Chris Cannon and Abbie Larson from the Lisbon Jazz Ensemble play a lot of their own music, including past Corridor Jazz tunes and some from a recent Cornell College Jazz concert. Plus a nice helping Basie, Coltrane, Chuck Mangione, and more.
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Special Programs for April 29 thru May 4
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Galloping Guitars: Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel joined Gary Burton’s quartet while studying at Boston’s Berklee School of Music. He toured and recorded with Burton, while building steady success in clubs and overseas. He has worked for …
Culture Crawl 449 “Because… SCIENCE!”
Psychologists have found that the average person’s musical taste “freezes” in their late twenties or early thirties, so for those of a certain age, the music of the Seventies is indelibly stamped on our brains. Doug and Gayle Elliott are taking advantage of this with a cabaret show, “Shamelessly 70s,” where they will revisit famous …
This Week In Jazz April 28th thru May 5th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Blossom Dearie, Bing Crosby, Shirley Horn, and Willie Nelson, brassmen Mario Bauza, Maynard Ferguson, Jimmy Cleveland, and Richard Williams, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Clark Terry’s “Serenade to a Bus …
Culture Crawl 448 – “Choirable”
Family Folk Machine is Iowa City’s intergenerational, non-auditioned folk choir. They sing American folk tunes as well as new compositions created by the members. Directors Jean Littlejohn and Gayla Drake say Family Folk Machine offers not just vocal practice and songwriting, but also lessons on traditional folk instruments. The choir’s spring concert, “Many Voices/One Voice: …
This Week In Jazz April 21st thru April 27th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist/composer Mundell Lowe, trumpeter Sonny Berman, trombonist Slide Hampton, saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson, bassist Charles Mingus, drummers Denzil Best, Connie Kay and Freddie Waits, songstress Ella Fitzgerald and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Special Programs for April 22 thru April 27
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Galloping Guitars: Pat Metheny Guitarist Pat Metheny, initially emulating Wes Montgomery, has literally changed the way jazz is played. He was first noticed as a member of vibraphonist Gary Burton’s quartet. His third album with his …
Student Jazzers Guest DJ on KCCK
As a part of April Jazz Appreciation Month, KCCK welcomed students from area high schools to be guest DJs, to play some of their favorite tunes from jazz band, talk about music and their future plans. Listen to the Wednesday Special re-broadcasts, each week at 6pm: May 8 – Kennedy & Prairie May 15 – …