Some people have a second act, but UI alum Harold Bradley had at least four. Collegiate, military, and NFL football standout, artist, musician, and activist. University of Iowa Chief Innovation Officer Jon Darsee began to dig into Bradley’s background after appreciating four paintings of Iowa Black leaders Bradley painted back in the Seventies. Tho…

Abigail (2024) and Alice & Jack (2024 PBS Materpiece) with Ron Adkins and Phil Brown. The post Talking Pictures 5-15-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Culture Crawl 921 “Any Job-Better Job-Career Job” Inside Out Reentry Community serves people returning to Johnson County after incarceration, and to educate the public to help the formerly incarcerated achieve success in the community. Inside Out will host “Be An Instrument For Change” Sunday, May 19 at 3pm in Chauncey Swan Park, to celebrate music…

Culture Crawl 920 “Good ‘Ol Days in the Frat at the Heidelberg” Orchestra Iowa closes its Masterworks season with the landmark piece for orchestra and chorus, “Carmina Burana.” Tim Hankewich says Orff’s landmark work is much more than its best-known segment, “O Fortuna.” Also on the program is Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1, which the … Continue re…

The effort to replace trees lost to the derecho in Cedar Rapids moves to a new fundraising phase. The post Clean Up Your Act 5-13-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Summer is just around the corner and Lisa Barnes is in full swing getting ready for Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts programming. Hear about all of your favorite events including the Friday Night Concert Series, Free Movie Series, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Iowa Arts Festival, Music on the Move, and a new outdoor series … Continue reading The post Cult…

As the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale approaches the end of their ’23-’24 season, director Gerry Kreitzer makes one more stop at the studio with details on the choir’s final concert, “Americana.” It’s Saturday, May 11, 2:30pm at The Lodge at Usher’s Ferry. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For tickets and more information … Continue reading Th…

Unfrosted (2024 Netflix) and The Fall Guy (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch. The post Talking Pictures 5-8-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Iowa City’s multigenerational choir, Family Folk Machine, is getting ready for its final concert of the season, “Dreaming of Justice: Songs for a Crowded Table” coming up on Sunday, May 12, 3 p.m. at The Englert Theatre with special guest LaTasha DeLoach. Board members Jean Littlejohn & Jon Ranard are here with all the details. … Continue reading T…

TKM Theatrical Productions presents the Iowa premiere of “Trick of the Light” May 10-12 at the Amana Performing Arts Center. It’s a brand new play by Minneapolis playwright Peter Moore, which appears to be a lighthearted romp about a man who discovers he can turn invisible. But hidden within the comedy are some sharp observations … Continue reading…

Monkey Man (2024) and They Call Me Bill (2023) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 5-1-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Orchestra Iowa’s next Film with Live Orchestra is “E.T,” a movie full of emotion and a soundtrack full of the genius of John Williams. This is not an easy cruise for the Orchestra. The music is very difficult, with few breaks, and Tim Hankewich must keep all the musicians in sync with the video. … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 915 “70.1 S…

Author Larry Tye calls in from Massachusetts to chat about his new book, “The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America.” Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.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 ww…

Late Night with the Devil (2023) and Mr. Bates vs The Post Office (PBS Masterpiece 2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 4-24-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

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 Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at w…

Immaculate (2024) and a preview of Ebertfest 2024 with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt. The post Talking Pictures 4-17-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Damsel (Netflix 2024), Obliterated (Netflix 2023) and a wrap-up of the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 4-10-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Bob Marley: One Love (2024) and Nolly (PBS Masterpiece) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 4-3-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Imaginary (2024) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt. The post Talking Pictures 3-27-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

A church in Decorah goes solar. The post Clean Up Your Act 3-26-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Dune: Part Two (2024) and Argylle (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 3-20-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Planet-heating pollution from farming is growing, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group. The post Clean Up Your Act 3-19-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Drive-Away Dolls (2024) and Werewolf by Night (2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 3-13-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Talking Pictures

Radon kills about the same amount of people in Iowa as traffic accidents each year. Iowa Radon Hotline 800-383-5992. The post Clean Up 3/4/24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Although Melba Liston was a woman in a male-dominated profession, she excelled anyway. Some consider her an unsung hero and she is very highly regarded in and outside of the jazz community as a trailblazer, as a musician and as a woman. Melba Liston selected the trombone as her instrument because she thought it was … Continue reading The post Sound…

Early 1939. The lights go down at New York’s Cafe Society. The waiters hush the drinking audience, a single small spotlight shines on her face. And Billy Holiday begins to sing. “Southern trees, bears strange fruit blood on the leaves, blood at the root.” The song ends, and the spotlight goes out. Billy leaves the … Continue reading The post Soundt…

A new book – Zero Carbon Industry – calls for decarbonizing industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The post Clean Up Your Act 2-26-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

It’s 1925, and Louis Armstrong hits the music scene with a splash. With trumpet in hand and a wonderfully unique voice, he took on popular songs and stretched the boundaries of their rhythms and melodies so profoundly that American music hasn’t been the same since. Indeed, Louis Armstrong was America’s first “pop star,” whose appeal … Continue read…

September 1944, and saxophone legend Lester Young arrives at Fort McClellan, Alabama, for basic training. Young is a jazz star, and he expects to be placed in a military band, like white musicians Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. Instead, he’s assigned to a combat unit. Here marks the beginning of the end for the “President … Continue reading The post …

Lena Horne left school at 16 to help support her family. She became a dancer at Harlem’s Cotton Club was soon a sought-after performer – a role she would maintain throughout her life. A long run at the Savoy-Plaza boosted Horne’s career even further. She was featured in Life magazine, and listed as the highest-paid … Continue reading The post Sound…

It’s 1967, and singer and actress Nichelle Nichols attends a fund-raiser for the NAACP. A man approaches and says, “Ms. Nichols, I’m your greatest fan.” That fan was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During their chat, Nichols confides her plans to leave her current TV gig for a career on Broadway. King was mortified. “You … Continue reading The post Sou…

It’s Prohibition-era Harlem, and Gladys Bentley is at the piano at Harry Hansberry’s Clam House, one of the biggest gay speakeasies in New York. Dressed in her signature tuxedo and top hat, she sings bawdy lyrics to popular songs. Her voice is deep and growling, and she flirts with the women in the audience. Even … Continue reading The post Soundtr…

Eartha Kitt was never afraid to use her distinctive voice. Born on a South Carolina cotton plantation, Eartha Mae Keith grew to record the standards, “Let’s Do It,” and “C’est Si Bon.” She was fluent in French, spoke four other languages, and sang in 11. She recorded, sang in nightclubs, and appeared in films, television, … Continue reading The pos…

It’s 1906 in Harlem. The first sparks of a cultural explosion have just ignited. Artists, writers, musicians, and composers are flocking to this city-in-a-city. One of them is Carl Van Vechten. Who could have predicted that the Harlem Renaissance’s greatest advocate and chronicler would be a young white man from Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Carl Van … Conti…

One of swing music’s greatest propagandists, John Henry Hammond II was responsible, at least partially, for discovering a remarkable list of musicians through the years, including Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen. Although these artists would certainly have made it on t…

Removing nitrates from Iowa drinking water supplies is costly. The post Clean Up Your Act 1-8-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Cedar Rapids Schools are testing electric buses. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-30-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement calls for the state to increase its solar energy generation. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-25-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

MidAmerican Energy reaches a goal of 100% electricity from renewable sources for its Iowa customers. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-24-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Alliant Energy continues to increase its production of electricity from the wind. The post Clean Up Your Act 9-19-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

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Join KCC The River with Pastor Joel Splawn this week we continue to look into "What are Pastors and Teachers?" Pastors and Preachers should make their living off of preaching. And Pastors and the flock must be willing to rebuke in gentleness and be rebuked. Our Tradition Series. Scriptures for this message are in ESV - English Standard Version Gala…