Guest Djs 2024-Prairie

It’s a sax section takeover from Prairie Jazz Band One, with front line seniors Sophia Johnson, Riley Kruse, and Carlie Robertson. JBO is celebrating just the sixth time in school history they’ll be competing at Jazz Championships.

Sophia, Riley, and Carlie’s playlist:

  • Ella Fitzgerald, Mack the Knife
  • Count Basie & His Orchestra, I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  • Louis Armstrong, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans
  • Nubya Garcia, Together is a Beautiful Place to Be
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Swamp Goo
  • The Eddie Piccard Trio, It Happened in Monterey
  • Wynton Marsalis Quintet, La Vie En Rose
  • Duke Ellington, All of Me (Live)
  • Prairie High School Jazz Band One featuring Jim Dreier, Mofongo de Mama N

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News Digest 3-28-24

Two bodies have been recovered in aftermath of  the Baltimore bridge collapse…Governor Reynolds has signed the AEA bill.

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Guest Djs 2024 – West

Sean Kearney, Oliver Miller, and Genna Ray brought a great hour of music with them, along with some stories about other activities, new director Mr. Zeglis, and their former director (and Corridor Jazz Guest Artist) Rich Medd.

Sean, Oliver, and Genna’s Playlist:

  • King Curtis – A Whiter Shade of Pale
  • Huntertones – Togo (Live)
  • Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band – Count Bubba
  • Stan Getz & Astrud & Joao Gilberto – Corcovado (Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)
  • The Graham Breedlove Sextet – Festival Time In the Ville
  • Iowa City West High Jazz Ensemble feat. Rich Medd – Beautiful Love

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Culture Crawl 904 “Afro-Caribbean Accordion Music”

The Swampland Jewels release their first album on April 5 with a concert at The Black Angel in Iowa City. They’ll be at Old Neighborhood Pub in Cedar Rapids on April 20, with a raft gigs this spring and summer. 

Get an album preview on Bandcamp and get more details at www.theswamplandjewels.com. 

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Talking Pictures 3-27-24

Imaginary (2024) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.

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News Digest 3-27-24

The search continues for six workers presumed dead after that bridge collapse in Baltimore…Republicans in Des Moines are working on proposed constitutional amendments dealing with Iowa’s income taxes.

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Guest Djs 2024-Independence

 

The Independence Jazz Orchestra joins The Corridor Jazz Project for the first time in 2024. JD Huffman and Teegan Cross represent their band and school on KCCK.

 

Teegan and JD’s Playlist:

  • Gualdalquivir Tiburon – “Jesus Molina”
  • McCoy Tyner – Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
  • The Dog Walker – A Seagull & Clouds
  • Jeff Coffin & The Mu’tet – “As Light Through Leaves”
  • Brad Mehldau – “The Garden”
  • John Coltrane – “Giant Steps”
  • Mingus Big Band – “Moanin'”
  • Prescott Jazz Ensemble – “Chronometry”
  • Independence High School Jazz Ensemble featuring Jen Tiede – “My One and Only Love”

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News Digest 3-26-24

A bridge has collapsed in Baltimore after being struck by a container ship…Iowa’s top health official says Governor Reynolds’ plan for overhauling the state’s behavioral health system will make is easier for Iowans to get help.

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