2022 has been a big year for the Liberty High School music program, with a trip to the national Jazz Educators Network conference and the school’s first trip to Iowa Jazz Championships. Tyson, Killian, and Christian from Liberty High School tell tales and play a very tasty hour of music on Iowa’s Jazz Station. View …
Maya Bennett, Manny Kaine, and Kento Yahashiri from City High join us as guest DJs, fresh from a performance at Jazz Championships, where the City High Jazz Ensemble made the finals. They talk about some other band trips they took this year, and spin some great tunes! Maya, Manny, and Kento’s Playlist.
Eli Copeland, Brett Ehler, and Max Quanrud from Prairie Jazz I spin some memorable jazz band tunes and talk about their year. Eli, Brett, and Max’s Playlist
The drum section takes over the Corridor Jazz Guest DJ Show as percussionists Johnny Mallie and Henry Streuber share some big news from Lisbon, and it’s not just that the band made Jazz Championships. The Lisbon band is very fond of Charles Mingus, so we hear a lot of him, as well as Maynard Ferguson, …
Nina Torkelson was the Corridor Jazz Guest DJ Show’s first solo act when Jonah and Matt couldn’t come due to illness. But she took it in stride, sharing some fun stories about music at West Branch High School, which joined the Corridor Jazz Project for the first time this year. She even played some of …
Clear Creek-Amana is new to this year’s Corridor Jazz Project, so it was extra fun to welcome Adonis Fender, Ryan Humphrey, and Liz Schultz to KCCK to learn more about their school and music programs. Along the way, we also get to hear Cannonball Adderly, Chick Corea, Chet Baker, and even Glenn Miller. Click here …
Students from area high school jazz programs join Dennis Green in studio for the first time since 2019! The students talk about music and play some of their favorite songs. To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel. Here is the schedule: March 29 – CCA: …
CORRIDOR JAZZ PROJECT RETURNS TO THE PARAMOUNTThree new schools join for the progam’s 15th year Three new schools join The Corridor Jazz Project as the program celebrates its fifteenth year at a massive concert March 8th at the Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids. The concert will be presented in two “sessions,” to accommodate those who are not …
