Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Michel Petrucciani) The Short List survey of international jazz stars from the past and present continues with the brilliant French Pianist — Michel Petrucciani. He was short of stature—only three feet tall—but …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 13, 2016. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Miera Kim and Carey Bostian are the new directors and core ensemble of Red Cedar Chamber Music, which brings both historic and new compositions for small ensembles to Eastern Iowa. Their first concert as the new core ensemble is entitled “Red Cedar Express,” and features a new composition from frequent Red Cedar collaborator Michael …
The KCCK Featured CD for October is “Ready Take One” by Erroll Garner. One of the great American jazz pianists and composers of the 20th century, Garner was among the most popular, successful and influential jazz artists of his era. The disc features fourteen previously unreleased studio performances recorded during an especially prolific creative period …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Stan Hasselgard) The Short List this week begins a short survey of international jazz stars from the past and present. Swedish clarinetist Stan Hasselgard is first up. His tenure was short—he died …
David Sanborn, world-renown jazz saxophonist, began his playing career at the University of Iowa in the early 60s, at a time when there was no jazz program at the UI. And not only was there no jazz program, the music department administration had no interest in creating one. But percussion instructor Tom Davis, along with …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (JoAnne Brackeen) JoAnne Brackeen is revered as a phenomenal instrumentalist, a “visionary,” and a performer who is quite unpredictable, but swings effortlessly. Brackeen was mostly self-taught and had stints with …
