It’s a double bill January 13 and 15 as the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre presents two very famous operas “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci.” Christopher Clayton sings in both programs, and Cedar Rapids native and Jefferson High School graduate Janara Kellerman performs in Cavalleria. Janara is one of three Iowa natives in the cast, and Ta’u …
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KCCK’s Featured CD for January 2017
The KCCK Featured CD for January is “Make America Great Again”, the debut recording from Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra. In the aftermath of one of the most bizarre presidential elections the county has ever seen, the trombonist and his rollicking big band take back that tarnished slogan and run it up the …
Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet January 12, 2017
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 12, 2017. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
This Week’s Shows: Week of January 2 – 8
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Corridor Jazz (Eddie Piccard) new series A familiar musician is on The Short List this week as we survey “Corridor Jazz.” If there were a face for jazz music in Eastern Iowa, the leading …
First Friday Jazz June 2
The TYE Male Quartet will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, June 2, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, …
This Week’s Shows: Week of December 26 – January 1
KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars 2016 – Day after Christmas Special! Monday, December 26th 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM (repeated 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM) Mirage (indoors at Parlor City Pub) 6am – 8:am / 12pm – 2pm A downpour forced our 2nd scheduled Jazz Under the Stars concert of the 2016 season indoors at …
KCCK Top 88 for 2016
Click to listen to the Top 88 of 2016 on Spotify or YouTube. Click here for the 2016 Top Tens from our Show Hosts ARTIST TITLE LABEL 1) Charles Lloyd I Long to See You (Purchase) Blue Note 2) John Scofield Country for Old Men (Purchase) Impulse! 3) Matt Wilson’s Big Happy Family Beginning of …
This Week’s Shows: Week of December 19 – 26
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: International Jazz Stars (Claude Bolling) French pianist Claude Bolling may be best known here for his Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal from the mid-1970s. That recording put his name on …