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 …
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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 …
Native Son Glenn Miller-Bob Stewart
As we noted Iowa native Glenn Miller’s birthdate yesterday, it brought back memories of my first exposure to jazz back when I was a kid. We were all bombarded by those commercials for the “Best of the Big Band Era” compilations on television. You’d get little snippets of the more famous charts of the Swing …
And we’re back!
KCCK returned to the air this morning (Monday), several hours ahead of when we thought we’d be back up, so things are rapidly returning to normal. Kirkwood, of course, is closed today and tonight, all locations. Listen to KCCK or watch kcck.org for the early word on Kirkwood classes on Tuesday.
Storm Blog (Sunday)-Dennis
There are many things critical to the success of a radio station… Great music, interesting personalities… And electricity. Right now, KCCK has only two out of those three. The winter storm that blew through Eastern Iowa on Saturday first iced over our tower, requiring us to leave the air about 5pm, and remain off till …