Taylor Bergen from CSPS Hall is our first in-studio guest since March 2020! He’s in to talk about how the organization has dealt with the pandemic, while also trying to erase significant debt, and to get us hyped for a set of performances that are a partnership with New Bo Market’s “Rock the Block” series, …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist/bandleader Artie Shaw, singers Peggy Lee and Dee Dee Bridgewater, trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Ramsey Lewis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Red Garland’s “Groovy” (1957), Herbie Hancock’s “Takin’ Off” (1962), …
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: Max Bennett Iowa-born jazzman, bassist Max Bennett, was born in Des Moines, raised in Oskaloosa, and attended the University of Iowa. His career included stints with Charlie Ventura, Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, and Peggy Lee. He …
The 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City July 2-3! Click here for the Full Schedule of performances and link to The Summer of the Arts page. Schedule July 2, 2021 4:30 pm Schoolhouse Jazz @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage 6:30 pm NOLA Jazz Band @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage 8:10 pm Big Fun @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage July 3, 2021 …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleader Woody Herman, vibist Joe Roland, pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, saxmen Dewey Redman, Jackie McLean and Sonny Fortune, Blues shouter Big Joe Turner and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1947), Kenny Dorham’s “Jazz …
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: Annette Hanshaw This week on the Short List we listen back almost 100 years to hear the ten-year career of Jazz Age singer Annette Hanshaw. Along with Ethel Waters, Helen Kane and Ruth Etting, she was …
Join KCCK on Memorial Day for The Best of The Fest! KCCK kicks off the summer with a reprise of last year’s wildly popular listen back to some of the best performances at the Iowa City Jazz Festival, chosen by musicians, students, volunteers, and YOU! KCCK’s Best of the Fest includes comments from jazz fest …
