By Jordan Maldonado, KCCK Programming Intern “Electrifyingly new and strangely familiar at the same time…with his mix of modern sounds and old-fashioned feeling, Raymond is steering jazz in the right direction.” (DownBeat Magazine) As a trumpeter, educator, and composer, Raymond brings a modern take to the classics we all have come to love. He was …
Kevin Hanick and the music committee for the Iowa Arts Festival have brought dozens of famous musicians to the June event over the years. This year is no exception, with headliners that include Son Volt, Elephant Revival, and Jeremy Kittel. This is not to take away from over 100 artist booths in a juried show, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
