Sept. 17-19 will be a big weekend for the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids. The fun kicks off on Friday with the return of Brewnost, back in person after a virtual 2020, and moved outside to accommodate distancing. Taste beers from around the world matched to tasty food, enjoy music, …
Stepping is a percussive dance and music style that originated in fraternities and sororities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “Drumfolk” is an original commission by Hancher Auditorium that uses this form to tell the story of Africans in America and the triumph of human spirit during enslavement. StepAfrika! founder C. Brian Williams talks about …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, drummer/bandleader Elvin Jones, bassists Wilbur and George Mraz, saxmen Sonny Rollins and James Clay and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie’s Kansas City Seven w/ Lester Young’s “Lester Leaps In” (1939), “The …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Jazz Corner of the World is pre-empted this week as we commemorate Labor Day with the rebroadcast of the 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Lew Soloff at Kirkwood Trumpeter Lew Soloff’s dynamic and …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 9, 2021. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The KCCK Featured Album for September is “Songs From My Father” by Gerry Gibbs’ Thrasher Dream Trios. The drummer pays tribute to his 96-year-old father Terry Gibbs, one of the last living architects of bebop and innovators of the vibraphone, by delving into Terry’s vast discography. Gerry gathers the members of his various Thrasher Dream …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Charlie Parker Live Last year, through the entire month of August, host Craig Kessler celebrated the centennial anniversary of the genius of modern jazz, Charlie Parker, all month long with studio recordings from each of Bird’s main record labels – Savoy, Dial, Clef (Verve), and others, …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer Velma Middleton, trumpeter Kenny Dorham, saxophonist Art Pepper, pianist Horace Silver, bassist Larry Ridley, drummer Mickey Roker and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Clifford Brown Memorial Album (1953), Jackie McLean’s “Jackie’s Bag” (1960), Blue …
