The KCCK Featured Album for May is “Dig It!” from 3 Dawgs and a Bone. This is the debut recording for this Eastern Iowa ensemble, who have been performing together since 2015. The lineup includes guitarist Steve Grismore and drummer James Dreier, both retired jazz faculty from the University of Iowa; and trombonist Rich Medd, …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 11, 2023. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Fresh from a performance with Orquesta Alto Maiz at KCCK’s Taste of Jazz, Jim Dreier stages a reunion from twenty years of directing the UI’s Latin/Jazz Ensemble. Jim’s former students are coming from as far away as Indiana, Colorado and California to perform. 5pm Friday, May 5 at The Opus Concert Café. Tickets at www.artsiowa.com. …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Herbie Hancock on Blue Note, Part 1 The 85th anniversary celebration of Blue Note Records continues, as host Craig Kessler spins the first of two shows featuring Herbie Hancock. We’ll hear classic material that showcases Hancock as a leader, like My Point Of View, Inventions …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Lorenz Hart, singers Bing Crosby and Shirley Horn, pianist/composer John Lewis, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, and bassist Jymie Merritt, and May 1st is “Leroy Vinnegar Day”. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charles Mingus’ …
City High’s Eli, Nora, Ashley, and Marcus wrapped up the 2023 Guest DJ series in a big way, dishing about a big victory at Jazz Championships over frenemy Iowa City West, and played not one, but two songs featuring City High Director (and alum), Mr. Ottmar. We’re pretty sure they demanded to know where his …
Two of the four student Djs from Liberty High School know KCCK well. Leah came to Jazz Band Camp for four years in middle school, and David performed last year as a part of the Young Artist Series at Jazz Under the Stars. Fellow seniors Brody and Daniel joined them for a fast-paced hour where …
Just as Jude Biwer and Ben Drzycimski arrived for their guest DJ shows, we learned that Carl Rowles and Matthew Nicholson had just been named the new directors of the Cedar Rapids Jefferson band program. Mr. Nicholson has been a part of the Jefferson program during his student teaching years and helped Steve Stickney from …
