Culture Crawl 771 “Recovering Pianist”

Tim Hankewich’s birthday is Nov. 7, and as a part of Orchestra Iowa’s 100th season, he is giving a rare performance on piano with his friend, world-renowned cellist, Zuill Bailey, as well as the Orchestra’s Madeline Capistron, violin.

They’ll perform a program that Tim says is pretty challenging for a “recovering pianist,” including Chopin and Brahms. And in a unique venue, the Paramount’s Hall of Mirrors.

Reservation deadline is fast approaching, so call the Orchestra Iowa ticket office to make reservations, 319.366.8203.

It will be a busy week for Tim. Right after the Monday show, he’ll board a plane for New York, where he’ll be an assistant conductor for the New York Philharmonic’s “Jurassic Park” play-along show, fresh off Orchestra Iowa’s successful performance last week. He also talks a little about the challenge of keeping the orchestra in sync with film.

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Talking Pictures 11-2-22

Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) and Prey for the Devil (2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet November 10, 2022

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place November 10, 2022.  Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

KCCK’s Featured Album for November 2022

The KCCK Featured Album for November is “Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite” by pianist Jason Yeager. While Vonnegut found his true calling as an author, he once speculated about becoming a jazz pianist. He also was a faculty member of the Iowa Writers Workshop for several years. On the 100th anniversary of the great satirist’s birth, Yeager has composed a suite of tunes inspired by Vonnegut’s writings, vibrantly capturing the incisive wit and skewed vision of one the 20th century’s most inventive and celebrated novelists. “Unstuck in Time” is from Sunnyside Records.  Purchase.              .                  

Culture Crawl 770 “The World is Full of Knuckleheads”

Family Folk Machine, Iowa City’s non-auditioned, intergenerational folk choir presents “Carry On: Songs for Living,” Nov.13 , 3pm at the Englert Theatre.

Jean Littlejohn and Jon Ranard say the program consists of tunes ranging from They Might Be Giants to Robert Plant, sharing a theme of inclusiveness and offering each other our support during tough times.

Admission is free, donations accepted at the concert. Details at www.familyfolkmachine.org. 

Taped on Halloween! Capt. Dennis says “Hit it.”

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Clean Up Your Act 11-22-22

Iowa State University engineers look to help small rural communities reclaim wastewater and put it to good use. 

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The Week’s Shows October 31 thru November 5

Jazz Corner of the World Encore

Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

The Compositions of Carla Bley, Part 2

Host Craig Kessler spins a fresh mix of Carla Bley charts. We’ll hear Carla’s own  recordings of her remarkable material, as well as interpretations from other artists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Blake Shaw’s Big(ish) Band at Jazz Under the Stars

Bassist Blake Shaw and his Big(ish) Band took the Noelridge Park stage for 2022’s final Jazz Under the Stars. Blake treated the crowd to his arrangements of standards, soulful originals, and up-on-your-feet classics. Opening the night was Joe Perea and the Kirkwood Jazz Combo.

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America

Thursday at 11:00 PM

Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s Roots

Host Christian McBride follows bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma on an exploration of his North Carolina heritage. We’ll also hear the incredible music inspired by his home and family.    

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World

Saturdays at 12:00 Noon

Miles On Columbia – 1982-1985

Craig Kessler celebrates Columbia Record’s latest in their Miles Davis Bootleg series, featuring some surprising unreleased music from 1982 through 1985. We’ll also hear some unusual live sets from the period. It’s an excellent sound picture of Mile’s creative output in his later years.

 

 

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

Every Night at Midnight

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

Bridges by Ana Nelson on Monday; Unstuck in Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite by Jason Yeager on Tuesday; Joy by Ernesto Cervini on Wednesday; Rhythm & Soul by Arturo Sandoval on Thursday; Alphabetical Blues Bash Volume 1 by the Wayne Riker Gathering on Friday; Revelation by Joanne Lediger & Robert Hill on Saturday; Linger Awhile by Samara Joy on Sunday

This Week In Jazz October 30 thru November 5


Hey Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder, saxmen Illinois Jacquet, Herb Geller, and Booker Ervin, singers Carmen Lundy and Lyle Lovett, percussionist Carlos “Potato” Valdez and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “Moanin'” (1958), Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” (1964), Erroll Garner’s “Magician” (1970), Ronnie Cuber “Live At The Blue Note” (1986), The Clark Terry Quintet w/Red Holloway’s “Top & Bottom” (1995), Jim Snidero “Live At The Deer Head Inn” (2020) and others M-F at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.