Call Me By Your Name, I Tonya, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Winchester, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with Hollis Monroe, Denny Lynch and Scott Chrisman.
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Culture Crawl 323 “Will Andy Survive The Brandenburg?”
Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa joins Dennis Green to talk about “Past is Prologue,” a concert that demonstrates some common threads between pieces composed in three different centuries, one from 1986, practically last week by Classical music standards.
Also on the program is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, which features a trumpet part so challenging, for centuries musicologists presumed it was written for another instrument. Orchestra Iowa’s principal trumpet, Andy Classen from Drake, will tackle the challenging piece, even though Tim notes that Bach’s trumpet player died of an aneurysm, presumably from the effort of performing pieces like this!
Feb. 10 at the Paramount Theatre, February 11 at Iowa City West. Tickets and info at www.orchestraiowa.org or 319.369.TUNE.
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Special Programs: Week of February 5 – February 10
Short List with host Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Vocal Short List: Amanda Randolph
This week, The Short List profiles singer-actress Amanda Randolph, whose recorded output is slim, but is an accomplished performer nonetheless. She was the first African-American to have a daytime television program, during its early days in the late 1940s. She also appeared with a noted actor Sidney Portier in the 1950 film, No Way Out, and was on radio and television in with Amos and Andy, Danny Thomas, and Barbara Stanwick. Her early blues recordings from 1923 and 1936 are of great interest to the jazz listener. Hear The Short List daily at 8:30am and at 7:00 Saturday mornings on 88.3 KCCK, or “on demand” anytime on kcck.org.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Prestige Records in 1958, Part Two
Don’t miss this week’s Jazz Corner of the World as Craig takes one of his frequent journeys back in time. This time, he looks in on some of the recording that took place 60 years ago at Prestige Records in 1958. Craig’s focus is on the second half of the year, with music from top-notch jazz artists like John Coltrane, Ray Bryant, Shirley Scott, Steve Lacy, Dorothy Ashby, and many others.
Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM
Stanley Turrentine: Saxophone ‘Sugar Man’
Three elements made tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine’s music identifiable: clear tones, a down-home blues feeling, and pure emotion. In this portrait, “Mr. T” reflects on his roots in blues and gospel. Early on, he worked with jazz pioneers Max Roach, Earl Bostic, and Tadd Dameron. He went on to make classic recordings, and toured with Shirley Scott. As a leader, Turrentine recorded jazz standards, but drew more attention when he ventured into “soul jazz.” Turrentine reflects on the choices he made during his 50-year career.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Trombone Shorty at the 2009 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue convinced his Iowa City Jazz Festival crowd that they were in the middle of a Big Easy street party. The trombone genius pulled from every musical genre, infused it with a healthy dose of Mardi Gras, and charged up his audience until they couldn’t help but sing out and dance! Relive this incredible performance from the 2009 Iowa City Jazz Festival on the Wednesday Night Special, on Iowa’s Jazz Station, 88.3 KCCK.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
Mike Reed’s Flesh and Bone
Some experiences stick with you. They cry out for reflection, for the transfigurative potential of an artistic response. That was the case for Mike Reed, the intrepid Chicago drummer and bandleader, after his harrowing encounter with white supremacists in 2009. Reed was on tour in Eastern Europe with his flagship band, People, Places & Things. While passing through the Czech Republic by train, they were menaced by a gaggle of neo-Nazi skinheads, narrowly escaping harm through the intervention of riot police. Later, mulling over these events, Reed decided to create a suite called Flesh & Bone. After its concert premiere at the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015, it was released as an album last year. Jazz Night in America asked Reed to recount that instigating flare of racial tension, which hasn’t lost any of its relevance in the years since. “It’s not that I want to sensationalize this thing that happened,” he says. “I believe the greatest things that we can make [are] derived from our own experiences, or our ability to look at experiences.”
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Piano Artistry of Teddy Wilson
Craig salutes the life and legacy of esteemed jazz pianist Teddy Wilson by spinning a tasteful variety of tunes spanning the late 20’s into the 80’s. We’ll hear recordings from Teddy as a group leader, as well as his sideman appearances with the likes of Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Sarah Vaughan, and others. This show will be nirvana for any fan of jazz piano!!
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
New Music Monday for February 5, 2018
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.
Referred to by the media as one of the newest and most innovative voices in modern jazz guitar, Bulgarian-born, Bay Area-based Hristo Vitchev has been captivating audiences across the globe. At only 37, he has already released nine critically acclaimed albums as a leader plus four more as a co-leader. He’s also been voted a “Rising Star on Guitar” by Downbeat magazine. The music on his new CD, “Of Light and Shadow,” is the most adventurous and exploratory work he’s recorded so far. It showcases the artistic evolution and synergy that his acclaimed quartet has developed with countless touring and recording performances over the last decade.
Whenever one of today’s most talented jazz vocalists gets together with six of the most highly regarded mainstays of the current jazz scene, something magical is bound to happen. As it does on “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To,” with Alexis Cole teaming up with the One For All sextet to present their exciting takes on eleven classic tunes. Throughout her career, Ms. Cole has made a practice of surrounding herself with great musicians, and her latest outing is no exception. Each member of One For All, including Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth, is a leader and recording artist in his own right, and all are familiar faces on the lively scene at Smoke, one of Manhattan’s premiere jazz clubs.
Also this week, the J
ambalaya Brass Band blends the rhythms and tonalities of New Orleans and Cuba on “Habana to New Orleans”.
Drummer Jeff Hamilton and his trio mates Tamir Hendelman on piano and Christoph Luty on bass are captures “Live from San Pedro”.
The Ira B. Liss B
ig Band Jazz Machine features special guests Bob Mintzer, Eric Marienthal, Holly Hofmann and Dean Brown on “Tasty Tunes.”
Culture Crawl 322 “I’ve Got a Crush on You”
Beth Dowd, Jan Ahrens, Shirley Knapp, and Dianne Gray are members of a quartet from the Metromix Chorus, who will fan out on Feb. 14 to deliver Singing Valentines in barbershop harmony in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. They’ll give a live demo!
There are still slots available to publicly embarrass your Valentine with this unique gift. Call 319.430.0169 or email SingingVal2018@gmail.com to reserve a spot.
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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet February 8, 2018
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place February 8, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
KCCK’s Featured CD for February 2018
KCCK’s Featured CD for February is “Journey to Knowhere” by the Bob Washut Dodectet. Dr. Washut was director of the Jazz Studies program at UNI for 22 years and led its award winning Jazz Band One. For the debut recording of his Dodectet, Bob enlisted the aid of Chris Merz and Michael Conrad from the U.N.I. program as well as special guest trumpeters Bobby Shew and Greg Gisbert and trombonist Paul McKee on a program of Washut compositions and arrangements. “Journey to Knowhere” is on Artist Alliance Records. Purchase the CD.
Billy Childs with Bob Stewart
Pianist Billy Childs will be performing at Hancher Auditorium Friday and Saturday, Feb. 2 and 3. He talked with Bob Stewart about his career and his latest work.
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