Ed English and the rest of The Beaker Brothers Band will be performing at the Inside Out Reentry Community Spring Concert “Be an Instrument for Change” Annual Fundraiser, June 1, 3pm at Chauncey Swan Park in Iowa City. He and Dai Gwilliam from the Inside Out fundraising committee are in the studio to talk about …
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This Week In Jazz May 25 thru May 31
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist/bandleader Benny Goodman, trumpeters Miles Davis, Shorty Baker, Ziggy Ellman and Claudio Roditi, saxophonists Bud Shank and Jim Snidero, singers Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Ann Hampton Callaway, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen pianist Ramsey Lewis and more. We’ll also …
This Week’s Shows May 26 thru June 1
KCCK’s Memorial Day Special (May 26) All Day Monday – 6:00am to Midnight 2024 Iowa City Jazz Festival KCCK is your Memorial Day soundtrack as we present a day-long listen back to the 2024 Iowa City Jazz Festival. You’ll hear the stellar performances of headliner Lakecia Benjamin, plus Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble, Emiliano Lasansky, Ingrid …
Big Mo Pod Show 063 – “In Between”
Welcome back to the show! This week’s episode features a variety of blues tunes as always, but also features one track that sits between jazz and blues, offering a unique sound that few other tracks on the show provide. Tune in to hear it! Songs featured in the episode: Eddy Clearwater – “Hypnotized” Davis Coen …
1073 “Everything’s Busting Out”
Spring has sprung and the grounds at Prairiewoods are bursting with life! Leslie Wright is back in the studio ahead of the Annual Prairiewoods Garden Party: Growing Our Roots. Enjoy a night of music, food and nature while raising funds to support Prairiewood’s mission. It’s Saturday, June 7, 5-8pm. Tickets at prairiewoods.org. Subscribe to The …
New Music Monday for May 26, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify“Ruta de la Clave,” the highly anticipated debut album from Juno-winning Cuban-Canadian percussionist, composer, producer and bandleader Joaquin Nunez, is the result of five years of creative exploration. Produced in collaboration with acclaimed New York-based Cuban pianist and jazz innovator Dayramir Gonzalez, the album offers a rich sonic journey tracing …
1072 “Like Bands Do”
It’s almost summer and you know what that means… Iowa City Summer of the Arts! Executive Director Lisa Barnes is in today with all the details and a stellar line up. It’s The Iowa Arts Festival, June 6-8. For more information and schedules visit summerofthearts.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture …
1071 “Up There Naked”
Local musician Wes Shirley is in the studio ahead of a new concert experience focused on spotlighting songwriters. The first in the series features local artists Sarah Cram Driscoll and Joel Sires. It’s “CR Songwriter Series” June 6, 6:30pm at the Cedar Rapids Public Library Whipple Auditorium. Tickets and more info can be found at …