By Jordan Maldonado, KCCK Programming Intern “A deeply thoughtful, resolutely individual artist who offers an ‘uncommon creative adventure.’ Davis draws you in so effortlessly that the brilliance of what she’s doing doesn’t hit you until the piece has slipped past.” according to JazzTimes. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Jazz Piano from the University of …
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Iowa City Jazz Fest Profile – Christopher’s Very Happy. Band.
By Jordan Maldonado, KCCK Programming Intern “The jubilant sound of Christopher’s Very Happy. Band. results from a combination of bright sounding compositions played with joyous abandon by its members.” Christopher Merz brings the audience an innovative type of sound, Happiness, through jazz, rock, pop, and classical influences. Merz and fellow musicians Michael Conrad, Dave Tiede, …
Iowa City Jazz Fest Profile – Laura Caviani Trio
By Jordan Maldonado, KCCK Programming Intern Laura Caviani has performed and recorded for over 15 years. The Minneapolis Star Tribune hailed her debut CD, Dreamlife as “…in a word, outstanding“. Marian McPartland called it “…sparkling and inventive“. Her second release, As One, was touted as “stunningly fresh” by Jazz Times. Caviani is a veteran of …
Culture Crawl 257 “Junior Zombies”
Teresa White is Site Supervisor for Ushers Ferry Historic Village, which takes visitors back in time to what life in a small town was like in the 1890s. Ushers Ferry hosts dozens of summer camps each summer, designed to get kids away from screens, and doing hands-on activities that give them a taste of what …
2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival (Memorial Day Special)
Monday, May 29th 6:00 AM – 1:35 AM Tuesday, May 30th Hear all the Main Stage performances from last summer’s festival plus KCCK’s exclusive, behind the scene, backstage interviews with each group’s leader! Our special holiday broadcast features the Akiko Tsuruga Trio with Jeff Hamilton, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Poncho Sanchez and His Latin …
Special Programs: Week of May 22 – 28
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Valerie Capers) Scott Yanow wrote of Valerie Capers: “Capers is much to obscure and under-recorded to be a legend, and is not old enough to be a pioneer. Yet, in …
Culture Crawl 255 “Break All The Rules”
Revival Theatre Company presents “Victor/Victoria,” June 1-4 in Dows Theatre at Coe College. Director Brian Glick talks about the production, which originated as a movie starring Julie Andrews and James Garner. The show will be staged in the round (almost), and some audience members will be seated at tables onstage to create the atmosphere of …
Iowa City Jazz Fest Profile – “In Orbit” with Jeff Coffin & Michael Occhipinti & Felix Pastorius
By Jordan Maldonado, KCCK Programming Intern In Orbit is a collective of musicians from both sides of the Canada-USA border, centered on the original compositions of saxophonist Jeff Coffin, and guitarist Michael Occhipinti, joined by Felix Pastorius, Nashville/Toronto pianist Tom Reynolds, and drummer Davide Direnzo. These artists have a broad spectrum of influence …