Sioux Center in northwest Iowa is building a pipeline to bring in natural gas from cow manure on area farms.
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New Music Monday for January 23, 2023
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In the spring of 2020, Dave Stryker’s long-standing trio of organist Jared Gold and drummer McClenty Hunter was booked to play a concert out of town. Due to the pandemic, in lieu of traveling they were given the opportunity to tape a show that could be streamed by the venue. Inspired by getting the chance to play together again after eight months in lockdown and knowing they would be in the studio, the guitarist was motivated to write an album of new music—his first to feature this trio exclusively. “Prime” was recorded live in studio with just one take per song and no overdubbing.
Bill Mays has long been regarded as a musician’s musician among jazz cognoscenti. For 15 years he worked in the studios of Hollywood and with the West Coast’s leading musicians, from Frank Sinatra to Frank Zappa. Mays moved to the East Coast in 1984 to focus on his jazz playing, becoming a fixture on the New York scene, including long stints with Gerry Mulligan and Phil Woods. The trio has been Mays’ go-to ensemble for many years. For his 40th recording as a leader, “Autumn Serenade,” he recruited two musicians with whom he has shared more than 35 years of musical experience: bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Ron Vincent.
Also this week, saxophonist, composer and arranger John C. Gardner leads his Philly-based “Gardyn Jazz Orchestra” in a program of tunes honoring the memory of the family members, mentors and friends lost over the last couple of years;
trumpeter and composer John Bailey, who has had long-running stints in the bands of Woody Herman, Ray Charles, and Ray Barretto, unveils his third album as a leader, “Time Bandits”;
and veteran guitarist Ed Cherry was recorded at GB’s Juke Joint in New York City for his new disc, “Are We There Yet?”
This Week’s Specials January 23 thru January 29
Jazz Corner of the World
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
The Artistry of Jimmy Giuffre, Part 2
Host Craig Kessler features reedman Jimmy Giuffre’s truly groundbreaking music from 1955 through 1959. Giuffre’s work continues to inspire both new and up-and-coming musicians today.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Airmen of Note with Kurt Rosenwinkel & Al Jarreau
It’s more great swing with The United States Air Force Band, the “Airmen of Note,” as they invite two more jazz masters to the stage. This week, they welcome guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and legendary singer, the late Al Jarreau.
Jazz Night in America
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Endea Owens Gives Back
Host Christian McBride takes us to a community jazz cookout with bassist Endea Owens. We’ll listen in on her jam with Wynton Marsalis and Jon Batiste, and learn how she’s giving back with free meals and free concerts on the street.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
A Listen to PM Records
Tune in as host Craig Kessler spins choice cuts from Canadian label, PM Records, founded by bassist Gene Perla. PM Records released some 46 titles between 1973 until the early 1980s, featuring interesting sides by Elvin Jones, Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman and others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
My America 2: Destinations by Jim Self on Monday; Esperame en el Cielo by Gilbert Castellanos on Tuesday; Pan Africa by Derrick Gardner & the Jazz Prophets on Wednesday; The Heavy Hitters by The Heavy Hitters on Thursday; Heavy State Loving Blues by Mississippi MacDonald on Friday; With a Little Help From Her Friends by Teresa James on Saturday; Raise Your Spirit Consciousness by Jay Hoggard on Sunday
This Week In Jazz January 22 thru January 28
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriter Jerome Kern, guitarist Django Reinhardt, violinist Stefan Grappelli, saxmen Jimmy Forrest, Benny Golson and Bob Mintzer, singer Anita O’Day, trumpeter Marcus Printup and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton Hawes’ “Four!” (1958), Nat Adderley’s “Work Song” (1960), Freddie Hubbard’s “Red Clay” (1970), Branford Marsalis’ “Renaissance” (1987), Greg Osby’s “St. Louis Shoes” (2003) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS’ on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Culture Crawl 785 “But That’s A Whole ‘Nother Show”
Riverside Theatre presents “A Walk In The Woods” Jan. 26 – Feb. 12. Written by UI playwriting alum Lee Blessing, it’s the story of two arms negotiators, one American, and one Soviet. Written toward the end of the Cold War, current events have made it timely once again.
The play is directed by Riverside’s founding director Ron Clark, a classmate of Blessing’s at the UI, and a past actor in this show; so he has many interesting connections.
Tickets and info at www.riversidetheatre.org.
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Talking Pictures 1-18-23
Dark Glasses (2022) and potential Oscar nominees from the horror genre with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
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Culture Crawl 784 “Like A Recipe”
Pianist Dan Knight has recently moved back to Iowa after a decade in North Carolina. He celebrates his homecoming at “An Evening With Dan Knight,” Friday, January 20 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.
Dan drops some hints about what he has planned for his first Iowa City appearance in more than 10 years, as well as some of the things he learned when he set himself the task of performing a song every day during the first year of the pandemic.
Get tickets at www.englert.org.
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This Week’s Specials January 16 thru January 22
Jazz Corner of the World
Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Wayne Shorter on Blue Note
The Jazz classics of Wayne Shorter continue to inspire artists old and new. Join host Craig Kessler as he plays a variety of Wayne Shorter’s appearances with other Blue Note artists, plus all of his Blue Note sessions as a leader. We’ll hear classic releases like Speak No Evil, JuJu, Night Dreamer, Odyssey of Iska, and many others!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The Airmen of Note with Cyrille Aimee & Branford Marsalis
It’s more great swing with The United States Air Force Band, the “Airmen of Note,” as they invite two more jazz masters to the stage. This week, they welcome singer Cyrille Aimee and saxophonist Branford Marsalis.
Jazz Night in America
Thursday at 11:00pm
Christian McBride’s “Movement Revisited”
The tables turn as host Christian McBride – Grammy Award winning bassist and composer – performs and talks with NPR’s Audie Cornish about his suite, The Movement Revisited, inspired by the words of Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King, Jr. The performance was captured live at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, McBride’s hometown.
Jazz Corner of the World
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
The Artistry of Jimmy Giuffre, Part 2
Host Craig Kessler features reedman Jimmy Giuffre’s truly groundbreaking music from 1955 through 1959. Giuffre’s work continues to inspire both new and up-and-coming musicians today.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Featuring Caity Gyorgy by Caity Gyorgy on Monday; Evolution by Demetrius Nabors on Tuesday; 9 to 5 by the 3D Jazz Trio on Wednesday; Personal Preference by Something Blue on Thursday; Capricorn by Eddie 9V on Friday; 20 Years on the Road by Tomislav Goluban on Saturday; Paradise Cove by Lisa Hilton on Sunday