The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 13, 2022. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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KCCK’s Featured Album for October 2022
The KCCK Featured Album for October is “New Standards, Volume One” from Terri Lyne Carrington. The drummer has published a groundbreaking new lead sheet book of 101 jazz compositions written exclusively by women, including Mary Lou Williams, Maria Schneider, Esperanza Spalding and others. The companion album is the first in what will be a series …
Culture Crawl 761 “I’ve Had a British Accent All My Life”
David Payne auditioned for a Nashville production of the play “Shadowlands” on a lark, because as a Britisher, he had the right accent. He was cast as the lead, C.S. Lewis, which has led him to write and perform several shows as the author, whose work includes The Chronicles of Narnia. Lewis and Lord of …
Donate while KCCK is off the air to make sure it doesn’t happen permanently!
Iowa’s Jazz Station kicks off our Fall Fund Drive in an unusual way. By going off the air! Around noon Thursday, we’ll go dark for an hour or so to replace an important light on our tower. While we’re off, we’re asking you to donate! Everyone who calls or pledges online during the outage will …
Culture Crawl 760 “25 Years of the Metro Marching Band Classic”
The Metro Marching Band Classic is your only chance to see all seven of the Cedar Rapids-area high school marching bands in one sitting. This year, the Classic will be held at Kingston Stadium, Oct. 10. Gates open at 5:30pm, show at 6pm. Special guests will be the UI Hawkey Marching Band. Advance tickets at …
Culture Crawl 759 “Not Your Mom & Dad’s Steel Pan”
Creighton Gaynor’s Natural Talent Music is a relatively new organization designed to promote and raise visibility to local and national Worldbeat, jazz and hip-hop bands. Natural Talent’s “One World” series continues with Jonathan Scale’s Fourchestra Sept. 30 at the Englert. Scales is a next-level steep an artist, taking that instrument well beyond its cruise ship …
This Week In Jazz September 25 thru October 1
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer/pianists George Gershwin and Bud Powell, singers Julie London and Patrice Rushen, drummer Buddy Rich, hornman Red Rodney and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Clifford Brown Sextet In Paris” (1953), Jackie McLean’s “Tippin’ The Scales” …
This Week’s Shows for September 26 thru October 2
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Mood Records, 1977 to the 2000s Host Craig Kessler begins a short series looking at some of the truly great sounds from Mood Records. Formed in Germany in the 1970s, the label helped showcase the new sounds of jazz-rock, like jazz innovators Kenny Wheeler, …