The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place August 11, 2022. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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Culture Crawl 743 “I Saved Too Many Things”
The final week of Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concerts is jam-packed, says director Steve Shanley. Including Leonard Bernstein’s famous Overture to “Candide,” a solo from Young Artist Isabella Anderson, a tribute to Muni Band member and legendary Cedar Rapids music teacher Luman Colton, conducted by his daughter Christie, and another guest conductor, UI doctoral student …
KCCK’s Featured Album for August 2022
The KCCK Featured Album for August is “Ella at the Hollywood Bowl”, a previously unreleased live concert featuring Ella Fitzgerald performing songs from her beloved Irvin Berlin songbook, conducted and arranged by Paul Weston. Discovered in the private collection of producer and Verve Records founder Norman Granz, the concert marked the only time that Ella …
This Week In Jazz July 31 thru August 6
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeters Louis Armstrong and Charlie Shavers, trombonist Lawrence Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis, singers Tony Bennett and Kat Edmondsen, saxophonists Rickey Woodard and Eric Alexander and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Johnny Hodges’ “Used To Be Duke” …
Special Programs for August 1 thru August 7
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 3 Don’t miss Jazz Corner of the World as Craig presents another mixture of artists and records from the Orrin Keepnews-owned Milestone Records. We’ll hear from pianist Ran Blake, sax player Hank Crawford, guitarist Michael Howell, pianist Mike Wofford, bassist Ron Carter, …
Culture Crawl 742 “Play Quarter Notes”
The Dandelion Stompers open the 2022 season of Jazz Under the Stars, Aug. 4 at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. Opening will be the first of four student ensembles we’ll feature this year, Vivian Shanley and Friends. The Iowa City-based band plays in the traditional New Orleans style of jazz, popular when the lines between …
Culture Crawl 741 “Picks Up the Phone for Lynne & Teddy”
Singer Lynne Rothrock met guitarist Paul Binkley when she lived in Nashville. He has toured with the band Alabama, and writes the orchestrations for Alabama shows with orchestra. (The Teddy in the show title is Alabama’s Teddy Gentry) Paul joins Lynne for an all-new show featuring the music of singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, as well as …
Culture Crawl 740 “Excited… And A Little Terrified”
Week 8 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season will divide the band into a Woodwind Choir and a Brass Choir, each giving its own program. Leslie Fleer will direct the woodwinds, and Steve the brass. The program will include Mozart, Queen, and the “Quidditch” theme by John Williams from the Harry Potter films, which …