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 …
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Your Message Here-Dennis
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 …
Clean Up Your Act – George Dorman
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 …
Christian Rocks!
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 …
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 …