Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Christian Jacob) This week it’s the piano of Frenchman Christian Jacob, though he has been in the United States for over 30 years. His main fame is with the Tierney Sutton Band, …
Orchestra Iowa’s Head Diva, Tim Hankewich, invites you to “Wicked Divas,” a concert featuring two stars of the Broadway musical “Wicked,” who will perform songs from that musical, as well as tunes from Gypsy, Ragtime, Carmen and even the current Broadway hit, “On Your Feet!” October 29 & 30 at the Paramount Theatre. Information at …
UI Director of Jazz Studies John Rapson and Johnson County Landmark, the UI’s top jazz band, break the shrink wrap on the new Voxman Hall with a free concert Oct. 28. Each concert this year will feature performances and arrangements by alumni of the UI program. This concert will feature saxophonist Nate Bogert, drummer Cassius …
Dr. Chad Eby, saxophonist, composer and professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), has come a long ways since picking up the sax as a child in Newhall, Iowa. Chad’s latest release is a disc inspired by writings of the great storyteller, Shel Silverstein. He …
Former Cedar Rapids Gazette reporter Dale Kueter has written a murder mystery that takes place in 1950s Cedar Rapids. It’s based on an actual place, the Motel Sepia, which was run by local civil rights pioneer Cecil Reed. In Dale’s story, the Chicago mob shatters the Motel’s attempt to peacefully integrate whites and blacks in …
The 200th edition of the Cultural Crawl video series features Nick Kaeding from the Iowa City-Coralville Convention & Visitors Bureau, who is a board member of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA). Nick invites everyone to ICCA’s annual “Celebration of the Arts” on Nov. 15, and also runs down the list of some fun weekend …
Victoria Price, daughter of film legend Victor Price, talks to Denny Lynch, host of KCCK’s movie review show “Talking Pictures,” about Vincent Price’s career, and how he found joy in performing, meeting fans, and showing her how to scramble eggs. Price appears Wednesday, October 19 at the Collins Road Theatre for a screening of the …
Yeah, we’re off the air. You know how we always say “you need to give during the Fund Drive, or this might go away?” Looks like it finally happened! Just joking. It doesn’t actually have anything to do with the pledge drive, and we’re working on getting the transmitter repaired. In the meantime, listen online. …
