Area Schools KCCK-FM is taking their jazz music format on the road to area schools through an educational outreach project. The station has enlisted the help of well-known local musicians Tim Daugherty and Dennis McPartland to share stories and musical demonstrations with elementary schools in Cedar Rapids. The program incorporates discussion, demonstration and performance in one-hour presentations to assembled students. The Schoolhouse Jazz project is supported by a grant from the Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation. The third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., Bob Deforest, host of KCCK's 'Da Blues, along with special guests, present an entertaining and informative program about and with Blues music.
Admission is free.
Knight, an internationally known jazz pianist and historian, hosted an hour and a half of music and conversation about the music of George and Ira Gershwin. He was joined in a trio by drummer Dennis McPartland and standup bassist Craig Dove. Capacity audiences enjoyed two performances. The event has become a winter tradition in Cedar Rapids.