Next up at Jazz Under The Stars in Noelridge Park on August 15 is Christopher’s Very Happy Band, a quartet led by UNI Director of Jazz Studies Chris Merz. An accomplished composer of all kinds of jazz, The Very Happy Band is Chris’s outlet for his most upbeat and mass-appeal tunes, perfect for an evening …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Maria Schneider & Lisa Hilton Maria Schneider and Lisa Hilton are both multi-talented, multi-faceted artists. Schneider’s big break came when she was hired by Gil Evans as his copyist. She has gone on …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of organist Bill Heid, saxman Donnie McCaslin, guitarist Pat Metheny, drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Benny Bailey, pianist George Shearing and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Red Garland’s “Garland of Red” (1956), Shelly Manne & Friends’ “My Fair …
SPT Theatre opens its 12th season this year in a new location. The company is moving to a freshly-remodeled performance space at Shores Central Park, in Cedar Rapids’ recently-named College District. Long the home of cool restaurants and music clubs, SPT is pleased to be the neighborhood’s first performing arts company. Mary Sullivan and Gerard …
Soul Sherpa headlines Week 2 of KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars. Bassist and bandleader Ian Draves tells Dennis how the core of the band formed when he met drummer Lukas Jack when the two were students at Kirkwood. Other Kirkwood music alums have joined along the way, and Soul Sherpa has grown into an ensemble …
Iowa’s Jazz Station doubles the entertainment this year, as student combos are coming to Jazz Under The Stars. Three groups, consisting of students from area high schools will perform in KCCK’s Young Artist Series at three of the four Jazz Under the Stars concerts, August 1, 8, and 15, at 6:30pm. Performers will include students …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Fuller, Jensen, & Younger Our Women in Jazz series continues with the music of three relative newcomers – saxophonist Tia Fuller, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and harpist Brandee Younger. All three are commanding presences …
The KCCK Featured CD for August is “Unknown Dameron” from saxophonist Paul Combs. A biographer of Tadd Dameron, Combs uncovered many more works by the composer, tucked away in various libraries, then those for which he’s generally known. Combs organized a quintet devoted to playing the music and presented it live in San Diego on …
