New Music Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Tradition is an overused word in jazz—tradition is important, but the continuum of jazz is far more important because it’s not just about where the music’s been but where it is going. Two people that symbolize the continuum are pianist Justin Kauflin and his mentor, iconic trumpeter …
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New Music Monday for February 2, 2015
New Music Monday Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Innovative and electrifying Toronto-based drummer Ernesto Cervini has shared the stage with many legendary musicians, including Joe Lovano, Clark Terry, Benny Golson and Buddy DeFranco. He has energy to burn, whether radiating it from behind his drum kit or working on any number of musical and …
New Music Monday for January 26, 2015
New Music Monday Playlist on Youtube and Spotify. Tenor saxophonist Ian Sims was advised early in his career that in order to fully captivate your audience, you must consider a variety of programming. Your material should engage the listener by presenting different styles and tempos while still maintaining continuity. “Conundrum” takes the listener on …
New Music Monday for January 19, 2015
New Music Monday Playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Saxophonist Chris Potter began his musical journey in the late 1980s with bebop veteran Red Rodney and laid the foundation for his current position as a leading light in jazz, sharing the studio and the bandstand with a staggering list of major artists including Paul Motian, …
JazzWeek Honors KCCK, Bob Stewart
KCCK has been named Station of the Year for Markets 88-plus for the fourth time by JazzWeek and Bob Stewart has been tabbed as Program Director of the Year for an unprecedented sixth time (he also won in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Stewart was on hand to receive the awards at the annual …
First Friday Jazz February 6
The Opus Concert Cafe, located next to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids, continues its jazz series February 6 with the Peter Schlamb Group. Schlamb was born and raised in St. Louis and started taking piano lessons at the age of five. When he turned 11, he discovered Lionel Hampton and started playing jazz …
New shows on KCCK Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
Two new national jazz shows have debuted on KCCK’s PrimeTime Lineup weeknights at 6 p.m. New Orleans Calling airs Tuesdays and comes to us from the New Orleans heritage music station WWOZ, hosted by George Ingmire. Each week, George explores the Crescent City with exclusive New Orleans stories, interviews and music. Jazz Night in America …
New Music Monday for January 12, 2015
New Music Monday Playlist on Youtube and Spotify. The New York City-based saxophonist Michael Blake has built his reputation by producing albums that “make the familiar sound fresh” (Jim Macnie, Downbeat). That statement couldn’t be applied better than to Blake’s new release, “Tiddy Boom,” his nod to the magnificent tenor saxophone innovators Coleman Hawkins …