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This Week’s Shows: Week of June 20 – 26

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Vocal Short List 14 (Renée Yoxon)   Another Canadian import is featured on the Vocal Short List 14 this week. It’s Renée Yoxon who was raised in Ottawa, but now is in Montreal, going to …

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2017 Recipients of Nation’s Highest Award in Jazz Announced

This week at the DC Jazz Festival’s concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows, recipients of the nation’s highest honor in jazz. These five individuals—four musicians and one advocate—are recognized for their lifetime achievements and …

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Culture Crawl 165 “Not Just Chamber Music”

This Week’s Shows: Week of June 13 – 19

Short List with Bob Naujoks    Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Vocal Short List 14 (Ori Dagan) Ori Dagan is a deep-voice male jazz singer who scats. Dagan who was born in Israel, but moved to Canada at a young age. He is a significant part …

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Culture Crawl 164 “One From The Bucket List”

Culture Crawl 163 “The Next Stage”

Iowa City Jazz Fest Profiles by Laura Eckles

Jazz Fest Ch.

KCCK’s programming intern, Laura Eckles, has been spending a lot of time listening to the artists performing at this year’s Iowa City Jazz Festival. She’s been largely responsible for setting up the music for the Jazz Fest Channel, and has researched and listened to each artist in preparing profiles that include bio and sample tracks from …

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Culture Crawl 162 “A Little Extra Baggage”