Liv Leman, Janie Owens, Oliver Palmer, and Marko Perencevich from City High are all planning to continue with music after high school. So, we won’t be surprised to see one or more of them return as Corridor Jazz guest artists in the future, as past City alums like Kolbe Schnoebelen have done! City had another great season, placing in the top 8 at the Iowa Jazz Championships, performing with trombone great Michael Dease, and made many other great memories, too.
Kardyn Huynh, Gwen LaGrange, and Brady Evers from the Solon Jazz Orchestra recap their year in jazz band, talk about school activities like playing in a mariachi band formed by their director, Mr. Cervantez, and the near-calamity they experienced on their Corridor Jazz recording day.
Brady, Gwen, and Kardyn’s Playlist:
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Its that time of the week folks! We’ve got another episode of the pod show with Big Mo and his trusty twenty – something sidekick, producer Noah. This week’s show takes a behind the scenes look at how John organizes his Friday night shows, discussing the ways he tries to balance the many flavors of the blues in the three hours he has to play them. Songs featured in the episode:
Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!
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The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place May 8, 2025. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Iowa BIG students Gavin Cornwell and Nyomi Kelso along with The History Center program manager Jenny Thielman are in the studio ahead of “The Quest,” a city-wide team based race of puzzles and challenges that delve into the history of Cedar Rapids. It’s May 3 with an 8:30am check in at The History Center.
To register and get more information on the event visit historycenter.org.
For more information on Iowa BIG visit iowabig.org.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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“Drop” (2025) and “The Studio” (2025 AppleTV+ series) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman.
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Chicago Blues Hall of Famer Michael Charles is back in Iowa on tour with “Guitars, Music and Miles 2025” with a show at The Ideal Theater at 8pm on Saturday, May 3. Get your tickets now at idealtheaterandbar.com.
To keep up with Michael Charles visit his website, michaelcharles.us.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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Family Folk Machine’s spring concert, “LOVE” will take place Sunday, May 4, 2pm at the Englert Theatre. Director of the choir, Jean Littlejohn, talks about the concert and the wide range of genres this intergenerational machine has prepared for their season finale.
This event is free to the public. More information can be found at familyfolkmachine.org.
Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.
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