Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxman Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, pianist Lou Levy, singers Carol Sloane and Flora Purim, trumpeter Bobby Shew and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Gene Ammons’ All-Star Sessions with Sonny Stitt (1950), Dave Brubeck’s “Jazz at Oberlin” (1953), Buck Clayton’s “Jam …
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DIVA Leader to Perform at Corridor Jazz Concert
Sherrie Maricle, founder and leader of DIVA, the world-renown all-female jazz big band, will perform at KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project Concert, March 10 at the Solon Center for Arts. “Sherrie is one of the leading performer and clinicians in the country,” says Dennis Green, KCCK general manager. “She will be adjudicating in Nebraska a couple …
KCCK’s Featured CD for March 2020
The KCCK Featured CD for March is “Air Power” from the Airmen of Note. The premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, the Airmen of Note have been delivering high-powered musical performances since 1950. Over those seven decades, they have performed for millions around the world, sharing the Air Force story through the …
Culture Crawl 550 “Hot Back Acting”
The Iowa City Community Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy “Company,” March 6-15. Director Rachel Howell and stage manger Shay Lilienthal talk about this musical that centers on the commitment-phobic Robert. Information and tickets at www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.org.
Culture Crawl 551 “Do The Head Nod”
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art celebrates its 125th anniversary this year. Two complementary exhibitions kick off the party. “Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the French Lens,” explores the path to Impressionism through the nineteenth century and the complex relationship between French Impressionism of the 1870s and 1880s and the American interpretation of the …
Culture Crawl 549 “Take a Walk Through the Colon”
Actor and comedian David Lee Nelson and Riverside Theatre Artistic Director Adam Knight are childhood friends who have collaborated artistically throughout their lives. But nothing they have worked on together has been more meaningful than “Stages,” a one-man show about David’s experience with colon cancer. David used the main weapon in hid arsenal, laughter, throughout …
Culture Crawl 548 “Made Me the Man I Am”
For more than three decades, The Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success has helped minority students in the Cedar Rapids area make the most of their academic and personal lives. Ruth White, founder and executive director, and Academy director Eric Thompson talk about The Academy’s programs and invite you to support the organization and enjoy …
Special Programs for February 24 thru February 29
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Bob’s Baker’s Dozen: Ivy Benson English bandleader Ivy Benson had several jobs with early all-female ensembles before she formed her own band in 1939. She would become a BBC studio orchestra and have a long tenure at …