Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Sonny Stitt, Stan Getz and Sadao Watanabe, pianist Joe Sample, trumpeter Snooky Young, singer Dennis Rowland and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lee Morgan’s “Candy” (1957), Charles Mingus’ “Blues & Roots” (1959), Brother Jack McDuff’s …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues to explore great jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and …
Marty and Brian Stoll make a great couple. Their love and respect for each other is evident when you talk to them. They joke with one another, they truly enjoy each other’s company, and they have many interests in common. KCCK is one of those common interests. They’ve been KCCK members for 10 years, but …
Kimberlee Rocca is an artist who works in paper, fiber, foil and metal whose work is included in collections at the University of Iowa Museum of Art and UIHC. She brings a new show to Gilded Pear Gallery Jan. 29 – Feb. 27, titled “Picking Up The Pieces.” Kimberlee and Gallery Director Lauren Tucci are …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriters Jerome Kern and Jimmy Van Heusen, saxmen Jimmy Forrest, Tubby Hayes, Benny Golson and Bob Mintzer, violinist Stephane Grappelli, composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton Hawes’ “Four!” (1958), Nat Adderley’s …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: “The Hits” The Short List continues its look at jazz tunes in the popular mind. Join host Bob Naujoks as he spotlights jazz tunes that also scored high on the pop charts. Hear the songs and …
Gems of Hope was created by the families of Cedar Rapids women in cancer treatment, who noticed that many people arrived for their appointments without family or friends to support them. Gems of Hope co-founder Beth Hammell and Executive Director Sarah McCaffery say that today the organization offers handmade gifts or tokens to cancer patients …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Sid Catlett, Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, vocalists Anita Baker, Irene Kral and Lizz Wright, keyboardists Horace Parlan and Russell Ferrante, trumpeter Ray Anthony and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of …
