, David Reisner, and Austin Piper from Marion’s Jazz Band One played Marshall Gilkes, Bunny Berigan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and more during their Guest DJ Hour on KCCK. They also talked about the highlights of their year in jazz band, which included making the Iowa Jazz Championships, and a service project where they play …
Culture Crawl 441 “Hidden in Plain Sight”
The 2019 David and Joan Thaler Holocaust Rememberance Speaker is Rachel Goldman-Miller, who will give several talks in Cedar Rapids and Mt. Vernon April 14-16. Rachel’s story is one not often told about the Holocaust. As a small child, she was taken from her Jewish family, and taken in by a Christian couple in rural …