The KCCK Featured Album for July is “Westward Bound” by Harold Land. The disc contains previously unissued live recordings by the legendary tenor saxophonist from the The Penthouse in Seattle between 1962 and 1965. Land is joined by stellar musicians including pianists Buddy Montgomery and Hampton Hawes, drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Monk Montgomery and …
The saxophonist will perform on the Main Stage at 4 p.m. Saturday. He spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
The guitarist is the headline performer of this years Jazz Festival, taking the Main Stage at 8 p.m. He spoke with KCCK’s Ron Adkins.
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band always plays patriotic music headed into the July 4th holiday. But director Steve Shanley will bring in other facets of American music at this week’s concerts, including selections from the Great American Songbook featuring singer Amy Friedl Stoner, and the quintessentially American story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons …
The trumpeter will perform at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage. He spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Jennifer and her group Bonegasm will perform at 6 p.m. on the Main Stage. She spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Tribute To Chick Corea, Part 6 Tune in for some essential Chick Corea listening as Craig spins some favorite selections that span the mid through late 70s and early 80s. There’s more from Chick’s group Return To Forever, material from the My Spanish …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays composers Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, singer Lena Horne, pianists Elmo Hope and Ahmad Jamal, trumpeter Pete Candoli, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), Hampton Hawes Trio, Vol. 1 …
