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” …
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.
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Miles Davis & the Great Quintet Host Craig Kessler presents the incredible music from one of his absolute favorite artists. This week, he casts the spotlight on Miles Davis and his Great Quintet! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at …
