Mary Zeran is a third-generation artist who paints colorful abstacts on the same material Disney animation cels use. She has an exhibit up at Gilded Pear Gallery through January 26. Visit with Mary and hear more about her art at a free Artist Talk on January 11. Gilded Pear Gallery owner Suzy McGrane-Hop also gives …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 11, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Jimmy Scott On this week’s Short List, Bob highlights the distinctive and unique voice of Jimmy Scott. His countertenor was a product of the childhood disease called Kallmann syndrome – a genetic hormonal …
Soul Sacrifice will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, January 5, 2018 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, enjoy …
The KCCK Featured CD for January is “State of the Art” by New York Electric Piano. The group, led by Cedar Rapids native Pat Daugherty, is celebrating its fifteenth year together as a classic piano trio built around the sound of the Fender Rhodes electric keyboard. The new recording was inspired by the crowd-pleasing extended …
Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) As a longtime fan of the great tenor man, it was a wonder to hear this set for the first time. Since I wasn’t around or aware when he was putting out his classic material back in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, I got to discover …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats on the Keys 4: Laurence Hobgood The Short List this week reviews the career of pianist Laurence Hobgood. He has emerged as a significant and gifted jazz pianist. The recent Honor Thy Fathers album shows …
Click here for the 2017 Top Tens from our Show Hosts ARTIST TITLE LABEL 1) DeJohnette Grenadier Medeski & Scofield Hudson Motema 2) Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People Weather or Not Whaling City Sound 3) Dizzy Gillespie & Friends Concert of the Century Justin Time 4) Nate Smith KINFOLK: Postcards from Everywhere Rope-a-Dope 5) …
