A study concludes that the loss of milkweeds has led to a decline in Momarch butterfly numbers.
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Talking Pictures 9-9-20
Tenet (2020) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
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Culture Crawl 587 “Rob Will Fix It”
“Buyer & Cellar” is the first of four productions this fall from Riverside Theatre. But rather than a streamed reading, which we have seen become common during the pandemic, this show is really a movie! The play was filmed on location around Iowa City. It’s a familiar project for actor Patrick Du Laney and his husband, director Chris Okishii. They’ve put on the show twice before, but the filming added a definitely new direction. Iowa actor and film maker Rob Merritt is handling the post-production. The show can be streamed anytime from Sept. 11-20. Get your virtual tickets at www.riversidetheatre.org.
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Clean Up Your Act 10-5-20
Plans are in the works for a high power underground transmission line from North Central Iowa to Northern Illinois.
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This Week In September 6 thru September 12
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, trumpeter Cat Anderson, drummer/bandleader Elvin Jones, bassists Wilbur Ware and George Mraz, saxophonists Sonny Rollins and James Clay and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Billy Taylor Group with Candido” (1954), Miles Davis’ “‘Round Midnight” (1956), Helen Humes’ “Songs I Like to Sing!” (1960), Leo Parker’s “Let Me Tell You ‘Bout It (1961) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK!!!
Special Programs for September 6 thru September 12
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
B-3 Blitz: Larry Young
After honing his chops with such greats as Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, and Tommy Turrentine, Larry Young later pioneered a more experimental, modal approach to the Hammond B-3. Always eager to break new ground, Young was part of the early jazz fusion movement with the Tony Williams Lifetime and on Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew. He even recorded a jam with Jimi Hendryx.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Art Pepper’s Early Years
Craig looks at the first 10 years (1943 to 1953) of the career of alto sax giant, Art Pepper. We’ll hear Pepper with Stan Kenton, Shorty Rogers, Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne, and others. And we’ll hear some of Pepper’s first recording dates as a leader of his own groups. Tune in for some of the foundations of one of our “modern jazz” giants!
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Ariel Pocock Trio at Jazz Under The Stars
Pianist, composer, and vocalist Ariel Pocock has graced many stages for KCCK events. She was just 18 (and had already won a shelf full of awards for her music!) when she appeared at Jazz Under the Stars in 2011. Pocock played an outstanding set of originals and standards with Eric Thompson on drums and bassist Greg Mazunik. After the show, she hopped a plane to study with the great Shelly Berg!
Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Rene Marie – Vulnerable & Unafraid
René Marie began her music career at age 42, but she’s making up for lost time. Host Christian McBride shares a set from last year at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and retraces her story to learn how she’s giving back to help people feel both more vulnerable and less afraid.
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at 12:00 Noon
The Art Ensemble of Chicago on ECM
Craig spins some of the unique art from this pioneering group. We’ll hear from some 20 ECM records that feature this ensemble, as well as some related ensembles from the likes of Jack DeJohnette, Leo Smith, Lester Bowie, and others. Don’t miss this one!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Wolff Clark Dorsey Play Sgt. Pepper by Michael Wolff, Mike Clark, and Leon Lee Dorsey on Monday; All Rise by Gregory Porter on Tuesday; Shuffle and Deal by Eddie Henderson on Wednesday; Source by Nubya Garcia on Thursday; Still by Malaya Blue on Friday; Force of Will by Dave Fields on Saturday; Interpreter by Grant Gordy on Sunday
Clean Up Your Act 9-30-20
Some states are making progress achieving 100% renewal energy.
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New Music Monday for September 7, 2020
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Christian McBride solidifies his role as the champion of the past, present and future of jazz with his Grammy Award-winning big band’s new album in tribute to Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson. In September of 1966, over the course of three days, organist Smith and guitarist Montgomery recorded the material for two now-classic albums, backed by a big band featuring arrangements by the great Oliver Nelson. Bassist McBride and master organist Joey DeFrancesco would wear out the grooves on their copies of those summit meetings during their high school days, and both would remain touchstones throughout a friendship and collaboration that has lasted nearly forty years. “For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver” echoes the format of the original Smith/Montgomery meetings with a balance of big band and quartet tracks, with guitarist Mark Whitfield playing the Montgomery role.
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs remains one of most diversely prolific and acclaimed artists working in music today. His canon of original compositions and arrangements has garnered him an additional ten Grammy nominations, the 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009. “On my first Mack Avenue recording, ‘Rebirth,’ I wanted to return to a focus on my jazz piano playing,” Childs states. “’Acceptance’ is an extension of that.” Childs thrives on group improvisation, and has recruited fellow master musicians—saxophonist Steve Wilson, drummer Eric Harland and bassist Hans Glawischnig—as the core ensemble for this new collection.
Also this week, Havana-based pianist and composer Harold Lopez-Nussa takes a picturesque look at Cuban culture with a marriage of jazz and Cuban pop music on “Te Lo Dije”;
tenor and soprano saxophonist Paul Carr performs modern straight ahead jazz on “The Real Jazz Whisperer” with a top-notch quartet, interpreting a well-rounded set of consistently creative material;
and The Big Bad Bones featuring Scott Whitfield consists of four premier trombonists with a solid rhythm section combining Nebraska talent with prominent musicians from California, Texas, Ohio and Illinois on “Emergency Vehicle Blues.”