Center Point-Urbana made its very first appearance in the Corridor Jazz Project this year, and fortunately, we were able to complete the concert before the pandemic hit. Emma, DJ, and Liam spun some great tunes and told us some funny stories. Things Dennis learned from Emma, DJ, and Liam: DJ has a Twitch Channel The …
Declan Green, Rufaro Muskwe, and Dylan Sines represented Kennedy Jazz Band One for our Guest DJ series. They had some pretty good stories, including why Declan and Rufaro are known as the “High-Five” guys! Playlist: “All The Things You Are” – Charlie Parker “And Then I Knew” – Pat Metheny Group “Summertime” – Chet …
Alan Colton and Noah McLaughlin are this year’s guest DJs from the Solon Jazz Orchestra. They played some jazz tunes they find meaningful, with a special shoutout to their director, Mr. Cervantez, aka Mr. C, and some memories of guest artist Josh Duffee’s memorable performance at the Corridor Jazz Project concert Playlist: “Don’t Let Me …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Stan Levey, Art Taylor, Pete Laroca and Steve Gadd, percussionist Mongo Santa Maria, pianists Andre Previn, Claude Bolling and Victor Feldman, saxophonists Charlie Rouse, Stanley Turrentine, Gerry Mulligan and Pat LaBarbera,guitarists Gene Bertoncini and John Pizzarelli, vocalist Carmen …
John Heim, KCCK’s Big Mo, often receives praise and positive feedback from listeners. These days more than usual, as homebound music fans turn to the radio for an entertainment fix. But he has never gotten a phone call quite the one he received on April 3. John was in the midst of his “Beaker Street …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Snorre Kirk—the composer, bandleader and drummer—has long since made his mark on listeners in Scandinavia and further south. He was 16 when he went from Norway to Helsingor in Denmark. The relocated Norwegian, an exquisitely flexible musician with a keen eye for tradition, sits behind the kit with …
Lewis Kleman and Emily Kelly are seniors at Cedar Rapids Washington and three-year members of the top jazz band, the Revolutionists. They got their start in jazz at KCCK’s Jazz Band Camp in middle school. Dave Sharp of Indian Hills Community College was their combo director, and they still remember things he told them all …
Jacob Morgan and Theo DeSchinckel are founding members of the Liberty High School Jazz Ensemble. As they get ready to end their high school careers, they talk about being the first students in a new school, and play some of their favorite jazz recordings. Theo and Jacob’s Playlist: “Kogi” – The Jacob Mann Band “I …
