The annual Metro Marching Band Classic is the only marching band event where you can see the award-winning marching band shows from all seven of the Cedar Rapids and Marion high schools, plus the UNI Panther Marching Band.
October 14 at Kingston Stadium at 6:30pm. Rain date: Oct. 21.
Tickets at www.metromarchingband.ludus.com, from any participating school, or at the gate.
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The KCCK Featured CD for October is “BFFs” from saxophonist Chad Eby and pianist Ariel Pocock. Chad is a Newhall, Iowa, native and is now a professor in the Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. His good friend Ariel has headlined both the Iowa City Jazz Festival and KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars. They’ll be featured at KCCK’s Homecoming Concert on November Second at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Much of the music they’ll perform is on their brand new collaboration. Purchase the CD.
Aquarela, Abominable and Unbelievable with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Monica Schmidt.
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“Jazzy Jamboree” is the title of the first Red Cedar Chamber Music concert of the fall season, and directors Miera Kim and Carey Bostian say that it really delivers.
Guest artist Christine Bellomy takes a break from her duties as principal clarinet with Orchestra Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band to perform a program that includes jazz standards from artists like George Gershwin, with arrangements by Steve Shanley.
Red Cedar Composer-in-Residence Michael Kimber might steal the show, however, with his brand-new arrangement which is Variations On, wait for it… The Iowa Corn Song!
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The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 10, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
The Bass Players: Scott LaFaro
Scott LaFaro worked with a veritable “who’s who” of legendary bandleaders, beginning his career with Buddy Morrow. He went on to work with Chet Baker, Stan Kenton, Cal Tjader, Ornette Coleman, and Benny Goodman. He was even courted by Miles Davis for his band. But it was his work with Bill Evans that LaFaro found most rewarding. This collaboration led to two landmark albums – Sunday at the Village Vanguard, and Waltz For Debbie.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
50th Anniversary of ECM Records, Part 3
Craig looks at another batch of interesting material from the early years of the label (1969 to 1974). We’ll hear from Dave Holland, Barre Phillips, Keith Jarrett, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, and many others. With nearly 2000 titles in their impressive catalog, they are still going strong in this, their 50th year.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Dan Knight Trio
Iowa native Dan Knight recently celebrated his 66th birthday. To commemorate, we’re sharing a concert of standards and original works Dan Knight performed with his trio. The celebrated, registered Steinway pianist, has performed around the globe, including on the stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival. And while he currently lives on the east coast, he still calls Iowa home.
Jazz Night In America with Host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Celebrating Harold Mabern
Jazz Night in America celebrates the life, legacy, and music of the late, great Harold Mabern. The legendary pianist recently passed away, and host Christian McBride and others reflect on his musicianship and career. Featured are performances where he shared the stage with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
The Artistry of Chick Corea
In anticipation of Chick’s October 11th performance at Hancher Auditorium, Craig spins some tasty gems from Corea’s wonderful recording career. We’ll hear Chick both as a leader, and as a sideman from his early 60’s days, right up to the present! Don’t miss it!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK gives you the chance to hear a new CD played start-to-finish. Tune in at Midnight for:
Trane’s Delight by Poncho Sanchez on Monday; Dialogue by Masa Ishikawa on Tuesday; On Firm Ground (Tierra Firme) by Jane Bunnett & Maqueque on Wednesday; Rubberband by Miles Davis on Thursday; We Don’t Own the Blues by Miss Bix & the Blues Fix on Friday; Reason to Try by Shaun Murphy on Saturday; I’m With You by Mark Winkler on Sunday.
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
New York-based Ray Blue has been an important tenor saxophonist on the jazz scene for the past 20 years, leading his own ensembles on a regular basis since 2001. Among those he’s worked with over the years include Eddie Henderson, the Charlie Persip Super Band, Wycliffe Gordon, Steve Turre and the Sun Ra Arkestra. He’s also been an influential educator and is the founder of Cross-Cultural Connection, a non-profit organization that promotes jazz culture, performance and education. With family ties in Eastern Iowa, Ray also makes it to the Corridor several times a year to perform with various groups. His new CD, “Work,” mixes together three of his originals with surprising versions of standards and lesser known but superior jazz songs.
While it’s been ten years since Christian Jacob’s last trio album, the French-born 7-time Grammy nominee has devoted that time to some pretty exciting projects, including scoring two major motion pictures for director Clint Eastwood. He and his trio mates, bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker, started out as the rhythm section in Maynard Ferguson’s big band and have been the backing ensemble for singer Tierney Sutton for over twenty years. Now with “The Originals,” Christian returns to the jazz trio setting with a captivating collection of original compositions. Presented in a story-like fashion, each selection draws the listener into the trio’s musical wonderland. A beautifully orchestrated string section adds depth to eight of the pieces.
Also this week, Newhall, Iowa native Chad Eby, now on the jazz faculty at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, teams up with pianist and vocalist Ariel Pocock as “BFFs”;
saxophonist Eric Wyatt injects his passion for bebop and affection for geniuses like Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker and Pharaoh Sanders on his seventh recording as a bandleader, “The Golden Rule: For Sonny.”
bassist Leon Lee Dorsey, guitarist Greg Skaff and drummer Mike Clark form the trio DSC for “Monk Time”.
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