Brucemore’s Cabaret in the Courtyard concerts have long been an August staple in Cedar Rapids. The pandemic has forced staff and performers to make some adjustments this year. Tara Richards explains the mitigation and distancing procedures. Brucemore Artist in Residence Gerard Estella explains that this year will feature two shows “Unforgettable and Unplugged,” and “Hair …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong, singers Tony Bennett, Jeri Southern and Abby Lincoln, drummers Billy Kilson, Teri Lynne Carrington and Airto Moreira, guitarist Herb Ellis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Johnny Hodges’ “Used to Be Duke” (1954), …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Jimmy McGriff While serving as a Philadelphia police officer, Jimmy McGriff bought his first B-3 organ, spent six months learning the instrument, then enrolled at the Julliard Music School. Throughout his career, he proved to …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place August 13, 2020. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyRay Mantilla was one of the true conga giants from the 1950s through the ‘70s recording hundreds of album sessions and pioneering the use of unique combinations of Latin percussion instruments. In 1977, he was chosen by the great jazz ambassador Dizzy Gillespie to accompany him to Cuba …
The KCCK Featured CD for August is “Just Coolin’” from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. In the fall of 1958, saxophonist Hank Mobley had returned to the band after the departure of Benny Golson. He would join trumpeter Lee Morgan on the front line, with bassist Jymiie Merritt and pianist Bobby Timmons rounding out …
Dennis Green talks to Latin Jazz guru Jim Dreier on the occasion of Jim’s induction into the Jazz Educators of Iowa Hall of Fame. Jim talks about how he didn’t even play in high school band, but still attended the prestigious Berklee School of Music, and how it was listening to Chick Corea and Airto …
Swamp Fox Bookstore has just opened in a new shopping district in Marion, West End Shops. Terri LeBlanc says she and co-owners Ursla Lamphear and Amanda Zhorne offer unique ability to help you find books to your taste, even if you never set foot in the store! On Aug. 1 at 3pm, Swamp Fox will …
