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Special Programs: Week of April 3 – 9

Short List with Bob Naujoks     Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Emily Remler) On the Short List this week we start a new series on significant – but not necessarily well-known – women jazz instrumentalists. Up first is guitarist Emily …

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IOS Update 10.3 Breaks KCCK app

If you updated your iphone or ipad this week to IOS 10.3, your KCCK app may not work. Our vendor has contacted us and told us the update broke many of their apps, including ours. They’re working on a fix, but in the meantime you can still listen to KCCK on your mobile device: Open …

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KCCK’s Featured CD for April 2017

The KCCK Featured CD for April is “The Music of John Lewis” from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Few captured the sleek, swinging sophistication of jazz better than Mr. Lewis, the pianist, composer and leader of the Modern Jazz Quartet, who had a long, personal relationship with Jazz at Lincoln Center. …

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Culture Crawl 240 “Kinda Like The Mafia”

After 36 years The Follies is just as much a family as it is a show. Some adult performers started in the show as kids, and it’s not uncommon for whole families to be involved. Dennis Green is a past Follies cast member, as is his wife and two grown sons. Producer Jen Boettger reminds …

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Special Programs: Week of March 27 – April 2

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM   Corridor Jazz (Dr. Craig Dove) Dr. Craig Dove is mainly known for his inspiring bass work, but he also plays piano and sings. On his albums he often does all three. Dr. Dove is a REAL doctor …

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Culture Crawl 239 “SPOILERS!”

It’s an afternoon of great food and great music at the Ox Yoke Inn at the Gospel Brunch, opening April 2. Deborah Kennedy and Ian Zahren talk about putting this original show together, which mixes old gospel tunes and hymns with new music. And they just might accidentally let slip their favorite musical mashup from …

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Culture Crawl 238 “Not Just Tutus, Tiaras, & Nutcrackers”

Orchestra Iowa continues its season showcasing the music of American composers with two ballets by Aaron Copland, whose synthesis of African-American rhythms, cowboy folk, and classical forms has influenced music for over a century. The Orchestra joins with Ballet Quad Cities to perform “Rodeo” and “Billy The Kid” March 25 & 26 at the Paramount, …

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Clean Up Your Act 4-17-17

The Middle Cedar Partnership Project aims to improve water quality and reduce flooding.