Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy expresses thanks for $61-billion in military aid making its way through Congress…Iowa’s 2024 legislative session ended in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
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Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler
Mondays at 6:00pm
Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 4
Craig spins a variety of wonderful records that feature Duke Pearson as a dynamic pianist, composer, and arranger. He’ll also take this opportunity to again celebrate the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records.
The Wednesday Night Special
Wednesdays at 6:00pm
The IWJO at Jazz Under the Stars
Our celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, where we recognize jazz making in the schools, finishes with a listen to the area’s outstanding jazz educators. The Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra is one of the premier ensembles in the Midwest, and its line-up boasts some of areas top jazz educators and students. The IWJO headlined a 2022 Jazz Under the Stars.
Jazz Night in America with host Christian McBride
Thursdays at 11:00pm
Jazz Master Billy Hart
Christian McBride profiles drummer, composer, educator, and 2022 NEA Jazz Master Billy Hart. We’ll hear stories from his upbringing, words from his mentees, and music from Hart’s 80th birthday concert at Dizzy’s Club.
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler
Saturdays from 12 noon to 4:00pm
Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 5
Craig presents a variety of selections from the lengthy career of the incomparable Chick Corea. We’ll hear Chick as a leader and composer, dating back to the early 1960’s right up to 2020.
KCCK’s Midnight CD
Every Night at Midnight
Each night, KCCK lets you hear a new CD played start-to-finish.
Beatin’ the Odds by Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star on Monday; Nohmad by The Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday; Legacy by Nick Finzer on Wednesday; LaFaro by Brian Bromberg on Thursday; Rogue Blues by Nick Gravenites with Pete Sears on Friday; Same Pain by Garret T. Willie on Saturday; Seems by Kelly Green on Sunday.
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of percussionists Candido Camero and Joe Cuba, bassists Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers and Spanky DeBrest, saxmen Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson, singer Ella Fitzgerald and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” (1949), Gene Ammons All-Stars’ “The Happy Blues” (1956), Freddie Hubbard’s “Fastball: Live at the Left Bank” (1967), Jim Hall’s “Concierto” (1975), Milt Jackson’s “A London Bridge” (1982), Charles McPherson’s “Manhattan Nocturne” (1997), Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet’s “Intents And Purposes” (2014) and many others, Monday thru Friday at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
New opera, “Fierce,” is coming to Hancher Auditorium and William Menefield and Andre Perry are in the studio with exciting insights ahead of the Iowa premiere of this landmark production.
Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27, 7:30pm at Hancher Auditorium.
For tickets and more information visit www.hancher.uiowa.edu
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John and producer Noah discuss a smattering of songs from the April 19th, 2024 show, with songs from Kenney Neal, The Derek Trucks Band, and many more! Learn a little about each artist and why John decided to play their tracks on this week’s episode! 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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Israel fires missiles into Iran…Republicans in Des Moines are proposing more tax cuts.
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An incredible experience of freedom—June 6, 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings aka D-Day. It is also the day Monty Alexander turns 80. A highly symbolic historical concordance which the great musician naturally embraces, since the name he was given pays homage to General Bernard Montgomery, the famous liberator. The repertoire on the Jamaican pianist’s new album “D-Day” contains a number of iconic compositions written during wartime along with originals inspired by the conflict and its extraordinary ending.
“Tomorrow’s Another Day” may be trumpeter and composer Jeremy Pelt’s most experimental recording to date, notable for its variety and bold auricular explorations. With greater emphasis on the dynamic aspects of sound, it’s a thought-provoking record that gets a huge lift from the participation of drummer/technologist Deantoni Parks, who previously has lent his remarkable talents to such visionary artists as Meshell Ndegeocello and Andre 3000. Pelt’s newest band also features vibraphonist Jalen Baker, guitarist Alex Wintz, bassist Leighton McKinley Harrell and drummer Allan Mednard.
Also this week, the Jazz Defenders, a group out of the U.K. born from a deep love of Blue Note jazz, deliver their new release, “Memory in Motion”; Tierney Sutton and San Gabriel 7 present a musical survey of a few events in America’s history as well as its present reality on “Good People,” mostly featuring original songs by Ms. Sutton; and rising star tenor saxophonist Willie Morris embarks on an immersive sonic journey exploring the concepts of “Attentive Listening.”
Tim Hankewich pops in the studio ahead of the upcoming Orchestra Iowa Masterworks V: Essential Earth featuring Richard Scofano. Concerts will be Saturday 4/20, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre and Sunday 4/21, 2pm at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The maestro also plans to reveal the orchestra’s next season!
Tickets at www.artsiowa.com or www.orchestraiowa.org
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