This Week In Jazz July 28th thru August 3rd

Hey, Jazz fans!!!

Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Hank Jones and Gap Magione, saxmen James Spaulding and David Sanborn, guitarists Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, the great Tony Bennett and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dr. Billy Taylor’s “Cross Section” (1954), Gerry Mulligan/The Paul Desmond Quartet (1957), Clark Terry’s “Duke with a Difference” (1957), Sonny Rollins’ “Our Man in Jazz” (1962), Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks Again!!! (1962) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 479 “It Was a Young Corps That Year”

Drum Corps has a strong history in Cedar Rapids, and the annual Tournament of Drums, featuring some of the nation’s top groups, comes to Linn-Mar Stadium On Friday, August 2 at 7:00pm

Nancy Andreason and Jenifer Vick marched together in the Cedar Rapids Emerald Knights back in the day, and still have Drum Corps in their blood. Work is starting on a coffee table book gather the history of Drum Corps in Cedar Rapids, which dates back nearly 100 years.

Tickets for Tournament of Drums are available at sponsor locations, Hills Band and West Music, or at www.colts.org.

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Talking Pictures 7-24-19

The Lion King (2019) and Crawl with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.

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Special Programs for July 22 thru July 27

Short List with host Bob Naujoks

Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM

Women In Jazz: Shirley Scott

Shirley Scott built a solid career as a master of the Hammond B3 Organ. Her distinct brand of soul jazz garnered her the hit “In The Kitchen” alongside Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis. Influenced by gospel and blues, she worked with Stanley Turrentine, whom she later married.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

50^th Anniversary of ECM Records

Craig brings us a satisfying look at material from the first 4 years of the ECM label (1969 to 1972). We’ll hear artists like Mal Waldron, Chick Corea, Bobo Stenson, Keith Jarrett, Terje Rypdal, Paul Bley, Gary Burton, Ralph Towner, and others.

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00 PM

Kevin Burt at Jazz Under the Stars

When Kevin Burt took the stage for 2018’s Jazz Under the Stars, he had just been crowned winner of the International Blues Challenge. For his Noelridge Park gig, he put together an all-star lineup of Eastern Iowa blues men – including members of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame.

Jazz Night In America

Thursdays at 11:00 PM

Erroll Garner’s Private Genius

Jazz Night In America delves deep into the genius of Erroll Garner. Fellow pianist Christian Sands deconstructs Garner’s style and lyricism, and then host Christian McBride leads a guided tour of Erroll’s private personal archives.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Saturdays at Noon

Blue Note in 1969, Part One

Craig looks back 50 years on the recordings at Blue Note Records during the first half of 1969. We’ll hear classic Blue Note recordings from Lonnie Smith, Horace Silver, Larry Young, Stanley Turrentine, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and many others.

KCCK’s Midnight CD

The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:

http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/

This Week In Jazz July 21st thru July 27th

Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Dr. Billy Taylor, Sonny Clark and Loren Schoenberg, saxophonists Johnny Hodges, Bill Perkins, and singer Janis Siegel. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Conte Candoli’s “Powerhouse Trumpet” (1955), “Chet Baker Sings” (1956), Abbey Lincoln’s “It’s Magic” (1958) and many others throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Talking Pictures 7-17-19

All Is True, Aladdin 2019 and Stranger Things with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Monica Schmidt.

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First Friday Jazz August 2

Paul Lichty and his sextet will perform songs from his Social Media Suite album at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, August 2, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, enjoy live music and drink specials at the Opus Concert Café bar the first Friday of every month. Purchase tickets.

Student Jazz Groups Coming to Jazz Under the Stars

High School Combos Join 2019 Lineup

Iowa’s Jazz Station doubles the entertainment this year, as student combos are coming to Jazz Under The Stars. Three groups, consisting of students from area high schools will perform in KCCK’s Young Artist Series at three of the four Jazz Under the Stars concerts, August 1, 8, and 15, at 6:30pm. Performers will include students and recent graduates from Cedar Rapids Washington, Marion, City High, West High, and Cedar Falls.

“KCCK’s jazz education programs, including The Corridor Jazz Project, and Jazz Band Camp, bring us into contact with dozens of outstanding student musicians each year,” says KCCK general manager Dennis Green. “Nearly every school has kids who want to perform on their own outside of high school band, and KCCK has been able to showcase some of them at many of our events. Beginning this year, we are also going to be able to bring student groups to Jazz Under The Stars. To put it bluntly, the audience is going to be knocked out by the talent and quality of our young players.”

Each of the groups is self-directed, with the members setting up rehearsals, repertoire, and performances.

The headline shows will once again showcase some of Iowa’s top jazz and funk bands.

August 1 – Noelridge Park

Gris’s Big Fun

Young Artists: Cheesecake Experiment (C.R. Washington & Cedar Falls)

August 8 – Noelridge Park

Soul Sherpa

Young Artists: Clowntooth (Marion)

August 15 – Noelridge Park

Christopher’s Very Happy. Band.

Young Artists: The Corridor Quintet (City High, West High, and C.R. Washington)

August 22

McGrath Amphitheatre

Funk Daddies

Big Fun is a project created by UI jazz professor Steve Grismore, known throughout Eastern Iowa and the U.S. for being a founding member of The Beaker Brothers, Orquesta Alto Maiz, and his own Steve Grismore Trio. Big Fun is an outlet for Grismore and his friends to perform soulful, funky jazz classics made famous by The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris, and others. Big Fun’s performance will also be in tribute to keyboardist John Shultz, a founding member of the band who passed away in 2018.

Soul Sherpa is a Nu-Soul/Funk musical collective, which is a bass driven style that fuses elements of Funk, R&B, Pop, and Hip-Hop, made popular by artists like Alicia Keys and The Roots. The members of Soul Sherpa met while students in the Kirkwood jazz program.

Christopher’s Very Happy. Band. is a quartet led by Chris Merz, director of jazz studies at UNI and director of the award-winning UNI Jazz Band One. Merz formed the band to fight the image that jazz sometimes has of being stuffy or hard to understand. “Christopher’s Very Happy. Band. performs bright sounding compositions played with joyous abandon,” says Merz.

Funk Daddies play horn-driven soul, R&B, and dance music, inspired by groups like Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, and all the great Motown artists. The name is a bit of a misnomer, as singer Alicia Monee joined the band a few years ago, as the group’s “Funk Mommy,” adding songs by legendary soul sisters like Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan to the band’s repertoire.

Young Artist Concerts will begin at 6:30pm. The main concerts start at 7pm.

In case of inclement weather, listen to KCCK for cancellation or rain location info. At 88.3 FM, online at www.kcck.org or follow @jazz883kcck on Twitter or Facebook.