Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Singer Betty Roche enjoyed a moment of lasting glory that became a jazz classic. She’s the vocalist on the 1952 recording of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A-Train.” Her bop-inflected chorus made it the gold standard. She …
The KCCK Featured CD for April is “Motion and Stillness” from the Jarrett Purdy Project. Jarrett is an Iowa City native and a senior in the University of Iowa’s jazz program. The pianist is joined by a talented group of fellow students and alumni from the program for his debut recording, which is filled with …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 14, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The Eastern Iowa Brass Band is a part of a musical tradition that goes back to British mines and factories in the 19th Century. Steve Schomburg tells Dennis about one characteristic unique to Brass Bands that requires a little extra work from tubas and other low brass. The band will perform a concert entitled “Horizons” …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: June Richmond Singer June Richmond’s career may have been relatively obscure, but she holds a unique place in history. Richmond was the first African-American singer to hold a regular gig with a …
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to run down the list of upcoming events for the weekend. If cabin fever is striking, there’s loads of theatre, music, and dance events to keep you and the family entertained. Find out more at www.culturalcorridor.org
Tiffany Johnson from Pyramid Theatre in Des Moines is the guest director for “How I Learned What I Learned” at Riverside Theatre. From the late August Wilson, one of America’s greatest playwrights and creator of the Pulitzer-Prize winning Fences and The Piano Lesson, How I Learned… is the autobiographical story of Wilson’s journey as a struggling …
Thirteen of the Corridor’s top jazz bands perform in their only joint concert of the year to celebrate the release of The Corridor Jazz Project Volume XI. Admission is $12! Two Sessions, 5:30 and 7:30pm. Come for one or both sessions. Buy advance tickets at in the KCCK store. 5:30 Session Marion (Nolan Schroeder-sax) Mt. …
