The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 14, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Talking Pictures 2-27-19
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Happy Death Day 2U and What Men Want with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.
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Culture Crawl 427 “Gotta Learn the Treble Clef”
The Eastern Iowa Brass Band is a part of a musical tradition that goes back to British mines and factories in the 19th Century. Steve Schomburg tells Dennis about one characteristic unique to Brass Bands that requires a little extra work from tubas and other low brass.
The band will perform a concert entitled “Horizons” March 2 at the Solon Community Center. It’s a program of classical and concert band pieces, as well as pop and jazz tunes, like MacArthur Park, Birdland, and even a brass-band arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody.
More information at www.EasternIowaBrassBand.com.
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Special Programs for February 25 thru March 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM
Vocal Short List 16: June Richmond
Singer June Richmond’s career may have been relatively obscure, but she holds a unique place in history. Richmond was the first African-American singer to hold a regular gig with a white band – Jimmy Dorsey’s. She even predated Billie Holiday with Artie Shaw. Richmond went on to perform with Les Hite, Andy Kirk, and Cab Calloway.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Prestige Records in 1969, Part Two
Craig listens in again to more of the recordings Bob Weinstock made for his Prestige label in 1969. Tune in to hear Gene Ammons, Don Patterson, Tal Farlow, Barry Harris, Charles Earland, and a host of other jazzers from back in the day.
Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00 PM
Dan Moore and Friends at the Opus Concert Café
Percussionist and vibes master Dan Moore is an internationally-known composer, bandleader, and educator. He took a break from his duties as head of the percussion department at the U of I for a First Friday Jazz gig at the Opus Concert Café. The crowd loved his eclectic mix of acoustic and electric jazz, and his innovating compositions.
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First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Café (March 1)
The First Friday of Every Month at 5:00 PM
Christopher’s Very Happy Band
Join KCCK and Orchestra Iowa for First Friday Jazz. Christopher’s Very Happy Band, led by UNI jazz director Chris Merz, jams with the crowd at the Opus Concert Café in downtown Cedar Rapids. The first set starts at 5pm and is broadcast live on Jazz 88.3.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00 PM
Christian Scott in New Orleans
Christian Scott grew up immersed in ritual Mardi Gras Indian traditions, and distinguished himself as a jazz trumpeter by his early teens. He’s now shaping his own artistic reality, creating what he calls “Stretch Music” — a proud hybrid of styles and approaches, with a strong underlay of groove.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays at Noon
The Chronological Andrew Hill, Part 3
Craig continues his presentation on the artistry of pianist and composer, Andrew Hill. This week, he picks up with more Blue Note sessions from the mid and late 1960s.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for February 25, 2019
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
Composing music inspired by painting dates back as far as the 12th century and, in jazz, Duke Ellington’s “Degas Suite” comes to mind along with Branford Marsalis’s “Romare Bearden Revealed.” But with his new album, “Jeremy Pelt the Artist,” trumpeter Jeremy Pelt may be the first jazz artist to examine the relationship between music and sculpture. The five-movement “Rodin Suite” muses not only on works the French sculptor August Rodin left us, but also how his art might have evolved if he were still with us today. Added to keyboardist Victor Gould, bassist Vincente Archer and a few other of his regulars, Pelt has added the guitar of Alex Wintz, the vibes and marimba of Chien Chien Lu and the exotic percussion of Ismel Wignall.
The Chicago Soul Jazz Collective is an ensemble dedicated to performing the classics from the early 1960’s soul jazz era by such luminaries as Ramsey Lewis, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock, Eddie Harris, Jimmy Smith and many more. It was born from a horn section recording session for a Robbie Fulks track when saxophonist John Fournier bonded with trumpet master Marques Carroll over their love of soul jazz. The idea of starting an ensemble showcasing the grooves and tunes of that specific repertoire began that day, with Marques in charge of assembling some of the finest players in Chicago while Fournier gathered material. Marques enlisted Marcin Fahmy, Keith Brooks, Andrew Vogt and Kyle Asche and the group began rehearsing and booking shows. Their debut CD is “Soulophone.”
Also this week, organist Tony Monaco enlisted some of the finest, most seasoned musicians from his home base in Columbus, Ohio, for his eleventh CD as a leader, “The Definition of Insanity”;
guitarist Thom Rotella, whose talents have led him to work with Stanley Turrentine, Tom Scott, Gerald Albright and others, presents a mix of jazz and popular chestnuts and striking originals on “Storyline”;
and the all-star contemporary jazz group Thom Rotella, featuring Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber and Paul Jackson, Jr., unveil their “Life and Times.”
Clean Up Your Act 3-18-19
Cedar Rapids could have an Oklahoma-like climate by the year 2080.
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Culture Crawl 426 “You’ll Leave the House At Some Point”
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to run down the list of upcoming events for the weekend. If cabin fever is striking, there’s loads of theatre, music, and dance events to keep you and the family entertained.
Find out more at www.culturalcorridor.org
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Culture Crawl 425 “One-Hander”
Tiffany Johnson from Pyramid Theatre in Des Moines is the guest director for “How I Learned What I Learned” at Riverside Theatre. From the late August Wilson, one of America’s greatest playwrights and creator of the Pulitzer-Prize winning Fences and The Piano Lesson, How I Learned… is the autobiographical story of Wilson’s journey as a struggling writer in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
Tiffany talks about the challenges and rewards of directing this one-person show, featuring Aaron Smith.
February 22 through March 10 at Riverside Theatre. Tickets and information at www.riversidetheatre.org.
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