We’re excited to debut a new Sunday lineup on Sept. 6, that we think you’ll like. We’re expanding one show and bringing another back by popular request. Our new Sunday night lineup begins with the smooth sound of Cafe Jazz at 6pm. Then at 8, a show we have had dozens of requests to bring …
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Jazz Under the Stars Videos
Anne Kinney of Illusions Fine Portraiture has created some neat video montages from photos she took at KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars concerts, including music from the groups she photographed. Click here to see the video or the Fred Woodard Trio.Click here for the video of the Al Naylor Quartet.
KCCK.org All Clean! – Dennis
KCCK fans who use Firefox or Safari as their web browser have noticed something very disturbing over the last few days. Whenever they surfed to our site, they received a warning screen saying that Google had rated kcck.org as an attack site that would download malicious software to their computer. Well, I’m happy to report …
The New 106.9 – Dennis
KCCK’s Johnson County booster at 106.9 is back on the air after moving to a new tower. For nearly two decades, the translator broadcast from a leased towe northest of Iowa City. Recently, we lost our lease, and in advertising parlance, ‘everything had to go.’ Our new home is atop the Kirkwood campus on Lower …
What Lawrence Block taught me – Dennis
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing writer Lawrence Block on the Culture Crawl, who was in Iowa for a reading for the Metro Library Network’s “Out Loud!” series. Block is the legendary crime fiction writer, winner of many Shamus & Edgar Awards (the Oscars of crime fiction), creator of the Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison …
Taste of JUTS Recipes! – Lisa
Thanks again to everyone who joined us for Taste of Jazz Under The Stars. If you were there, I’m sure you’d love to fix some of the delightful dishes you sampled. And, if not, maybe you’d like to see what you missed! Below are the recipes featured at the event, courtesy of the Kirkwood Hospitality …
Stoltzman Salutes Benny Goodman in I.C. – Mark
CRichard Stoltzman presented a “Salute to Benny Goodman” April 3 at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City. Stoltzman was backed by the University of Iowa Johnson County Landmark jazz band directed by John Rapson. I talked by phone with Stoltzman prior to the performance. Click here to listen to the interview.
Nashville Jazz Station in danger – Dennis
WMOT, the long-time jazz station serving Nashville may be on the chopping block, as its licensee, Middle Tennessee State University, looks to cut $19 million dollars from its budget. Read about it here (Thanks to KCCK member Mason Eckley for bringing the story to our attention). At this time, KCCK’s support from Kirkwood is not …