Today’s Corridor Jazz featured recording is from the Lisbon High School Jazz Band, directed by Jimmy Higgenbotham. Here is their up-tempo version of the classic ballad “Secret Love,” with guest artist Rich Medd, trombone. Lisbon students Chris Cannon and Renae Hasselbusch have solos, too.
Category: Corridor Jazz Project
Liberty High – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recording Sessions
The Corridor’s newest jazz band, the Liberty High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Ryan Arp, makes its Corridor Jazz Project debut with Chick Corea’s “Early Afternoon Blues,” with guest artist Steve Shanley, professor of music at Coe College and director of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band. Liberty students with solos include Spencer Knight, Brennan …
Marion High School – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recordings
Today’s featured session from the 2019 Corridor Jazz recordings is the Marion High School Jazz Band One, performing “Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise.” Directed by Logan Vander Wiel with guest artist Nolan Schroeder, saxophone. Nolan, a Linn-Mar graduate, is one of only two musicians who participated in the Corridor Jazz Project as students and …
Solon – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recording Session
Today’s Featured Session from the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project CD Recordings is the Solon High School Jazz Orchestra, directed by Desmond Cervantez. Mr. Cervantez didn’t have to go very far to find his guest artist. Just across the hall, in fact, and asked Solon Vocal Director Joel Foreman to join the band on vocals …
CR Jefferson – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recording Session
School may be cancelled today, but you can pass the time by watching the latest video from the Corridor Jazz Project 2019 recording sessions, featuring the Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chad Allard. Guest soloist is Chris Jensen, drums, performing “Spirit of New Orleans” by Andy Classen for the 2019 …
City High – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recording Session
13 high school jazz bands recently went into the studio with a guest artist to record for The Corridor Jazz Project, KCCK’s annual jazz education program that matches student and adult musicians. Each day, we’ll feature a video of one of the recording sessions, held at Orchestra Iowa‘s Opus Concert Cafe. Today, it’s the Iowa …
Corridor Jazz Cover Art Winner
Rebecca Warfield, a first-year student at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Rebecca will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM. Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XII”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands …