Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Mark Egan is known for his outstanding rhythm section contributions to many groups, including the Pat Metheny Group, Gil Evans, Pat Martino, Larry Coryell and Sting. For his new release, “Truth Be Told”, he’s assembled a super quartet featuring Bill Evans on sax, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Mitch Forman …
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News Music from Dee Dee, Others – Bob
Over the course of a multi-faceted career that has spanned four decades, Dee Dee Bridgewater has put her own unique spin on standards as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-inventing jazz classics. For her latest recording, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater, the singer honors iconic jazz …
Pizzarelli’s New CD – Bob
Ellington a la Pizzarelli – Singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli celebrates the music of Duke Ellington with his new CD, Rockin’ in Rhythm, his first ever Ellington recording. Pizzarelli was still a very young man when Duke passed away in 1974, but thanks to his father, veteran guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, he would eventually learn much about jazz’s …
Apps, We Got Apps – Dennis
Now, you can listen to Iowa’s Jazz Station anywhere you have Wi-Fi or iPhone service! KCCK now has its very own application in the itunes App Store. Search “KCCK” or go to this link. Our HD-2 service, The Iowa Channel, is up with its App as well. Search “Iowa Channel” or visit this link. Development …
THE BEST jazz station I have ever listened to! – A Listener
This is from a listener on our Face Book page. This is THE BEST jazz station I have ever listened to! I’ve been all over the country and have yet to find a station playing such a wide variety of jazz. It is disappointing to drive into Tampa or Dallas and all you can find …
We’ll Miss You, Eliot – George
I never worked for Eliot Keller, but I think I would have enjoyed the experience if I had. The head man at Cedar Rapids radio stations KZIA and KGYM died in December of complications from Lou Gehrig’s disease. I became acquainted with Eliot through the Cedar Rapids Broadcasters’ Community Ascertainment Meetings. Once each quarter the …
Blame It On The Bossa Nova – Lisa
The Englert was nearly full last Saturday with a full menu of great Latin Jazz. I’m a born people watcher…and I have to tell you…when you boast that it’s going to be a Brazilian Night…it brings out the area’s Brazilians in a big way…and that made me even happier. The best known Brazilian in the …
Always a Cool Yule Here… – Dennis
There are two groups of people who are already tired of Christmas music before most of us have even started our shopping: Anyone who works in retail, and…. DJs. Personally, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with holiday music for years. As a young radio announcer, I would watch with a sinking feeling as the program …