The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 14, 2022. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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2022 Iowa City Jazz Fest Lineup
Join Iowa’s Jazz Station for Iowa’s biggest jazz event! We’ll be broadcasting live from the Festival all day July 2 and 3 with exclusive backstage interviews with the headliners, and of course, every minute of the main stage shows. KCCK members, stop by our Clinton Street booth for a free gift to help keep …
KCCK’s Featured Album for July 2022
The KCCK Featured Album for July is “I Missed You Too” by Chucho Valdes and Paquito D’Rivera. In 1962, two of the most influential musicians that Cuba ever produced were brought together for the first time, forming a musical partnership that helped shape jazz in Cuba. Their paths would separate in 1980 when Paqito left …
Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself”
Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself” Steve Shanley says programming the CR Municipal Band concerts the week of July 4 is pretty easy, since there is a wealth of patriotic-themed music that are crowd favorites. For the first time in recent memory, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale joins the band for the national anthem and a …
Culture Crawl 733 “Programs Itself”
Steve Shanley says programming the CR Municipal Band concerts the week of July 4 is pretty easy, since there is a wealth of patriotic-themed music that are crowd favorites. For the first time in recent memory, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale joins the band for the national anthem and a standout arrangement of “America The …
This Week In Jazz June 26 thru July 2
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, singers Lena Horne and Tierney Sutton, pianist/composer Elmo Hope, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1952), The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take Five” (1959), Lee Morgan’s “The Gigolo” (1965), Jim …
Special Programs for July 27 thru July 3
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Piano Artistry of Richie Beirach, Part 2 Craig Kessler takes another detailed look at the prolific career of Richie Beirach, who has made hundreds of recordings since 1974. We’ll hear the 74-year-old pianist in a variety of solo settings, examples of his work with guitarist …
Culture Crawl 732 “Not Just the ‘Wife Of’”
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art celebrates the season with Free Summer admission, beginning July 1. You can check out all nine galleries, including the summer exhibitions featuring Tomás and Charlie Lasansky, and Eve Drewelow. Information and Museum hours at www.crma.org.