Category: Corridor Jazz Project

Just Waiting For Him To Retire – Mid-Prairie Guest Djs 2023

2023 marks the very first year that Mid-Prairie High School participated in the Corridor Jazz Project, adn they made the most of if, bringing in not just one, but two guest artists, Randy Swift, guitar, and the legendary Gary McCurdy a.k.a The Tubador, on tuba. Jacob Carillo and Emily Righter brought the heat with Big …

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My Mom Hates This Song – Centerpoint-Urbana Guest Djs 2023

The  Centerpoint-Urbana Jazz Band is fresh from a trip to the Iowa Jazz Championships, guest DJ Delaney Jacobi is one of them. She, Ben Heiderscheit and Jaden Patterson break down the year at CPU (and maybe tell a couple tales about Delaney’s parents, CPU directors Dan and Dorothy Jacobi).         

Just A Little Poisonous – West Branch Guest Djs 2023

Lynzi Dystra, Luca Hahn, Nina Torkelson, and Bailey Walker represent the West Branch Jazz Ensemble as guest Djs. We learned about expansion in the West Branch band and theatre departments, and the interests of each young women in and outside of music, particularly Lynzi’s love of all things reptile. And tunes from Duke Ellington, Billie …

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Don’t Get Electrocuted – Marion Guest Djs 2023

Katie Noll, Chris Oberbroeckling, and Aaron Piper kicked off our 2023 Guest DJ season with a tasty playlist, including lots of J.J. Johnson and Art Blakey, befitting since Chris is a drummer, and both Katie and Aaron play trombone. Katie, Chris, and Aaron’s playlist

Order the 2023 Corridor Jazz Project Album!

Get your copy of the Corridor Jazz Project XVI album today! The album is available as a high-quality audio download for you to listen to or upload to your favorite music app. Included in the package is a PDF of the Corridor Jazz Project playbill with complete liner notes and solo information as well as …

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Corridor Jazz Project Guest DJs

Students from area high school jazz programs join KCCK in studio to talk music and play some of their favorite jazz songs  To hear the shows, click the listen link below or subscribe to the KCCK Specials podcast channel. Here is the schedule: April 3 – Marion – Katie Noll, Chris Oberbroeckling, Aaron Piper April …

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Corridor Jazz Concert March 7

    Join us Tuesday, March 7 at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids for the Corridor Jazz Project concert!   Attend a single session or as many as you like for one low ticket price! PLUS get a download or CD of the Corridor Jazz Project XVI album with every ticket purchase (limit one …

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2023 Corridor Jazz Art Winner!

McKenzie Hitzel's winning art work for the 2023 Corridor Jazz Project

KENNEDY STUDENT WINS CORRIDOR JAZZ ART CONTEST McKenzie Hitzel, a junior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2023 Corridor Jazz Project Art design. She will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM. Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVI”, a compilation of …

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