Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Dick Watson) Pianist Dick Watson has been a fixture for many years at the Lighthouse Inn in Cedar Rapids. Dick is a resident of Iowa City, a graduate of the University of Iowa and a …
Chorale Midwest was formed 20 years ago by a group of choir alums who wanted to keep performing post-school. KCCK’s Bob Stewart is a charter member. Today, the Chorale has grown to include a main ensemble, a women’s chorus, a vocal jazz group, and also features a soloist spotlight series. Upcoming events include: March 13 …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Tim Daugherty) Keyboardist Tim Daugherty should be a familiar name to many. From his emergence with the Daugherty-Davis & McPartland group in the early 1980s to his current steady gig as a musician on …
“The only way to play this music well is to sound like crap until you don’t sound like crap any more.” Branford Marsalis talks about developing a “sound” (and why that idea is silly), the transition between playing in a small group and with a symphony orchestra, and even his Twitter “feud” with Kurt Elling …
Orchestra Iowa welcomes jazz legend Branford Marsalis to the Creative Corridor March 10 and 11 for two concerts, Friday at Hancher and Saturday at the Paramount. In between, there will be a free Q&A session with Branford, March 11 at 10am in the Opus Concert Cafe. Airing just before Branford himself stops by the KCCK …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Corridor Jazz (Damani Phillips) This week The Short List profiles the outstanding alto saxophonist Damani Phillips. He teaches both jazz music and African-American studies at the University of Iowa. He may be better known as the instrumentalist …
Evan Hilsabeck and Josh Holmes direct the Iowa City Community Theatre production of “Anything Goes,” March 3-12 in Iowa City. The score is rich with hit after hit from the legendary Cole Porter, including “I Get a Kick out of You,” You’re the Top,” It’s De-Lovely,” and the title song. The story, a madcap shipboard …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 9, 2017. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
