Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Ira Gershwin, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Dave Brubeck bassist/singer Jay Leonhart, singer/songwriter Tom Waits and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Louis Armstrong and His Friends: All Stars in Concert, 1951 (1951), Art Farmer Quartet feat. …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place December 7, 2023. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
KCCK’s Christmas Channel brightens up your holiday season! It’s a 24-7 stream of the coolest holiday jazz ever recorded, commercial free. Listen through December 26 on KCCK’s mobile app, at kcckjazz2.org or follow this link.
Newsom and DeSantis face off in a debate…Santos faces an expulsion vote…a major publisher challenges a law banning books with sexual content from Iowa schools.
The KCCK Featured Album for December is “A Guaraldi Holiday” by Isaiah J. Thompson. The acclaimed young pianist pays tribute to the eclectic music of Vince Guaraldi, work which served as both an introduction to jazz, and as a childhood soundtrack for generations of music lovers, Thompson included. Produced by John Pizzarelli, the disc offers …
Another American hostage has been freed in Gaza…the University of Northern Iowa has received money to repair the bells in its campanile.
Lisa Barnes was a patron of the annual Holiday Thieves Market Fine Arts Show for years before she brought the event to Summer of the Arts. The Thieves Market features more than 85 fine artists Dec. 9 & 10 at the Hyatt Regency Expo Center in Coralville. Admission is free! Schedule and more info at …
The Biden administration calls for more hostage-prisoner swaps between Hamas and Israel…a lawsuit is challenging Iowa’s new law restricting the discussion of LGBTQ topics in the state’s schools.
