Do you remember the episode of “Happy Days” where rock star Flash Cadillac stays with the Cunninghams for a few days but Richie can’t tell any of his friends? We had a similar experience this week when a call came from an LA ad agency, asking if they could rent our production facilities for a …
Thanks for the wide range of comments to the earlier post (if you haven’t read them all, just page down. All are excellent thoughts). The bottom line is that we consider the main thrust of our mission to find ways to make jazz accessible to a greater number of people, without pandering. In other words, …
Here’s a comment from a recent posting I made, which I would like to use to start a new conversation: I would like to hear more CAM Jazz on the station, and ECM. I would like to have a formal mechanism for listeners to recommend discs that are not getting air time. Here’s my first …
Here’s a recent comment left for us (I’ll cut and paste so you don’t have to page down): KCCK, I’m curious if you want comments on this blog. It appears as though you just want it to be a billboard that you post messages to. Do you want interaction? Discussion about jazz? People to post …
Among the topics for Clean Up Your Act for the week of April 30 are “Crocs are removed from the endangered list” and “Simple ways to live green.” After three decades, the American crocodile is off the federal endangered species list. In 1975, the croc was close to extinction in the U.S., a victim of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
