Sam Kelly and Nathan Wylie from the Linn Mar Colton Center Jazz Ensemble choose some personal favorites during their guest DJ show. Sam brought in a vintage UI Johnson County Landmark CD that features not only his cousin, 10 of Soul founder and North Scott band director Mike McMann, when he was a student, but …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Shortlist: Pat Smith Guitarist Pat Smith came to Iowa from Illinois by way of San Francisco. When he plays, he says, he “just tries to play with some feeling, and I always want to have …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Following her Grammy wins in 2015 and 2017, Eliane Elias returns with “Music from Man of La Mancha,” recorded with two different trios—one that finds the piano virtuoso accompanied by bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Jack DeJohnette and the other featuring Marc Johnson on bass …
Bob Washut Reflects On His Career and Music By Dennis Green (This article originally appeared in the newsletter of the Jazz Educators of Iowa) In some parallel universe, Dr. Bob Washut is accepting accolades from friends and colleagues as he wraps up a successful career. As a veterinarian. And had it not been for a …
The percussion section takes over the show as drummers Miles Damaso and Luke Foster are our guest DJs from Kennedy. In a shocking twist, the hour features drummers Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, and Art Blakey. Not to mention the full, unexpurgated 12-minute “Sing Sing Sing” by Bennie Goodman.
Caleb Kleman and Michael Muhlena from the Cedar Rapids Washington Revolutionists (where Caleb won an Outstanding Performance award), join us for an hour of music that features Roy Hargrove, Jobim, Mingus, Chet Baker, and more. We don’t forget the singers, either. Michael has been a member of Washington’s vocal jazz group, Slice of Jazz, and …
Trey Holets and Cody Techau from the Lisbon jazz band take the wheel at KCCK, for an hour of music that include several past Corridor Jazz tunes featuring their band, as well as Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and even The Andrews Sisters.
Caleb Burken and Jaden Henley from Xavier High School bookend their hour with “St. Louis Toodle-oo,” opening with the original by Duke Ellington and closing with their version from the Corridor Jazz Project 2018 CD, featuring Caleb on the trumpet and guest artist Bob Dunn, Banjo. In between, we hear several songs they enjoyed playing …
