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.
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Culture Crawl 640 “Music of America”
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 …
Iowa City Jazz Festival – Giveton Gelin
The trumpeter will perform at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage. He spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Iowa City Jazz Festival – Jennifer Wharton
Jennifer and her group Bonegasm will perform at 6 p.m. on the Main Stage. She spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Special Programs for June 28 thru July 3
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 …
This Week In Jazz June 27 thru July 3
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 …
This Week In Jazz June 20 thru June 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton, Jamil Nasser and Reggie Workman, composer/pianists Lalo Schifrin, George Russell, and Arturo O’Farrill, singer Helen Humes, drummer Marvin “Snitty” Smith and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Saxophone Colossus” (1956), Erroll Garner’s …
Special Programs for June 21 thru June 26
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata-East Record Label, Part 1 In this first show of several presentations, Craig hones in on special releases from the 55-plus titles issued on the legendary Strata-East record label, co-founded by trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell. We’ll hear from a …