Category: News

News Digest 4-29-24

Four people were killed in weekend tornadoes in Oklahoma…one person died from injuries suffered in a Friday tornado in western Iowa.

Special Programs April 29 thru May 5

Jazz Corner of the World  with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 5 Craig presents a variety of selections from the lengthy career of the incomparable Chick Corea. We’ll hear Chick as a leader and composer, dating back to the early 1960’s right up to 2020.           …

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This Week In Jazz April 28 thru May 4

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, lyricist Lorenz Hart, pianist John Lewis, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, singer Shirley Horn, flutist Dave Valentin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis All Stars’ “Walkin’” (1954), Gene Ammons’ “Blue Gene” (1958), …

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Big Mo Pod Show 005 “Let Love Triumph”

In this week’s installment of the Big Mo Pod Show John and Noah discuss a selection of songs and the artists that made them from this Friday’s show, including works by Swamp Cabbage, Jackie Venson, and Son Seals. The music they cover inspires a range of conversation topics, like the need to forgive those around …

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2024 Guest Djs – Kennedy

Griffin Bieber, Reece Fischer, Kaden Peterson from Kennedy Jazz One joined us to celebrate a huge jazz band season, which included Kennedy’s first ever trip to the Iowa Jazz Championships! Griffin, Reece, and Kaden’s Playlist: Joshua Redman – Eleanor Rigby Buddy Rich Big Band – Willowcrest Charles Mingus – Track B – Duet Solo Dancers …

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Culture Crawl 914 “Insidious Infiltrator”

Author Larry Tye calls in from Massachusetts to chat about his new book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.”  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or www.kcck.org/listen. …

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News Digest 4-26-24

The Supreme Court hears arguments about former President Trump’s claim of immunity…Iowa’s public universities close their DEI offices. 

2024 Guest Djs – Solon

Meg Düster and Jameson Grimm from the Solon High School Jazz Orchestra joined us to talk about playing in “Mr. C’s” (Desmond Cervantez, Solon band director) mariachi band, how all the microphones in the Corridor Jazz recording studio are kind of intimidating, and working with this year’s guest artists, bassist Drew Morton. Meg and Jameson’s …

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