Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Bluesman Big Joe Williams, pianist Art Tatum, drummer Art Blakey, vibist Terry Gibbs, bassist Ray Brown, saxophonist Lee Konitz and more!!! We’ll also mark therecording anniversaries of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” (1956), “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), John …
Riverside Theatre and PURE Theatre of Charleston, SC present filmed version of the play “No Child” opening Oct. 8. It’s a one-woman tour de force by Joy Vandervort-Cobb who plays 16 different characters to tell the story of how theatre changed the lives of students in the New York public school system. The play is …
The Iowa Dance Festival already had a structure in place that would benefit it in this time of difficulty for live performance. They have been incorporating “screen dance” (dance pieces designed, choreographed, and photographed for the screen rather than the stage) even before online performances became the norm. Screen dance will be a part of …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Anat Cohen Multiple Grammy Award-nominated Anat Cohen has been declared Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007, and named top clarinetist in both the readers and critics polls in …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Jimmy Blanton, drummers Jo Jomes and Alvin Stoller, organist Larry Young, pianists Bebo and Chucho Valdez and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Pepper’s “Straight Life” (1952), Donald Byrd’s “Fuego” (1959), Horace Silver’s “Paris Blues” …
If KCCK is one of the things that helps you cope with the chaos, uncertainty, and just plain noise that we experience every day, and if your financial situation allows, please consider a donation during our Fall Membership campaign. To date, KCCK hasn’t had to cut program or lay off staff even though many of …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 8, 2020. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The KCCK Featured CD for October is the self-titled debut release “Artemis.” This all-female supergroup features pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, clarinetist Anat Cohen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, trumpeter Ingrid Jensin, bassist Noriko Ueda, drummer Alison Miller, and featured vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant. It’s distinctive for its multigenerational and globe-spanning lineup with members hailing …
