Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Hubert Laws Hubert Laws built a nearly 50-year career on a solid reputation for genius. His mastery of both the flute and saxophone, and his virtuosity in not only jazz, but classical, pop, and …
Cedar Rapids has a long history in drum corps, fielding its own high energy show group, the Emerald Knights, for many years. Interest in drum corps remains strong in the community, which is why the Tournament of Drums has grown to become one of the leading drum corps competitions in the nation. Nancy Andreasen and …
Noelridge Park and McGrath Amphitheatre will be the scene for great music again this year as KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars returns for 2018. One season highlight will certainly be a performance by 2018 International Blues Challenge winner Kevin “B.F.” Burt. Kevin’s talent is no secret here in the Corridor, but he took the annual …
The flute takes center stage this week with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, as director Steve Shanley tells Dennis that the program will include a feature from the Coe Youth Flute Ensemble, July 11 and 22. The July 18 & 29th concerts will be the band’s annual Czech and Bohemian music feature, including selections from …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Herbie Mann Herbie Mann began his career playing tenor saxophone and clarinet. Eventually, however, he made his mark as one of very first jazz musicians to specialize on flute. Mann emphasized the groove approach …
Theatre Cedar Rapids opens its 85th consecutive season with “My Fair Lady” in September. Other highlights include “Elf,” “The Full Monty,” and “Shakespeare in Love.”. Artistic Director Angie Toomsen breaks the season down. Tickets are on sale for the full season at www.theatrecr.org.
Twenty-four Iowa authors will converge on the Marion Columbus Club on July 21 for “Imagine Other Worlds with Authors” (I.O.W.A.), a book fair where you can browse, learn about each author’s work, and buy the ones that intrigue you. Kristine Plum and Aaron Bunce talk about their books, and invite everyone to stop by. Admission …
The KCCK Featured CD for July is “Both Directions at Once: the Lost Album” from John Coltrane. On March 6th, 1963, Coltrane and his Classic Quartet recorded an entire studio album at the legendary Van Gelder studio. At the end of the day, he took the reference tapes home with him where they sat untouched …
