“Head Cannon” – Linn-Mar Guest DJs 2022

A big year for the Linn Mar music programs, with an appearance in the Iowa Jazz Championship finals and an undefeated show choir season, in which Maddie Nuss had the lead. The concert band capped the year with a performance at the Iowa Bandmasters convention. Moosa Hamad made Jazz All State, and the morning of our show, Caleb had a picture in the paper performing the Linn-Mar musical. Braeden Dupree rushed over to join us after taking an AP test. We didn’t have any problem finding things to talk about, but also had time to play a lot of great music.

Caleb, Braeden, Moosa, and Maddie’s playlist

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“And I Cried a Lot” – Anamosa Guest DJs 2022

2022 was a big year for Anamosa Jazz I. They welcomed a new director, Gerardo Gomez, had a much-improved competition season, and also participated in the Corridor Jazz Project for the very first time! Evie Breitbach, Madeline Broghammer, and Lili Fischer broke it down for us, and also brought an excellent selection of songs.

Evie, Madeline, and Lili’s playlist

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“Trumpet Propaganda” – Solon Guest DJs 2022

Gabe Hinman, Ethan McLaughlin, and Lauren Roskopf from the Solon Jazz Orchestra join us for an hour of music and band stories, including a cameo appearance by their Corridor Jazz guest artist this year, our own Saul Lubaroff!

Gabe, Ethan, and Lauren’s playlist.

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Jim Dreier and Rich Medd

Two of Iowa’s leading jazz educators, Jim Dreier, Latin Jazz guru at the University of Iowa, and Rich Medd, longtime director at Iowa City West High School, retire this spring from full-time classroom teaching.

Jim and Rich talk with KCCK’s Dennis Green about their time together in bands such as Orquesta Alto Maiz, teaching highlights, and future plans. Plus, we pull out a few musical chestnuts from their joint history.

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Talking Pictures 5-4-22

Barry (HBO) and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. 

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Culture Crawl 711 “Get The Tempo Wrong and Everybody Knows”

Orchestra Iowa brings back one of its most popular “rock” shows May 7, with “One Vision – The Music of Queen.” The orchestra will back four musicians who’ll bring the music of that classic band to live, including all your Queen favorites, such as “Killer Queen,” “We Are The Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and Tim’s favorite Queen tune, revealed at the 5:37 mark.

May 7 at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets at www.orchestraiowa.org.

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet May 12, 2022

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 12, 2022.  Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

This Week In Jazz May 1 thru May 7


Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Lorenz Hart, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, pianist John Lewis, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, bassists Jymie Merritt and Ron Carter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Miles Ahead” (1956), Charles Mingus’ “Ah Um” (1959), Dexter Gordon’s “Doin’ Alright” (1961), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “Straight Ahead” (1976), Shirley Horn “Live at the 4 Queens” (1991), The Flying Horse Big Band’s “Florida Rays” (2019) and many others, M-F at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.