Category: KCCK Blog

Special Programs: Week of February 27 – March 5

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Corridor Jazz (Jim Dreier) Latin percussionist Jim Dreier of Iowa City is an educator at the University of Iowa, but also a familiar face for Latin and jazz fans. He is one of the founding members of …

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New Music Monday for February 27, 2017

 Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.   In many ways, Charles Mingus and Gerry Mulligan couldn’t have been more different. One was notoriously fiery and confrontational; the other understated, the epitome of cool. But one thing the two jazz icons did share—beyond their influential shaping of the music’s low end—was their singularity …

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Special Programs: Week of February 20 – 26

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Corridor Jazz (Al Naylor) On The Short List this week trumpeter Al Naylor is the subject. He has been a steady influence on jazz education for nearly three decades leading the jazz programs at the Linn Mar …

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New Music Monday for February 20, 2017

 Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.     At age 14, pianist and composer Emily Bear enjoys arranging, orchestrating and performing in a diverse collection of styles. Having made her professional debut at the Ravinia Festival at 5-years-old, she has since performed at many of the world’s most well-known venues including Carnegie …

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Travel to Italy & The Umbria Jazz Festival!

Travel with KCCK to Italy to the Umbria Jazz Festival and Rome, July 9 -17, 2017. Don’t delay!! This is a specially priced experience and your commitment must be made by the end of March. For more information contact Lisa Baum at 319.398.5421 or lisa@kcck.org.   Download the Brochure. Download the Reservation form. We’re heading …

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Special Programs: Week of February 13 – 19

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Corridor Jazz (John Rapson)   On the surface, John Rapson is a trombonist and composer who teaches at the University of Iowa. However, Rapson is also a remarkable jazz ensemble creator of wonderful sounds that have strong …

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New Music Monday for February 13, 2017

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.   Since moving from Chesapeake, Virginia to New York City in 2001, Nate Smith has helped reinvigorate the international jazz scene with his visceral style of drumming by playing with such esteemed leading lights as bassist Dave Holland, saxophonists Chris Potter and Ravi Coltrane, and singers …

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Special Programs: Week of February 6 – 12

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Corridor Jazz (Ray Blue) Saxophonist Ray Blue is really a New York native but his home away from home is Eastern Iowa. He comes back each year to perform and conduct workshops. He has a degree in …

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