Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. When an iconic pianist like Chick Corea gets together with such modern masters as bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, it comes as no surprise that the music they make is magical. Their 2014 live set, “Trilogy,” earned universal acclaim and a pair of Grammy Awards. …
The annual Metro Marching Band Classic is the only marching band event where you can see the award-winning marching band shows from all seven of the Cedar Rapids and Marion high schools, plus the UNI Panther Marching Band. October 14 at Kingston Stadium at 6:30pm. Rain date: Oct. 21. Tickets at www.metromarchingband.ludus.com, from any participating …
The KCCK Featured CD for October is “BFFs” from saxophonist Chad Eby and pianist Ariel Pocock. Chad is a Newhall, Iowa, native and is now a professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. His good friend Ariel has headlined both the Iowa City Jazz Festival and KCCK’s Jazz …
“Jazzy Jamboree” is the title of the first Red Cedar Chamber Music concert of the fall season, and directors Miera Kim and Carey Bostian say that it really delivers. Guest artist Christine Bellomy takes a break from her duties as principal clarinet with Orchestra Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band to perform a program …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 10, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM The Bass Players: Scott LaFaro Scott LaFaro worked with a veritable “who’s who” of legendary bandleaders, beginning his career with Buddy Morrow. He went on to work with Chet Baker, Stan Kenton, Cal Tjader, Ornette Coleman, …
WE’RE BACK! Thanks to everyone for their patience during our recent outage. It feels so good to be pumping out the jazz for Eastern Iowa once again!
Hiya, Jazz Fans!!! Jazz birthdays we’ll be celebrating this week include those of drummers Buddy Rich, Victor Jones and Mike Clark, bassists Oscar Pettiford, Eddie Gomez, Curtis Lundy and Steve Swallow, saxmen Von Freeman and Ronnie Laws, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and more! We’ll also salute the recording anniversaries of The Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris …
