Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Adelaide Hall Adelaide Hall starred in Eubie Blake’s great 1920’s musical, Shuffle Along, and several others written by Fats Waller and James P. Johnson. She is considered one of the first real …
Soul Sacrifice will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, January 4, 2019 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 …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Nancy LaMott Cabaret singer Nancy LaMott was not a jazz singer, per se, but one of the superior interpreters of American Popular Song. By the end of her short life – she …
We’ll play back the entire Top 88 jazz releases of 2018 all day and night New Year’s Day. Click here for the 2018 Top Tens from our Show Hosts. Click here to listen to the Top 88 Spotify Playlist Karrin Allyson “Some of That Sunshine” (Kas) Julian Lage “Modern Lore” (Mack Avenue) Erroll Garner “Nightconcert” (Mack Avenue) …
You might think that all the big holiday events are over, as we head in to the weekend before Christmas. Not so! Dawn Jones from Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in with a list of last-minute activities, perfect to give yourself a little break or to give visiting friends and family a taste of …
Kick your holiday off with a bang and attend “Miss Gloria Hardiman Presents ‘A Blue Christmas,’” Dec. 22 at The Mill in Iowa City. Featured performers include Iowa Blues Hall of Fame member Robert “One-Man” Johnson, The Tanya English Band, Hal Reed & The Mississippi Journey, and Gloria Hardiman herself, a former Alligator Records artist. …
In the Sixties and Seventies, no community had a closer relationship with the U.S. Space Program than Cedar Rapids. The company known at that time as Collins Radio (now Collins Aerospace) had the contract to develop the communications technology NASA used for the Apollo project. Neil Armstrong’s famous “One Small Step” speech was transmitted to …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Fay Victor The new Vocal Short List begins with Fay Victor. Born in Brooklyn, she worked mostly overseas. She has only recently returned New York City as a leading avant-garde vocalist. Dubbed …
