John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum and The Hustle with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.
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Clean Up Your Act 6-11-19
The Monarch Research Project strives to improve habitat for the butterfly in Linn County.
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This Week In Jazz May 19th thru May 25th
Hey, Jazz fans!!!
Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, saxophonists George Auld and Archie Shepp, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie cain, bagpipe player Rufus Harley, pianist/bandleader Sun Ra and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Kenny Dorham’s “Jazz Contrasts” (1957), Red garland’s “Groovy” (1957), Ornette Coleman’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come” (1959), Stan Getz’ “Getz Au Go Go” (1964), “Lonnie Smith – Live at Club Mozambique (1970) and many more throughout the week and Mondays thru Fridays at noon on our ‘JAZZ MASTERS’ program on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
Special Programs for May 20 thru May 25
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Galloping Guitars: Frank Vignola
As a young guitar student Frank Vignola listened to recordings of greats like Django Reinhardt, Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Pass, and Johnny Smith. He became a part of the New York jazz scene in the late 1980’s. By the twenty-first century, he had found a musical partner, Vinny Raniolo, who was equally a virtuoso. Their long-standing friendship even brought them to Cedar Rapids a few years back.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Prestige Records in 1959, Part 1
Craig takes one of his frequent journeys back in time, looking in on Prestige Records 60 years ago. We’ll hear from Arnett Cobb, Mose Allison, Mal Waldron, Shirley Scott, Benny Golson, and others. This is music that makes up a good part of the backbone of modern jazz.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Students Take Over, Part 3
Dennis Green continues his conversations with outstanding student musicians from the 2019 Corridor Jazz Project. This week, Reddyn, David, and Austin from Marion High School, and Lillian and Maggie from Iowa City High, talked with Dennis about their careers in jazz band and what’s next in their futures – in between some fantastic, hand-picked jazz, of course.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Joe Lovano’s Birthday Bash
Every year, saxophonist Joe Lovano travels home to Cleveland to throw himself a birthday concert. We hear tales of Lovano family lore, get a taste of his musical past and present, and hear a big slice of his birthday bash.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
The Early Work of Bill Evans
Craig surveys the early recordings of Bill Evans, beginning in 1955 backing vocalist Lucy Reed, and some dates with clarinetist Jerry Wald and his Orchestra. In 1956 he recorded with George Russell and clarinetist Tony Scott, and also laid down his own first recordings as a leader for Riverside Records. We’ll hear a broad variety of material from jazz masters like Charles Mingus, Don Elliott, Gunther Schuller, and others.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/
“Come to Rehearsal, Get Dinner” – Blake Shaw
Blake Shaw’s new album showcases not only the busy player’s bass chops, but also his talents as a singer. “It Happened” features Blake with some of his most-frequent collaborators, like Christopher Jensen, Dan Padley, and Ryan Smith, as well as special guests Damani Phillips, Nick Leo, and Mike Conrad.
Blake talks with KCCK’s Ron Adkins about the challenges and joys of adding vocalist to his toolbox, his busy performing schedule, and the fringe benefits of coming to his house for a rehearsal.
“It Happened” is available now. Get your physical CD or download info at www.blakeshawbass.com, @theblakebass on Instagram, and www.facebook.com/blakeshawbass.
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Culture Crawl 455 “Off-Broadway Premiere”
Revival Theatre Company presents the musical “Chaplin,” May 30 – June 2 in the Dows Fine Arts Center at Coe College.
After a short Broadway run, Christopher Curtis, who wrote the music and lyrics, went back to work on the project, adding and changing some scenes and numbers. The Cedar Rapids production will be the very first look at this new version. Curtis has worked closely with Revival Theatre in putting the show together, sending edits and additions right into recent rehearsals.
Director Brian Glick and the production staff are leaning in to the look of early cinema for the show, using black and white costumes and makeup, and transforming Dows theatre into a movie soundstage. Brian says that people who have seen title character Zane Hadish in full costume photos, actually thought they were looking at a vintage photo of Chaplain himself.
May 30 – June 2. Tickets and information at www.revivaltheatrecompany.com.
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New Music Monday for May 20, 2019
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
“It’s taken me thirty years of analyzing my own identity as an artistic black man to finally fit all of this into my interpretation of Black American Music,” explains Theo Croker of his newest album, “Star People.” As the grandson of the late trumpeter Doc Cheatham, former student of legendary jazz trumpeter/composer Donald Byrd and protégé of singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, Croker is an artist steeped in the sociopolitical implications of his art. The disc finds the trumpeter at the helm of production, composing and performance, resulting in an intimate exploration of “the everyday rituals of blackness.” It’s a self-reflective collection of provocative, powerfully passionate and boundary-busting compositions that speak to our greater, shared human existence.
The Swiss Jazz Orchestra has created a fabulous collective ensemble that has found a way to play regularly every Monday night in Bern, Switzerland since the ensemble’s inception in 2003. The truly remarkable thing about the ensemble, though, is its dedication to the presentation of new works by visiting artists and composers. Celebrated composer and keyboardist Guillermo Klein has been a regular collaborator with the Orchestra for the past few years and the “Swiss Jazz Orchestra & Guillermo Klein” presents the tremendous work the pairing has allowed to flourish. Klein wrote and revised a number of pieces to suit the instrumentation of the Orchestra. He also took inspiration from a former resident of Bern, the brilliant Albert Einstein, and a famed landmark, the beautiful Zytglogge watchtower, to writer a number of pieces especially for the album.
Also this week, saxophonist Greg Abate offers up his fourth recording with the Tim Ray Trio with “Gratitude: Stage Door LIVE @ the Z”;
guitarist Larry Koonse presents another batch of Carl Saunders compositions on “New Jazz Standards Vol. 4”;
and Larry Fuller, who was the last pianist for legendary bassist Ray Brown, unveils his third release as a leader, “Overjoyed.”
Talking Pictures 5-15-19
Ugly Dolls, Pokemon Detective Pikachu, The Dirt and What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman.
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