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This Week’s Shows for November 14 thru November 19

Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Bossa Nova & Brazilian Jazz, Part 2 Host Craig Kessler opens another treasure chest of music exploring the history of Brazilian jazz – from its early roots to the present. We’ll hear Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell, Astrud Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa, and others.   …

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Chad LB w Hollis

Saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown is in Iowa to clinic and perform at Kirkwood, with a concert on Nov. 12. Chad and Kirkwood director Joe Perea chatted with Hollis Monroe.

This Week In Jazz November 6 thru November 12

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Chris Connor, Mose Allison and Ernestine Anderson, saxophonist Houston Person, trumpeter Al Hirt, arranger Billy May, guitarist Russell Malone and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dinah Washington’s “Dinah!” (1955), Wes Montgomery’s “Movin’ Wes” (1965), Lou …

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This Weeks Shows November 7 thru November 12

Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Miles On Columbia – 1982-1985 Craig Kessler celebrates Columbia Record’s latest in their Miles Davis Bootleg series, featuring some surprising unreleased music from 1982 through 1985. We’ll also hear some unusual live sets from the period. It’s an excellent sound picture of Mile’s creative …

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Culture Crawl 771 “Recovering Pianist”

Tim Hankewich’s birthday is Nov. 7, and as a part of Orchestra Iowa’s 100th season, he is giving a rare performance on piano with his friend, world-renowned cellist, Zuill Bailey, as well as the Orchestra’s Madeline Capistron, violin. They’ll perform a program that Tim says is pretty challenging for a “recovering pianist,” including Chopin and …

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet November 10, 2022

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place November 10, 2022.  Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

KCCK’s Featured Album for November 2022

The KCCK Featured Album for November is “Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite” by pianist Jason Yeager. While Vonnegut found his true calling as an author, he once speculated about becoming a jazz pianist. He also was a faculty member of the Iowa Writers Workshop for several years. On the 100th anniversary of the …

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Culture Crawl 770 “The World is Full of Knuckleheads”

Family Folk Machine, Iowa City’s non-auditioned, intergenerational folk choir presents “Carry On: Songs for Living,” Nov.13 , 3pm at the Englert Theatre. Jean Littlejohn and Jon Ranard say the program consists of tunes ranging from They Might Be Giants to Robert Plant, sharing a theme of inclusiveness and offering each other our support during tough …

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