Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, trumpeter Cat Anderson, drummer/bandleader Elvin Jones, bassists Wilbur Ware and George Mraz, saxophonists Sonny Rollins and James Clay and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Billy Taylor Group with Candido” (1954), Miles Davis’ …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Larry Young After honing his chops with such greats as Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, and Tommy Turrentine, Larry Young later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3. Always eager to break new ground, Young was part …
Iowa City artist Marcia Wegman has a solo exhibition up at Gilded Pear Gallery through October 2. “Inner and Outer” explores Marcia’s twin passions of painting in both pastels and acrylics, each of which shows a different side of her artistic expression. Gilded Pear Gallery is open for walk-ins and appointments. The gallery will host …
The KCCK Featured CD for September is “All Rise” from Gregory Porter. The Grammy Award-winning singer has become the world’s best-selling soul/jazz artist with over three million world-wide album sales. After focusing on the Nat King Cole songbook on his last studio recording, Gregory returns to his beloved original songwriting, featuring heart-on-sleeve lyrics set to …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 10, 2020. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Velma Middleton, Van Morrison and Teri Thornton, saxmen Art Pepper, Paul Winter and Boney James, pianists Horace Silver, Gene Harris and Walter Davis, Jr. and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Horace Silver Quintet & Trio’s …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM B-3 Blitz: Barbara Dennerlein German organ virtuoso Barbara Dennerlein’s critical acclaim comes from not only her mastery of the instrument, but also for her technical innovations. She modified the pedal board to trigger acoustic bass samples and synthesizer effects. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” has been hailed as a milestone, considered one of the band’s best at the time of its release, and ranked “the greatest album of all time” in Rolling Stone’s list of the top 500 rock albums. When bassist Leon …
