Culture Crawl 708 “100%” All of the students who graduated last year from the programs of the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success have gone on to post-high school study, two of them at Princeton, the first Academy students to matriculate to an Ivy League school. The Academy’s fundraising gala will be May 12 at …
2022 has been a big year for the Liberty High School music program, with a trip to the national Jazz Educators Network conference and the school’s first trip to Iowa Jazz Championships. Tyson, Killian, and Christian from Liberty High School tell tales and play a very tasty hour of music on Iowa’s Jazz Station. View …
Ron Clark directs the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play “Proof” April 14-17 at Kirkwood Community College. Ron and actor Travis Cooper dissect this unique and emotional play. April 14, 15, 16 at 7:30, and April 17 at 2pm in Ballantyne Auditorium. Tickets available at the door.
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 …
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.
