The KCCK Featured Album for August is “Grateful Deadication” by Dave McMurray. The saxophonist takes his gritty, soulful Detroit sound and reimagines the flower empowered songs of San Francisco icons the Grateful Dead. McMurray played a few years ago with the band’s cofounder Bob Weir and was immediately hooked on the Dead’s music. He spent …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Tony Bennett, Abbey Lincoln, Eddie Jefferson, Jeri Southern and Kat Edmonson, trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong, bassist Charlie Haden and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Johnny Hodges’ “Used to Be Duke” (1954), Jimmy Smith “Live at the …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place August 12, 2021. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM A&M Horizons Records, Show 1 Don’t miss out on the fun as Craig spins some mighty hip jazz from the relatively short-lived jazz label A&M Horizons. We’ll hear music from Dave Liebman, Sonny Fortune, Dave Brubeck, Jim Hall, Mel Lewis, Don Cherry, …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Johnny Hodges and Hilton Jefferson, drummers Charlie Persip and Vernel Fournier, singers Nneenah Freelon and Ellyn Rucker and Karrin Allyson, bassist Jack Six and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie & Joe Williams’ “Alright, …
We begin our special series of shows featuring the artists performing at KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars with the versatile performer and teacher Eric Thompson. Whether it’s teaching high school drumlins, working with students in the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, or performing on jazz drums, Eric brings his musical and activist heart to …
The Linn County Blues Society presents Czech Village Blues, Aug. 14. Gates open at 4pm for an electric show featuring award-winning bluesmen Rick Estrin and The Nightcats, and Iowa’s own Kevin “BF” Burt and Big Medicine. Plus, “Ship of Fools,” a student band mentored by some of the area’s top musicians. $20 in advance. But …
It’s a busy week for the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, with 3 events. Special guest violinist and Coe College faculty member Madeline Capistran performs at the regular concerts, Wednesday at McGrath Amphitheater and Sunday at Bever Park. Glenn Miller is on the program as well as music from Aladdin. A Prelude concert on Wednesday will …
