Category: News

Special Programs for April 11 thru April 17

Jazz Corner of the World Encore  Mondays at 6:00 PM Third Stream Jazz       Host Craig Kessler gives us a deep listen into what composer Gunther Schuller termed “third stream jazz.” This music sub-genre melds attributes of both classical and jazz. Craig spins prime examples of truly ear-opening music from Charles Mingus, Jimmy …

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This Week In Jazz April 10 thru April 16

Hey Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Johnny Dodds, Sal Nistico, Gene Ammons and Nolan Schroeder, singers Helen Forrest, Al Green and Vanessa Rubin, brassmen Tommy Turrentine, Shorty Rodgers, Steve Davis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2” (1957), Stanley Turrentine’s “Joyride” …

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Jazz Used To Give Me A Headache – City Guest DJs 22

Maya Bennett, Manny Kaine, and Kento Yahashiri from City High join us as guest DJs, fresh from a performance at Jazz Championships, where the City High Jazz Ensemble made the finals. They talk about some other band trips they took this year, and spin some great tunes! Maya, Manny, and Kento’s Playlist.

Different Every Time – Prairie Guest DJs 22

Eli Copeland, Brett Ehler, and Max Quanrud from Prairie Jazz I spin some memorable jazz band tunes and talk about their year. Eli, Brett, and Max’s Playlist

Kernels Set to Open 2022 Season

Cedar Rapids’ minor league baseball team starts a new season against Beloit at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 8.  KCCK News Director George Dorman talks with the Kernels’ new Media Relations Coordinator Thomas Breach about what’s in store. 

Culture Crawl 704 “That Sounds Terrifying! Sure, I’ll Try It”

Jennifer Fawcett, an Ontario native who spent several years living in Iowa City. Her plays, such as “Apples in Winter” have been performed multiple times in the Corridor. She has just published her first novel. “Beneath The Stairs” is a literary horror novel, that is to say, it’s scary, but also is driven by its …

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Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers”

Culture Crawl 706 “Hotbed for Tuvan Throat Singers” Jim Miller is the new Interim Executive Director at CSPS Hall, the original driver behind the wildly popular New Bohemia neighborhood in Cedar Rapids. CSPS is returning to a full performance schedule, with theatre art exhibits, Pints & Politics, a screening of the award-winning Collins Radio Space …

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Culture Crawl 705 “Not All Concerts Are Created Equal”

Orchestra Iowa Board Member Anne Harris Carter joins Tim Hankewich and Dennis Green to discuss what Tim says may be the most important concert Orchestra Iowa has ever performed. “Seven Words of the Unarmed,” composed by Joel Thompson, brings to life the last words of seven Black men who were killed by police or an …

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