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This Week’s Shows August 12 thru August 18

Jazz Corner of the World (Encore)

Mondays at 6:00pm

The Artistry of Gary Bartz

Craig spins a wide variety of jazz gems featuring saxophonist Gary Bartz, both as a leader and as a sideman.

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Soul Sherpa at Jazz Under the Stars

Soul Sherpa, the Midwest’s premier Nu-Soul combo, took the Jazz Under the Stars stage in 2019 and delivered a set of hot original charts, and covers of the best soul and groove tunes.

Jazz Night in America

Thursdays at 11:00pm

Sheila Jordan, Still Boppin’

Jazz legend Sheila Jordan joins host Christian McBride for a career-spanning conversation. Jordan is one of the last living beboppers, one of the first singers on Blue Note Records, and a pioneer of voice and bass.

Jazz Corner of the World

Saturdays from 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

Steeplechase Records, Show #2

Craig spins another delightful sampling of the prestigious Steeplechase label from Denmark. Nils Winther founded the label in 1972, and since then has created well over 1,000 choice releases by great jazz artists like Jackie McLean, Teddy Edwards, Dexter Gordon, Shirley Horn, Eddie Henderson, Kenny Drew, and many more.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.

Where Do You Go? by Cornelia Nilsson on Monday; Vinyl Brews by the Gardyn Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday; Bridges by the Brian Ho Trio on Wednesday; Horizons by Alex Sipiagin on Thursday; Stuck in the Mud by Christopher Wyze & the Tellers on Friday; Go Be Free by Sonny Gullage on Saturday; Swingin’ Uptown by the Eyal Vilner Big Band on Sunday.

Culture Crawl 954 “Unnecessarily Difficult”

August 15 at KCCK’s at Jazz Under The Stars, it’s a class reunion with Group X. Nearly 20 years ago, 5 UNI music students formed a band and recorded an album. Today, the members of Group X lead some of our top area music programs, including Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids Washington, and even UNI, their alma mater. The members reunite for the very first time under the name of their college band to revisit their early work, and promise us a few surprises, too! Plus, Group Xers Jen Tiede and Joel Nagel have some advice for our Young Artists, the Murphy Fisher Quartet.

KCCK has presented free, family-friendly jazz in Noelridge Park nearly every year since 1988. There will be food trucks, a playground for the kids, and great music each week at 6:30pm. Trio Grismore wraps up the series on August 22

More info at kcck.org/juts.

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Culture Crawl 953 “I Guess I’m a Puff”

Emma Kostiv and Matthew James are gearing up to tell the accelerated tale of a certain school of magic concerning an alternative group of misfit heroes. “Puffs” a play by Matt Cox will run two weekends August 9-18 at Kirkwood’s Ballantyne Auditorium with all proceeds going towards the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund.

For tickets and more information visit the “Puffs Play & Benefit” Facebook Page.

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Talking Pictures 8-7-24

“Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024) and “Trap” (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.

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Culture Crawl 952 “Stealing a Vocalist”

The Air Force Band of Mid-America’s Shades of Blue Ensemble is making a swing through Eastern Iowa this week, with stops in Muscatine, Waverly, Dubuque, and West Branch. Tech Sgt. Tyler Kennamer says the band plays a variety of jazz tunes from traditional big band to bebop and modern jazz.

The shows are all free. Learn more at afbandtix.com.

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Culture Crawl 951 “Not for the Paycheck”

The Eastern Iowa Health Center is a non-profit medical center, part of the National Health Service Corps. They serve everyone, regardless of income or insurance. They have recently opened a brand new pediatric facility, as well as dental services.
 Find out more at a free Community Block Party, Aug. 9 from 4-7pm at the Center, 1201 3rd Avenue SE. There will be tours of all their facilities, food, face painting, bounce house, dunk, and more. Details at Easterniowahealthcenter.com

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This Week In Jazz August 4 thru August 10

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Jeri Southern, Jimmy Witherspoon and Abbey Lincoln, percussionists Airto Moreira and Jack DeJohnette, violinist Regina Carter, reedmen Benny Carter, Buddy Colette and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jazz impresario Norman Granz and more.

We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Johnny Hodges’ “Used to Be Duke” (1954), Harold Land’s “Westward Bound!” (1965), “Joe Williams Live” (1973), Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff’s “On the Blues Side” (1989), Joe Wilder’s “Alone With Just My Dreams” (1991), Jose Rizo’s Mongorama “Mariposas Cantan” (2019) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

New Music Monday for August 5, 2024

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify

Jazz festivals worldwide have seen trumpeter Alex Sipiagin performing with the likes of Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, the Mingus groups, and many more. In 1990 he participated in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s International Louis Armstrong Competition, winning top honors. In his early career, Alex became a favored player for various bands including the Gil Evans Orchestra, the Dave Holland Big Band, Sextet and Octet groups, and the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty and Mingus Orchestra. He has also shared the front line with tenor sax giant Chris Potter, propelled by a nonpareil rhythm section of John Escreet on keyboards, Matt Brewer on bass and Eric Harland on drums. “Horizons” marks the 11^th Sipiagjn-Potter pairing on a Sipiagin-led date since his debut in 1997.

As a second generation Chinese American whose parents do not play any instruments, Brian Ho has dedicated countless hours in learning the rich history of the Hammond organ on and off the bandstand while simultaneously putting his own voice and influences to the music. He’s been fortunate to record or play with musicians like Billy Hart, Troy Roberts, Gary Bartz and others and has played in jazz clubs and festivals all over the world. For his second full-length recording, “Bridges,” the keyboardist utilizes two thirds of Joey DeFrancesco’s original trio, guitarist Paul Bollenback and drummer Byron “Wookie” Landham.

Also this week, “Vinyl Brews” is the second live recording from the Gardyn Jazz Orchestra, featuring tracks inspired by the award-winning beers from the Von C. Brewing Company of Norristown, PA.; the Eyal Vilner Big Band’s new album, “Swingin’ Uptown,” is a big band celebration of Uptown Harlem and the dances that were conceived and popularized there; and “Where Do You Go” is the impressive debut from the Swedish drummer and composer Cornelia Nilsson.