School may be cancelled today, but you can pass the time by watching the latest video from the Corridor Jazz Project 2019 recording sessions, featuring the Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Jazz Ensemble, directed by Chad Allard. Guest soloist is Chris Jensen, drums, performing “Spirit of New Orleans” by Andy Classen for the 2019 …
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City High – 2019 Corridor Jazz Recording Session
13 high school jazz bands recently went into the studio with a guest artist to record for The Corridor Jazz Project, KCCK’s annual jazz education program that matches student and adult musicians. Each day, we’ll feature a video of one of the recording sessions, held at Orchestra Iowa‘s Opus Concert Cafe. Today, it’s the Iowa …
Special Programs for January 28 thru February 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Pha Terrell Pha (Fay) Terrell sang with Andy Kirk’s Clouds of Joy, recording their 1936 hit, “Until The Real Thing Comes Along.” Terrell stayed with the Clouds of Joy for eight years, …
Culture Crawl 419 “Now You Can Get to Turkey Creek”
Tammy Wright from Bur Oak Land Trust is in to remind us that winter is a great time to check out some of the Land Trust’s properties, where you can snow shoe, cross-country, and ice fish. The Land Trust’s Turkey Creek property now boasts an improved entry, making it more accessible and visible. Mark your …
Corridor Jazz Cover Art Winner
Rebecca Warfield, a first-year student at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Rebecca will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM. Her design will serve as the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XII”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands …
First Friday Jazz February 1
Choro Moingona will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, February 1, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, enjoy live …
Culture Crawl 418 “Jefferson, Dickens, and Tolstoy in an Escape Room”
Three of history’s greatest thinkers find themselves in a locked room and must ransack their philosophies and work in order to escape in “The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord,” presented by Riverside Theatre. Director Adam Knight says that writer Scott Carter, executive producer for “Real Time with Bill …
Special Programs for January 21 thru January 26
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Rita Reys Though raised in a classical music-loving family, Dutch singer Rita Reys switched to jazz when she met her first husband, drummer Wessel Ilcken. The two formed a group and toured …