Pianist/composer-arranger and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Recipient Dick Hyman will be the Guest of Honor at the 2016 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival August 4-7 in Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa. He spoke by phone with KCCK’s Gordon Paulsen.
Category: Specials
Interviews and other special broadcasts
Edward Simon – SF Jazz Collective
The SFJAZZ Collective will perform music from their new CD “The Music of Michael Jackson and Other Original Compositions” Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Center, University of Dubuque. KCCK’s Bob Stewart spoke by phone with pianist Edward Simon.
Judy Chaikin
Judy Chaikin is the director of the recent documentary “The Girls in the Band”, an exploration of women in jazz, starting with the pioneers like Mary Lou Williams and Lil Harden Armstrong, Marian McPartland and Melba Liston through to present day players like Geri Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Patrice Rushen. She talked by phone …
Marc Antoine Interview – February 2016
Guitarist/composer Marc Antoine performs at the Smooth Jazz Valentines Concert Saturday, February 13th at 8 PM at the Redstone Room in Davenport. He spoke by phone with KCCK’s Gordon Paulsen.
Gregory Porter-Part One
Grammy Award winning jazz singer and songwriter Gregory Porter performs in concert Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm at Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University in Des Moines. He spoke by phone with KCCK’s Gordon Paulsen.
Gregory Porter-Part Two
Grammy Award winning jazz singer and songwriter Gregory Porter performs in concert Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30pm at Sheslow Auditorium, Drake University in Des Moines. He spoke by phone with KCCK’s Gordon Paulsen. Part One.
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Pianist Johannes Wallman with Joe Perea, director of the Kirkwood Jazz Program, talking about their concert in Ballantyne Auditorium with the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and Combos Saturday night at 7:30.