The Eric Thompson Quartet will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, February 2, 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, …
a food, wine and music fundraising event for KCCK’s Jazz Education Visit kcck.org/taste for tickets and more information! Sponsored By: SUSAN STRAUSS SHUTTLEWORTH & INGERSOLL, P.L.C TERRY LOCKRIDGE & DUNN
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art has the world’s largest collection of works by Cedar Rapids native Grant Wood. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City is borrowing 27 of the CRMA’s collection for a big Grant Wood exhibit going up this spring. In return, the Whitney is sending several works by …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Francis Wayne Big Band singer Francis Wayne was a teenager when she left Boston for New York to sing with her brother’s band. She soon became the vocalist for Charlie Barnet’s orchestra, and …
Grant Borchert, a junior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the 2018 Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Grant will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM and his design will adorn the cover of the “The Corridor Jazz Project XI”, a compilation of recordings from the top jazz bands from …
Iowa City Community Theatre presents “Superior Donuts,” a play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Tracy Letts, and the inspiration for the CBS comedy of the same name. Arthur Przybyszewski, a former 60s radical, must adjust to his new, energetic assistant who wants to update Arthur’s rundown donut shop. Director Barry Schreier says the play is …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Beverly Kenney This week’s Short List spotlights a singer who is a cult figure in Japan but long obscure in the United States. Beverly Kenney had a glorious six years on the jazz …
Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre celebrates its 20th season in 2018, and presents Puccini’s “Turandot,” January 19 and 21. Set in China, it’s the story of the princess Turandot, who requires potential suitors to answer three riddles, with death the punishment for failure. Calgary, Alberta native Chloe Olivia Moore sings the role of Liù, who director …
