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This Week In Jazz August 18 thru August 24
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trombonists Eddie Durham, Jack Teagarden, Frank Rosalino and Jiggs Wigham, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, drummer Ginger Baker, pianist/singer Jamie Cullum and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Red Garland Trio w/ John …
Culture Crawl 955 “That August Show”
TKM Productions’ Ron Gilbert & Tom Milligan are in the studio to talk about the birds and the bees… “Sex Please We’re Sixty” by Michael & Susan Parker will be running August 23-25 at The Amana Performing Arts Center with 7:30pm shows Friday and Saturday and a 3pm matinee on Sunday. For tickets and more …
This Week In Jazz August 11 thru August 17
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Doc West, Stix Hooper, Alvin Queen and Cecil Brooks III, singers Lorez Alexandria and Mary Stallings, pianists George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong’s “Ella …
Culture Crawl 954 “Unnecessarily Difficult”
August 15 at KCCK’s at Jazz Under The Stars, it’s a class reunion with Group X. Nearly 20 years ago, 5 UNI music students formed a band and recorded an album. Today, the members of Group X lead some of our top area music programs, including Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids Washington, and even UNI, their alma …
Culture Crawl 953 “I Guess I’m a Puff”
Emma Kostiv and Matthew James are gearing up to tell the accelerated tale of a certain school of magic concerning an alternative group of misfit heroes. “Puffs” a play by Matt Cox will run two weekends August 9-18 at Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium with all proceeds going towards the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. For tickets …
This Week In Jazz August 4 thru August 10
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Jeri Southern, Jimmy Witherspoon and Abbey Lincoln, percussionists Airto Moreira and Jack DeJohnette, violinist Regina Carter, reedmen Benny Carter, Buddy Colette and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jazz impresario Norman Granz and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Culture Crawl 950 “Fingers Going Everywhere”
The Invisible Band headlines Week 2 of KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars, and we managed to squeeze the entire band into our studio! Formed by John Reasoner and Ken Duncan, this band has been entertaining audiences since the mid-80s, when they composed the “Hawk Rap” featuring members of the Iowa Football team. You’ll hear modern …
Culture Crawl 949 “His Inner Mary Martin”
Kicking off their ’24-’25 season, Iowa City Community Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “A Grand Night for Singing,” with shows August 9 and 10 at 7:30pm and August 11 at 2pm at The Englert Theatre. Wes Habley and Josh Sazon are in the studio to tell us all about it. For tickets visit www.englert.org. For …