Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Charles Lloyd’s 87th Birthday Craig plays a wide variety of exciting gems from the lengthy career of reedman Charles Lloyd, which spans from 1959 to the present. We’ll hear from his Columbia releases, as well as many titles from Atlantic, ECM, Blue Note, and other jazz labels. …
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Big Mo Pod Show 054 – “Music Will Heal You If You Let It”
On this episode the boys from the Singing Cowboy Studios discuss the history behind a collection of different blues tracks, covering both the artists and the environments that spawned them, as well as the restorative power of music as a whole. Songs featured in the episode: Savoy Brown – “Why Did You Hoodoo Me” Muddy …
Culture Crawl 1039 “Lotsa Pink, Lotsa Feathers”
Young Footliters Imagination Studio presents “Penguin Goes to Flight School,” a musical based on the children’s book Flight School by Lita Judge. Director Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt and cast members Ella Schmitz and Lucy Polyak are in the studio to fill us in on all the details. The show is suited for kids (and adults) ages …
2024 KCCK Annual Report Released
Read about some of the people and events in our jazz family, and also dig in to the nuts and bolts of KCCK (if that’s your thing). Click on the image to read the entire report, or email us if you’d like a printed copy.
Culture Crawl 1038 “The Perspective of the Fence”
Under the direction of Dr. Gerry Kreitzer, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale has been preparing for their upcoming performance of the Grammy-nominated three-part Oratorio by Craig Hella Johnson, Considering Matthew Shepard. The music celebrates and honors the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man who was brutally attacked and murdered in 1998. …
This Week’s Shows March 10 thru March 16
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part 3 Craig continues his 4-part chronological series on the artistry of legendary pianist, poet, singer, and composer Mose Allison. We’ll listen to selections from his final three Atlantic releases, his two albums for Elektra Records, the first few Blue Note releases, and a …
Big Mo Pod Show 053 – “Blues Across Generations”
On this week’s broadcast from the Singing Cowboys Studio we had a mix of tunes from different generations of blues artists, each with their own distinctive flair. See what John and his twenty something sidekick producer Noah think of each by listening in! Songs featured in the episode: Eugene Hideaway Bridges – “Rise Above It” …
Culture Crawl 1037 “I Can’t Believe It’s Just Your 2 Instruments!”
Miera Kim & Carey Bostian with Red Cedar Chamber Music have been busy this year with their violin and cello concert program, Cultural Passport. This program highlights folk music representing cultures from around the world and covers a range of compositional styles. Upcoming performances for the public will be Saturday 3/8, 12pm at Marion Library, …