Culture Crawl 317 “Ping, Pang, and Pong”

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre celebrates its 20th season in 2018, and presents Puccini’s “Turandot,” January 19 and 21.

Set in China, it’s the story of the princess Turandot, who requires potential suitors to answer three riddles, with death the punishment for failure.

Calgary, Alberta native Chloe Olivia Moore sings the role of Liù, who director Daniel Kleinknecht says represents sacrifice for an ideal in Puccini’s work.

Orchestra Iowa accompanies the opera. Tickets at www.artsiowa.com.

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Culture Crawl 316 “Really Flat Sculptures”

Mary Zeran is a third-generation artist who paints colorful abstacts on the same material Disney
animation cels use. She has an exhibit up at Gilded Pear Gallery through January 26. Visit with
Mary and hear more about her art at a free Artist Talk on January 11.

Gilded Pear Gallery owner Suzy McGrane-Hop also gives us a preview of the next exhibit at the
gallery, a utilizing neon light, video, and even images from a microscope.

Visit www.gildedpeargallery.com for details. View Mary’s work at www.maryzeran.com.

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Talking Pictures 1-3-18

The Greatest Showman and Downsizing with Dennis Green, Denny Lynch and Phil Brown.

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Kirkwood Board of Trustees to meet January 11, 2018

The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place January 11, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.

Special Programs: Week of January 1 – January 6

Short List with host Bob Naujoks    

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

Vocal Short List: Jimmy Scott

On this week’s Short List, Bob highlights the distinctive and unique voice of Jimmy Scott. His countertenor was a product of the childhood disease called Kallmann syndrome – a genetic hormonal disorder that stunts the ability to achieve puberty, so his voice never deepened. It was the great vibraphonist and drummer Lionel Hampton who added the adjective “Little” to his name when he worked for Hampton’s band. Scott was the precursor to such future singers as Frankie Valli, Frankie Lymon, a younger Stevie Wonder and even Johnny Ray. Jimmy Scott’s career waxed and waned and there was a two-decade hiatus before he gained a late-in-life resurgence before his death in 2014. Listen each morning at 8:35 and Saturdays at 7:00am, or any time with our free mobile app.

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler

Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

This Monday’s Jazz Corner of the World is preempted by our special holiday programming.

 

 

 

Jazz Profiles with host Nancy Wilson    

Monday at 11:00 PM 

This Monday’s Jazz Profiles is preempted by our special holiday programming.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday Night Special             

6:00 PM   

Roswell Rudd at the 2010 Iowa City Jazz Festival

This week’s Wednesday Special is dedicated to the late Roswell Rudd. The gifted trombonist and composer passed away just before Christmas. Rudd leaves behind a tremendous legacy of music, including a 2010 performance at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Join us as we remember and celebrate Roswell Rudd and his Trombone Tribe, recorded live in concert by KCCK on the UI Pentacrest on The Wednesday Special.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride

Thursday at 11:00 PM

Wayne Shorter at the Detroit Jazz Festival 

Legendary saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter was the 2017 Artist-in-Resident at the Detroit Jazz Festival.  Jazz Night in America catches up with him on stage with Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese, Wayne and Terri Lynne Carrington.

 

 

 

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler     

Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Prestige Records in 1958, Part One

Craig takes one of his frequent journeys back in time, to look in on some of the recording activities that took place 60 years ago at PRESTIGE RECORDS in 1958.  Prestige was one of the top 3 independent modern jazz record labels. We’ll hear music from top-notch jazz artists like Miles Davis, Shirley Scott, John Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, Mose Allison, and many others. So much great stuff!

 

KCCK’s Midnight CD

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

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

First Friday Jazz January 5

 Soul Sacrifice will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, January 5, 2018 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, on the first Friday of every month. Purchase tickets.

Clean Up Your Act 1-23-18

Beekeeping appears to be getting more popular in Iowa.

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KCCK’s Featured CD for January 2018

The KCCK Featured CD for January is “State of the Art” by New York Electric Piano. The group, led by Cedar Rapids native Pat Daugherty, is celebrating its fifteenth year together as a classic piano trio built around the sound of the Fender Rhodes electric keyboard. The new recording was inspired by the crowd-pleasing extended jams performed at their monthly gigs at New York’s Rockwood Music Hall. “State of the Art” is on Fervor  Records.