KCCK hosted superstar Bassist Christian McBride over the weekend, when he came to Cedar Rapids for a residency and performance at Kirkwood. Christian was delightful, chatting in-studio with Bob Stewart for nearly an hour. Listen to that interview here. The concert was outstanding, as Christian led the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and CR Jazz through tunes …
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Clean Up Your Act – George Dorman
Topics for Clean Up Your Act for the week of April 23 include “Burning fat for your car” and “The Iowa River makes a list of endangered waterways.” Tyson Foods plans to send fat from one of its plants in Texas to a nearby ConocoPhillips refinery where it will be mixed with diesel. It will …
Live Jazz Galore–Bob
It’s a busy week for live jazz in the area, starting tonight in the Washington High Auditorium with the Cedar 6 Jazz Festival. The 7pm concert features the six area high school jazz bands strutting their stuff. Thursday night is the first night of KCCK’s Jazz at the ‘Brary: Caliente! program, with Jim Drier and …
New Miles Book and Ella Tribute-Bob
I was just perusing a review by Steve Greenlee of The Boston Globe about yet another book coming out about Miles Davis. “It’s About That Time: Miles Davis On and Off the Record” is written by Richard Cook, who is one of the authors of “The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD.” Each chapter of …
Clean Up Your Act – George
Topics for Clean Up Your Act for the week of March 19 include “Surveying coral reefs by satellite” and “The Brits tackle climate change.” A new satellite survey has allowed scientists to pinpoint the location and assess the health of half-a-million square miles of coral reefs. Over-fishing is a problem.With fewer fish to eat algae …
Great Week-Bob
Boy, it was a great week for live jazz in Eastern Iowa this past week. With numerous opportunities to catch bassist Ben Allison and his Quartet and David Sanborn and his Quintet, it was a rare treat for us jazz fans. I caught Allison’s date at the Sanctuary on Monday night, after he and trumpeter …
Ben Allison in Studio Today-Bob Stewart
Bassist Ben Allison and his quartet are in the area this week for a series of live performances. It starts with a gig at the Sanctuary in Iowa City tonight, then at the Redstone Room in Davenport on Wednesday, and the Reverb in Cedar Falls on Thursday before moving on to the Blue Room in …
Clean Up Your Act – George
Topics for Clean Up Your Act for the week of March 5 include “Green roofs grow in popularity” and “An Oscar for Al.” The number of green roofs in the U.S. is said to have grown by 80% in 2005.A green roof contains a layer of soil and vegetation. It helps insulate the roof, reducing …