Steve Shanley is in the studio as the CR Muni Band enters their penultimate 8th week. Wed, Jul 23 at Noelridge Park & Sun, Jul 27 at Ellis Park. Music begins at 7:30pm and on Sunday, Moo Moo’s Ice Cream truck will be providing free ice cream for the kids. For more info visit crmuniband.org. …
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This Week’s Shows July 21 thru July 27
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Guitarist Gabor Szabo Craig takes the first of several listens to the underrated Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s work between 1958 thru 1982. We’ll hear Szabo in the company of Ron Carter, Charles Lloyd, Chico Hamilton, Gary McFarland, Richard Davis, and many others. …
Big Mo Pod Show 070 – “In The Pocket”
Hey Folks! This week’s show features the usual mix of old and new blues artists, with topics of discussion that range from how music can heal, and the musical science that goes behind creating a funky track! Songs featured in the episode: Monster Mike Welch – “Living Till I Die” Little Ed and the Blues …
Headwinds
Congress has approved the Rescission package that eliminates funding for public media. This means a near-immediate loss of around $150,000 dollars to KCCK, with other costs to come as services provided to us by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are wound down. This represents around 20% of our budget. While this is not the …
Culture Crawl 1094 “Hiding in the Bass Drum”
Ghanian drummer and composer Paa Kow chats with Dennis over the phone ahead of another “One World” music series concerts put on by Natural Talent Music. It’s 7:30pm Sat, Aug 9 at The James Theater. Paa Kow will have an 8 piece band performing a fusion of jazz and afro-pop. Parranderos Latin Combo will also …
Culture Crawl 1093 “Back Into the Elements”
It’s week 7 of the Cedar Rapids Muni Band season and Steve Shanley is here with the details. The band will be in Ellis Park on Wed, Jul 16, and in Bever Park on Sun, Jul 20. Music begins at 7:30pm. Shanley is also at KCCK’s Jazz Band Camp this week with performances on Fri, …
This Week’s Shows July 7 thru July 13
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 30) Mondays at 6:00pm Impulse! Records, Show 2 (Live) On a special live Monday evening presentation, Craig digs up some more choice material from Impulse! Records. We’ll hear interesting recordings from Sonny Rollins, Shirley Scott, Max Roach, Michael White, Gil Evans, and many others. …
This Week’s Shows July 14 thru July 20
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 30) Mondays at 6:00pm Soul Jazz & the Hammond B-3 Prepare to get your groove on as Craig presents jazz organ works from some relatively obscure artists like Freddie McCoy, Roosevelt Willette, and Freddie Roach, plus well-known organists Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson, Jack McDuff, and others. …