It’s been quite a year for the Linn-Mar Music Department. The Colton Center Jazz Ensemble took 2nd place in the 4A Jazz Championships, the highest placement of any area school. Linn-Mar’s Show Choir, Tenth Street Edition, took first place at the Show Choir Nationals in Nashville. Senior sax players Ryan and Abbey break down this …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Grant Green as a Leader, Part 2 In this second of two shows featuring guitarist Grant Green as a leader for Blue Note Records, host Craig Kessler presents more prime examples of his fabulous work, including Idle Moments, Matador, Solid, Talkin’ About, Green Is Beautiful, …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Ella Fitzgerald and Blossom Dearie, trumpeter Mario Bauza, drummers Denzil Best and Connie Kay, saxmen Johnny Griffin, and Joe Henderson, guitarist Steve Khan more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lee w/ George Shearing …
The Lisbon Community School District jumped from Class 1A to 2A for the 2022-23 school year. By just two students. This means that they have been punching above their weight all season. So when they won the NEIBA District Jazz Festival against all those larger schools, it was a sweet victory! And also meant that …
Anamosa Jazz I, in its second year under director Gerardo Gomez, kind of had a worst-to-first experience this year. After receiving a poor rating at their first contest, the band went on to qualify for Jazz Championships for the first time in 30 years! And they didn’t stop once they got there, achieving a Top …
Leslie Wright is director Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, focused on our relationships with ecology, spirituality, and holistic health. Leslie says, “if the sun is out, we’re open,” and anyone is welcome to come to Prairiewoods and take advantage of a rare opportunity to get close to Mother Nature. Prairiewoods will host “Spirituality in the 21st …
Alec Battien is back for his 3rd round as a KCCK guest DJ, joined by fellow Xavier seniors Chris Cano and Sam Hoffman. We learn that Alec ATE the band’s mascot (a pineapple), and hear a song from Chris’s 5-hour Salsa playlist, as well as tunes from Charles Mingus, Bobby McFerrin, and many more! Alec, …
Katie Roche from the I.C. Public Library Friends Foundation joins us to talk about a couple of upcoming events. On May 4, the Friends Foundation presents their annual “Looking Forward” event, featuring author Raman Alam in conversation with Dr. Tameka Cage Conley at the Englert Theatre. Katie also reminds us that May 3 is the …
