John Chaimov from Coe College is a member of the Thaler Holocaust Remembrance committee, which brings a Holocaust survivor to Cedar Rapids to speak about his or her experience. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jacob Eisenbach, a retired dentist who actually lived in Cedar Rapids for a time, and survived the Holocaust as a teen in Poland.
There are several opportunities to hear Dr. Eisenbach speak. Full schedule at www.holocausteducate.org.
Rogue One, Sing, Going In Style, Personal Shopper with Hollis Monroe and Denny Lynch.
John Rapson, U of I Director of Jazz Studies, presents a multi-media work “Hot Tamale Louie” April 20th, at 7:30 p.m. at Voxmman School of Music Concert Hall in Iowa City. He spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Short List with Bob Naujoks
Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM
Short List: Jazz Women – The Instrumentalists (Melissa Aldana)
Melissa Aldana & the Crash Trio at the 2014 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Chilean-born tenor saxophonist, Melissa Aldana’s dad was a well-known saxophonist in Santiago and she inherited his love for Charlie Parker, Cannonball Adderley and Phil Woods. She began with the alto sax, but switched after hearing the tenor giant, Sonny Rollins. It was pianist Danilo Perez who encouraged her come to America. She would graduate from the Berklee Colege of Music in 2009. Four years later she won the Thelonious Monk School for Jazz saxophone competition’s top prize – the first female ever to do that. It brought her scholarship money and a record deal with Concord Jazz. The prize also put her in the eyes and ears of critics and jazz fans.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“Larry Coryell Tribute”
Craig pays a heartfelt tribute to the recently departed, exceptional guitarist Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III, a.k.a. Larry Coryell (4/2/43 to 2/19/2017). We’ll hear a variety of mid-60s classic recordings with Coryell as a pioneering “fusion style” guitarist…right up to his last recording from 2016! Coryell was a terrific guitarist, on both electric and acoustic guitars, and will continue to be an inspiration to all guitarists for many years to come.
Night Lights (Classic Jazz) with David Brent Johnson
Monday, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (follows Jazz Corner the World) 
Night Lights, is a weekly one-hour jazz radio program hosted by David Brent Johnson, focusing on jazz from the 1945-1990 era—covering artists such as Jackie McLean, Charles Mingus, and Nina Simone and themes ranging from jazz recordings of spirituals to avant-garde interpretations of the Great American Songbook. Night Lights also features many lesser-known talents of post-1945 jazz. Every program is archived after broadcast for online listening. This week: “Maiden Voyage: Herbie Hancock in the 1960s”. www.indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/archives/2017
Jazz Profiles with Nancy Wilson
Monday at 11:00 PM (follows Nightlights)
Bob Brookmeyer Tribute 
Bob Brookmeyer was one of the most original talents in jazz. Best known for his arresting solos on the unusual valve trombone, Brookmeyer became a major figure in the West Coast Jazz scene, especially after replacing trumpeter Chet Baker in Gerry Mulligan’s pianoless quartet. He was equally gifted as a compelling composer-arranger and pianist. Interviewees include trumpeter Clark Terry, guitarist Jim Hall, composer Manny Albam and Maria Schneider, and saxophonist Joe Lovano.
Wednesday Night Special
6:00 PM
Jazz Appreciation Month: North Corridor Jazz All Stars at the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival
Steve Shanley directs the North Corridor Jazz All Stars at the 2016 Iowa City Jazz Festival
During April the Wednesday Night Special will showcase some of our area’s finest student musicians.
Last summer The North Corridor All-Star Big Band returned for its third performance at the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Like the United Jazz Ensemble, this group is composed of some of the most talented high school jazz musicians of the corridor from Cedar Rapids to Cedar Falls. Under the direction of Steve Shanley, the North Corridor Jazz All Stars will present a musically diverse program featuring the many facets of Big Band repertoire. Always ensured to be a romping and swinging live jam, the North Corridor Jazz All Stars will certainly have the crowd moving to the beat and grinning with local pride.
Jazz Night in America with Christian McBride
Thursday at 11:00 PM
“The Wisdom of Randy Weston”
Randy Weston
Jazz Night in America presents 91-year-old Randy Weston’s quintet at the 2016 Panama Jazz Festival, where the pianist was the guest of honor. Bandmate T.K. Blue weighs in on Weston’s humility and host Christian McBride travels to Randy’s home to talk about the set in Panama, meeting Thelonious Monk, and growing up in Brooklyn.
Jazz Corner of the World with Craig Kessler
Saturday, Noon – 4:00 PM and Monday, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
“The Amazing Piano of Conrad Yeatis “Sonny” Clark – Part Two” 
In this 2nd of 3 chronological programs featuring the recordings of Sonny Clark, Craig will spotlight Sonny’s work during the years 1957 and 1958. We’ll hear Mr. Clark leading his own sessions from seven Blue Note dates, as well as Clark working as a sideman with the likes of Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley, Charles Mingus, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Lou Donaldson, and others. Sonny Clark is one of the all-time great pianists in modern jazz!
Tropical Heat (hosted by Kpoti Senam Accoh)
Sunday, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featured Album: TBA
KCCK’s Midnight CD
The Monday – Sunday Midnight CD for this week can be found at:
http://www.kcck.org/midnight-cd/
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
Motown has had 
a tremendous impact on popular music. Although it was founded over 55 years ago, Motown’s music and artists are still relevant and popular today, and many of the songs that came out of their Hitsville offices in Detroit have been covered by jazz artists over the years. When baritone saxophonist Claire Daly took on the challenge of making a jazz CD of Motown music, “2648 West Grand Boulevard,” she set out a couple of rules for the arrangements: the music had to stay true to the harmonies of the original songs while transforming them into the jazz idiom, and the songs had to be fun without being corny. With nine previous releases as a leader and an extensive performing schedule, the veteran New York City-based musician was certainly up to the task.
The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, under artistic director Jeff Lindberg, celebrates the release of its new CD, “Live from Space,” a special project marking the CJO’s first concert recording in over 25 years. It was recorded last summer and highlights the writing, arranging and playing talents of some of Chicago’s finest musicians, including Tom Garling, Eric Schneider, Mark Colby, Victor Garcia, George Fludas and Dennis Carroll.
Also this week, pianist Christian Sands traverses from the straight ahead zone into fresh-sounding music influenced by Afro-Cuban rhythms, hip-hop beats and edgy blues on “Reach”.
Singer Jenna Mammina teams up with veteran guitarist Rolf Sturm on the duo release, “Begin to Dance”.
Saxophonist Josh Lawrence unveils a new set of original compositions on “Color Theory.”
RHCR Theatre of Cedar Rapids presents “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” April 28 – May 6.
Amy Restroom plays Nurse Ratched, one of the all-time villain characters in literature and movies. Amy says that one of the things that makes the character chilling (and complicated to play) is that she takes her heinous actions while coming off as calm and emotionless, even reasonable.
Producer Matt Ford also talks about the play going up in a new space, in the former Artisans Sanctuary in Czech Village.
Tickets at www.rhcrtheatre.com.
A habitat restoration project at Lake Odessa aims to improve navigation on the Mississippi River while helping wildlife at the same time.
The latest update to IOS from Apple broke the KCCK app on many people’s phones. We’re happy to say that the app has been updated and now works fine.
If your app still doesn’t work, head to the iTunes App Store and get the updated version.
And for both IOS and Android, check out the app’s new look!
