Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Marshall Royal, Jimmy Lyons, Frank Tiberi and Cory Weeds, producer Lester Koenig, singers Lou Rawls and Cassandra Wilson, pianists Wynton Kelly and Ronnie Matthews, bassist Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Jim Hall and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries …
KCCK’s Christmas Channel brightens up your holiday season! It’s a 24-7 stream of cool holiday jazz, from classic favorites to brand new releases. Listen through December 25 on KCCK’s mobile app, at kcckjazz2.org or follow this link.
Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra presents, “Literary Inspirations & Holiday Favorites,” with special guests Amy Friedl and Tyros Orchestra & MMU Strings. Director Josh Reznicow and board member/violinist Dean Straub are in the studio with the details. It’s Sun Dec. 7, 3pm at Ballantyne Auditorium on the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood campus. Tickets can be purchased at …
Riverside Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” premiering Nov 28 and running through Dec 14. Director Jon Whitmore and cast members Deucalion Martin (Christopher Wren) and Allison Meyer (Mollie Ralstron) are in the studio with sneak peeks into this iconic whodunit play. Tickets and more info on talkbacks can be found at riversidetheatre.org. Subscribe to …
Many decades after its release, “Arsenic & Old Lace” remains one of the funniest plays ever written, and the source for every “sweet old lady with a dark secret” story made ever since. Starlighters presents the show Dec. 5-14. Tickets and more info at starlighters.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture …
With another week comes another pod show, and this week’s episode features another sampling of old and new blues tracks, including one from a local artist we all know and love! Tune in to find how who it is! Songs featured in the episode: Blues Traveler – “Brother John” Eric Bibb – “This One Don’t” …
TKM Theatrical Production’s Tom Milligan and Rod Pierson from The Rod Pierson Big Band are in the studio ahead of “A Swingin’ Christmas with The Rod Pierson Big Band and Craig Boche at the Mic!” This Christmas special is one night (afternoon) only coming up on Sun, Nov. 30, 2pm at The Amana Performing Arts …
Some people spend Thanksgiving looking forward to Black Friday. But on KCCK, we’ll spend it with FIRST Friday! First Friday Jazz, that is. All day on Thanksgiving, we’re playing back some of your favorite shows from the past year of KCCK’s First Friday Jazz. Here’s the schedule (times approximate): 6:00am – Soul Sacrifice 7:30am – …
