Dr. Damani Phillips, director of Jazz Studies at the University of Iowa and a well-known performer and composer, joins the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and CR Jazz for a concert on Nov. 16. Hollis Monroe talks with Damani and Kirkwood jazz director Joe Perea about the tunes they’ve chosen for the show, and about what they …
Family Folk Machine presents its fall concert, “One Family” Nov. 17 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Director Jean Littlejohn tells Dennis that the show will consist of American standards, plus originals written by the organization’s writing team. Family Folk Machine is a non-auditioned, intergenerational choir with members ranging in age from 5 to …
14-16. The play stars Ellie Dasautels, one of the first non-binary actors to be featured on a TV series, the recent NBC show “Rise.” The play is the story of Ellie’s character, Nut, who returns home to care for their ailing father, a Vietnam vet. Paging through forgotten photo albums and acting out old war …
Kirkwood Community College Fine Arts presents the Stephen Sondheim musical “Sweeney Todd” Nov. 7-10 in Ballantyne Auditorium. Cast members Gabe Crozier and Amber Hansen, with director Emma Drtina talk to Dennis about getting into the dark minds of the seedy residents of Victorian London. 7:30pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 2:00pm Sunday. Tickets available at the door …
Jazz birthdays we’ll be celebrating this week include those of saxophonists Billy Mitchell, George Young and Azar Lawrence, trumpeters Al Hirt, Arturo Sandoval and Johnny Windhurst, bassists Howard Rumsey and Henry Grimes, vocalists Rene Marie, Kitty Margolis, Gregory Porter Joni Mirchell and more! We’ll also salute the recording anniversaries of the Dinah Washington’s “Dinah!” (1955), …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Dave Holland Dave Holland has been a significant player for over fifty years, with his late-1960s stint with trumpeter Miles Davis as an early highpoint. Since the early 1970s, he has recorded on hundreds of …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place November 14, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The KCCK Featured CD for November is “Blue World”, a previously unreleased album from John Coltrane and his classic quartet. Early in 1964, Coltrane was approached to record a soundtrack for a French Canadian film whose director was a die-hard fan. Amazingly, Coltrane agreed, revisiting and recording some of his earlier works. Only about ten …
