Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Ornette Coleman, Charles Brackeen and Saul Lubaroff, singers Keely Smith, Al Jarreau, and Bobby McFerrin, pianists Don Abney, Dick Katz and Stephen Scott, drummer Roy Haynes, trumpeters Blue Mitchell and Terence Blanchard and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “The Birth of the Cool” (1950), Freddie Hubbard’s “The Body and the Soul” (1963), George Benson & Joe Farrell’s “Benson & Farrell” (1976), Stan Getz;’ “Voyage” (1986), Charles Earland’s “Stomp!” (1999), Tierney Sutton’s “Paris Sessions 2” (2021) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
This Week In Jazz March 8 thru March 14
Culture Crawl 1177 “Statue of Liberty Will Not Be Harmed”
Orchestra Iowa CEO, Eric Marshall, and Magician Jackson Green are in the studio ahead of Jackson’s upcoming “Magic Show,” at Opus Concert Cafe on Saturday, March 14. Tickets are $15, doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 7:30pm.
Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com & orchestraiowa.org.
Keep up with Jackson at jacksongreen.net & on Facebook at Jackson Green Magician.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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Culture Crawl 1176 “Kill The Wabbit, Kill The Wabbit”
Orchestra Iowa presents Pops III, “Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.” Guest conductor George Daughtery joins Dennis over zoom with all the details. It’s Saturday, March 7, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids.
Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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Talking Pictures 3-4-26
“The House Was Not Hungry Then” (2025 Horror Amazon Prime Video) and “His & Hers” (2026 Thriller Netflix limited series) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
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2025 KCCK Annual Report Released
Read about some of the people and events in our jazz family, and also dig in to the nuts and bolts of KCCK (if that’s your thing). Click on the image to read the entire report, or email us if you’d like a printed copy.
Culture Crawl 1175 “No Weapons”
Kennedy Choral League presents “Iowa’s Got Talent: Live and Local” coming up Friday, April 3, 7pm at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids. KCL member, Anne Ohrt, & Kennedy HS Choral Director, Storm Ziegler, are in the studio with all the details.
Audition video submissions are due March 8 by midnight.
Tickets and additional audition info at iowasgottalent.org.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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Culture Crawl 1174 “Amen To End All Amens”
The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale completes its performance of Handel’s “Messiah” with Parts II & III, on March 8, 2:30pm at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Director Gerry Kreitzer says that while not performed as often as Messiah Part I at Christmastime, both of these sections are filled with even more of Handel’s rousing choruses and powerful solos, all performed by Chorale soloists. The group will be accompanied by orchestra, organ, and harpsichord, joined by the First Lutheran Church Choir
Tickets at www.crchorale.org in advance or at the door. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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KCCK’s Featured Album for March 2026
The KCCK Featured Album for March is “KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project Volume 19”, featuring the outstanding students from a record twenty-one Eastern Iowa high school jazz bands. Each band is paired up with a professional guest artist who mentors the students during rehearsals and professional recording sessions. The experience culminates with concerts featuring the bands and their special guests. It’s all part of KCCK’s educational outreach program. Purchase.
Want to know when your favorite band will be played? Check the Corridor Jazz Airtime Schedule.