It’s Opera Week on the Culture Crawl, as we talk to the casts of two different Cedar Rapids Opera productions happening in the coming days. First up, the MainStage production of Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte,” a famous comedy of love and mistaken identity, but this show has a twist – it takes place on the …
The KCCK Featured Album for January is “On a Clear Day” from the Oscar Peterson Trio. In 1971, the ensemble was in transition. It was the beginning of a long musical partnership and close personal friendship between Oscar and bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, and the continuation of his years working with drummer Louis Hayes, which …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 12, 2023. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Jazz Corner of the World (January 2) Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Percussion Artistry of Billy Cobham Billy Cobham is still going strong, providing inspiration for jazz artists around the world. Host Craig Kessler plays selections from some of Cobham’s 40-plus releases as leader, as well as selections from his 100-plus appearances as …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Wild Bill Davison, guitarist/singer Slim Galliard, reedman Frank Wess, trombonists Vernon Brown and Trombone Shorty and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Baise’s “Hall of Fame” (1956), Chico Hamilton’s “Chico Chico Chico” (1965), The Montgomery …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays pianists Earl “Fatha” Hines, Walter Norris and T.S. Monk, reedmen Joe Lovano and Ted Nash, drummers Ed Thigpen and Lewis Nash and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1957), Ray Charles’ …
Terri Lyne Carrington’s “New Standards Vol. 1” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2022. “Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley” by Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison and Ted Nash was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. KCCK’s Top 88 for 2022. Terri Lyne Carrington “New Standards, …
Jazz Corner of the World Live Special Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Beauty of Gil & Miles Host Craig Kessler plays a tasty sampling of musical treats from some of those utterly great recordings from Miles Davis and Gil Evans. We’ll hear from Miles Ahead, Sketches of Spain, Quiet Nights, and more, along with a …
