This is the final hour in our battle to preserve public funding for public media. The Senate will vote by July 18 on the rescission bill that will strip funding from public radio and TV. Public media is in real danger. This funding is already in our budget. If it’s taken away, we could lose …
It’s indoor week for the CR Muni Band and Steve Shanley is back with the rundown. A double header on Wednesday, Jul 9 with the New Horizons Band at the newly renovated Marion High School Auditorium starts at 6:30 PM and the Sunday, Jul 13 concert will be held at Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium at 7:30 …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Ivie Anderson, Billy Eckstine, Francine Reed and Mavis Staples, saxmen Hank Mobley, George Young and Kirk Whalum, trumpeters Lee Morgan and Carol Morgan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington at New Port (1956), …
Jazz musicians Matt Landon and Emma Reynolds have been busy at work organizing the return of the Burlington Jazz Festival. It’s July 25 & 26 nestled across a handful of downtown venues (within walking distance). A Trivia Night Fundraiser will be hosted Monday, July 19, 7-9pm at the Art Center of Burlington. All festival performances …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 17, 2025. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The KCCK Featured Album for July is “Talk to Me About Mulgrew” from John Clayton and Mulgrew Miller. Planned as a tribute to pianist James Williams, original collaborator Hank Jones fell ill prior to recording, so the bassist turned to his friend Mulgrew Miller and the disc was recorded in 2007. It remained unissued in …
Steve Shanley, director of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, is back with the patriotic lineup for week five of the band’s season. Pieces being performed include the world premiere of a long lost Cedar Rapids march, a sweet Neil Diamond tune, and a new military services medley including the Space Force Theme. Join the Muni …
Welcome back to another installment of the pod show! This week we take a look at an eclectic mixture of blues tracks and artists, as well as discuss how John decides to structure his shows. Tune in to learn more! Songs featured in the episode: Reverend Shawn Amos – Bootleg Marcus King Band – “Ain’t …
