Album Engineered and Mixed by Ed Karr, Karrleton Recording
Photography by Jeff Schmatt, Rubicon Photography
Layout and Design by Kirkwood Marketing
Executive Producer: Dennis Green
Thanks to: Jeff Collier, Darron Carr, Orchestra Iowa, along with all the students, band directors, and artists for taking the time to make this project possible.
For KCCK: Laura Carson, Michelle Collier, Killian Ritland , Caleb Statezni
Original Artwork by McKenzie Hitzel, Kennedy High School, Cedar Rapids
I still like physical media. While I have my Apple Music and Spotify playlists just like the next person, I will never part with my CD and album collection. And if I really love a movie, I’ll buy it both as a download and Blu-ray, just so I really “own” it and don’t have to worry about some streaming service or movie studio clawing it back or changing it.
(Don’t get me started on how much I wish I had never let go of my original “Han Shot First” VHS edition of “Star Wars.”)
And at KCCK, we still are “physical rst,” requesting CDs or albums from a recording industry that would much rather email us a download link.
Knowing this, it probably doesn’t surprise you that we hung on to releasing a Corridor Jazz Project CD long after most everyone had moved rst to downloaded music, then to streaming.
is year we take a small step into the present, releasing the 2023 Corridor Jazz Project as a downloadable album, although there will be a small run of CDs, for others like me.
To make sure there is a quality physical memento of this unique program, we’ve expanded and upgraded this program, which will be distributed to schools as well as those who attend our concert.
2023 once again marks a year of growth for Corridor Jazz, as we welcome MidPrairie High School and director David Kunz to our merry little club, as well as rst-time directors Chris Copeland, Ryan Middleton, and Steve Stickney. We have fresh faces among the guest artists, too. Welcome to Bill Bergren, Gerard Estella, Johnny Hartleip, Gary McCurdy, Ryan Middleton, Justin Sands, Cory Schmitt, Randy Swift, and Marvin Truong.
Dennis Green General Manager
Jazz 88.3 KCCK
Stephanie Williamson, Director | Featuring Lynne Hart*, Clarinet
Saxophone: Charlotte Ottemoeller, Andrew Campbell, Amelia Basler, Nolan Temple, Camden Neff
Trumpet: Katie Morton, Jeanette Inancoreke, Lucas Horton, Grant Barnes, Aras Basu
Trombone: Kieran Glessner, Kit Cordes, Reece Fischer, Luke Wedel | Piano: Marcelle Strait, Joslynn Ovel
*Soloist
Guitar: Jacob Donohue | Bass: Grif n Bieber* | Vibes: Jersey Bilyeu | Drums: Kaden Peterson, Amelia Gilbert
Chad Allard, Director | Featuring Mike McMann*, Trombone
*Soloist
(Young/King/Van Alstyne/Gillespie arr. Paul McKee)
Saxophone: Arthur Schaub, Meredith Beer, Aaron Stadelmann, Grif n Happel, Leah Ambrosy, Cris Cano
Trumpet: Alec Battien, Sophia Kepros, Marcus Camacho, Ellie Renze, Mia Deegan
Trombone: Sam Hoffmann, Liam Perreault, Noah Upah, Ben Allard | Piano: Luci Nguyen
Guitar: Will Platz | Bass: Will Karl | Vibes/Percussion: Aimele Nguyen | Drums: Gus Bates, David Huiskamp
Samuel Ogilvie, Director | Featuring Bill Bergren*, Trumpet
*Soloist
Saxophone: Lynzi Dykstra*, Maddie Reed, Bailey Walker, Carver Boelk*, Keaton Nor eet, Emmersen Thomas
Trumpet: Jenie Gomez, Elliot Hinkhouse, Addi Shultes | Trombone: Lilly Hahn, Josh Kroemer, Nolan Staker, Nina Torkelson*
Flute: Kaylee Kettler | Piano: Ewan Arlen | Guitar: Baylee Piegors | Bass: Izaiah Hansen
Drums: Olivia Naber | Auxiliary Percussion: Luca Hahn, Jade Gongora
Jen Tiede, Director | Featuring Cory Schmitt*, Trumpet
*Soloist
FUNKY CHA CHA (Arturo Sandoval arr. Richard Eddy/Arturo Sandoval)
Saxophone: Abbey Vezina, Ryan Koffron, Jace Whitham, Owen Schlesinger, Evan Shanley*
Trumpet: Makoto Carolin, Sadie Crandall, Kate Flugstad, Sutra Iyer, Matthias Marasch
Trombone: Lucas Rabe, Maddox Eliott, Dylan Ascher, Reid Post | Piano: Tejas Gururaja
Guitar: Christian Maakestad* | Bass: Emily Greiner | Drums: Zach Kendrick | Auxiliary Percussion: Kyle Langston
Saxophone: Minou Emmad, Gabriella Esch, Sebastian Rutkowski, Damien Kim, Henry Dai, Genna Ray
Trumpet: Kyle Chi, Sachiko Goto, Audrey Parish, Ava Garcia, Tyler Lassner
Trombone: Patrick Selby, JD Deninger, Natalie Urmie, Emre Orhon | Keyboard: Bryan Chuong | Piano: Sean Kearney
Bass: Mara Caylor, James Dickens | Vibes: Thomas Gibson | Drums: Anish Lodh
Saxophone: Dillon Poole, Annika Poll, Madison Davidson, Jacob Flynn, Joe Hall
Trumpet: Jacob Carrillo, Emily Righter, Isadora Goode, Aliza Parks, Eli Conrad
Trombone: Jarrett TeBockhorst, Dade Gehling, Isabelle Duvall | Piano: Logan McCellen
Guitar: Jillian Clark | Bass: Arthur Righter | Drums: Andrew Stultz | Vibes: Grace Conway
Dan Jacobi, Director | Featuring Michael Conrad*, Piano & Trombone
Saxophone: Avanti Dunn, Elizabeth Belyeu, Benjamin Heiderscheit*, Kolbie Kriegel, Dan Eldred, Sean Kisling
Trumpet: Vaughn McDonough*, Dominick Powell, Sophia Maki, Rory Newman, Pepper Taylor
*Soloist
Trombone: Bobby Dunn, Drake Schlemmer, Josh Kuhlers, Kyle James, Connor Kreutner | Piano: Jaden Patterson*
Bass: Shay Massner | Vibes: Will Cardo | Drums: Delaney Jacobi*
Mike Tomaro)
Saxophone: Marco Olachnovitch, Esther Harker, Blake Hines, Sage Foster, Jesper Unger
Trumpet: Evan Wahlstrom, Jude Pestel, Daniel Knapp, Zachary Sloan
Trombone: Aaron Piper, Logan Frye, Andrew Henriksen, Katie Noll | Piano: Cooper Cook
Guitar: Ethan Johnson | Bass: Logan Ficek | Vibes: Ash Wasek | Drums: Chris Oberbroeckling
*Soloist
Logan Vander Wiel, Director | Featuring Chris Merz*, Saxophone
Christopher Copeland, Director | Featuring Luke Sanders*, Guitar
Saxophone: Matthew Wu, Emily Bernacki, Ryan Humphrey, Liam Carhoff
Trumpet: Jackson Schloss, Emma Oberg, Meara Crozier, Aubrey Romero
Trombone: Fred Schultz, Anisa Rachman, Dahlia Garcia, Lance Johnson | Piano: Jayden Ohrt
Vibes: Sophie Zack | Bass: Evan Waring | Drums: Tate Schloss
Saxophone: Ella Gilbert, Megan Smelser, Leah Wagner, Tanner Knight*, Vicki Acas, Matthew Staber
Trumpet: Lauren Vogts, Santi Fajardo, Timothy Welch, Maxwell Thompson, Stone Forbes
Trombone: Brody Schoon*, Josh Munson*, Warren Faga, Francis Mawanda | Piano: Maggie Ellickson, David Donald Bass: Luke Gage, Clark Woltman | Drums: Tommy Rogers, Zander Junge
*Soloist
Saxophone: Blake Stejskal, Kaitlynn Hasselbusch, Teagan Wahlstrom, Sarah Dietsch, Aiden Jensen, Nathan Ricke
Trumpet: John Broulik, Gavin Reinken, Sawyer Feldman, Chris Ricke
Trombone: Ryan Winders, Joe Hrabek, Nathan Brown, Abby Bock | Flute: Allison Silver
Piano: Bryce Boots | Guitar: Riley Stone | Bass: Ryan Ross | Drums: Brody Spiedel, Teague Krob
*Soloist
Joseph Arch, Director | Featuring Rod Pierson*, Saxophone
Gerardo Gomez, Director | Featuring Johnny Hartleip*, Saxophone
Saxophone: Nick Raine*, Hannah Greif*, Leah Brown*, Wesley Meyer, Dean Lambertsen
Trumpet: Caleb Loehr*, Chloe Breitbach, Kaylee Meier, Seth Countryman
Trombone: Samuel Kenny, Carver Reiss, Grant Lubben, Christian Hudson | Piano: Brooke Heying*
Guitar: Canoe Maher* | Bass: Karter Theilen* | Vibraphone: Nicole Wehring*
Drums: Olivia Shaw*, Jacob Loehr* | Auxiliary Percussion: Isabella Cleveland
*Soloist
Kelli Swehla, Director | Featuring Toni LeFebvre*, Trumpet; Justin Sands*, Vocal
L-O-V-E (Paul Muriat/Milt Gamble arr. Kelli Swehla)
Saxophone: Go Benesh, Riley Kruse, Audrey Sellon, Carlie Robertson, Sophia Johnson, Chase Beightler
Trumpet: Noah Reu, Noelle Buck, Michael Barton, Mackenzie Baustian, Mia Pendergast
Trombone: Camden Beightler, Jonathan Reu, Adam Schwertfeger | Piano: John Hynek | Guitar: Evan Wazac
Bass: Alyssa Cassady | Drums: Dexter Quanrud | Vibraphone: Elliott Bourgeous
ERIK OWEN (Youngblood Brass Band arr. Mike Conrad)
Saxophone: Braeden Marker, Massimo Paciotto-Biggers, Nora Gibson, Molly Riepe, Oliver Palmer
Trumpet: Ashley Kelly, Matisse Arnone, Ella Fast, Maya Bennett, Eli Cotton
Trombone: Marcus Miller, Linus McRoberts, Connor McDowell | Sousaphone: Max Berry-Stoelzle*
Piano: Julius Perez | Bass: Janie Owens | Vibes: Adam Bywater | Drums/Percussion: James Kardos
*Soloist Aaron Ottmar, Director | Featuring Marvin Truong*, SaxophoneFlute: Jenna Scherrman | Clarinet: Emma Bennett
Saxophone: Caden Messenger, Ella Sears, Alissa Bolden, Jenna Moore, Ayla Dawson
Trumpet: Connor Doyle, Eric Wright, Max Pospisil, Brennan Russell
Trombone: Leila Conrad, Noah Pelletier, Emma Thielking
Piano: Palmer LeVake | Guitar: Aidan Gray | Bass: Julian Gladish, Tristan Gray | Drums: Phillip Perea*
Steve Stickney and Matthew Nicholson, Directors | Featuring Rich Medd*, Trombone
*Soloist
Saxophone: Ben Drzycimski*, Austin Deal*, Sean Aschenbrenner, Anna Fultz, Charlotte McVeigh, Nickolas Henry
Trumpet: Ben Goudy, Levi Jackson, Levi Thompson, Olivia White, Kristin Mulanax
Trombone: Ethan Caton, Austyn Bower, Tristan Cassady, Alec Aschenbrenner, Jude Biwer
Piano: Thursday Petersen | Guitar: Jacob Markut | Bass: Mallori Kenney, Roy DeWitt, Xavier O’Shea
Vibes: Sylvia Sutton* | Drums: Evan Solberg*
Saxophone: Kayla Young*, Jamison Grimm, Kira Burkum, Morgan Holm, Jack Hosking, Gwen LaGrange
Trumpet: Isabella Ferin, Daniel Tearse, Ben Ducket, Bella Miller
Trombone: Hattie Droll, Liona Rocca, Meg Düster, Milo Wolf | Bass: Ava Yeries
Drums: Brady Evers | Vibes/Auxiliary Percussion: Lucy Miller
*Soloist
JULY 17 – 21, 2023
Location: Kirkwood campus in Cedar Rapids
Open to any student entering grades 6 – 9 with at least one year of school band or private lessons experience.
$200 – includes all classes, teaching materials, and nal performance. (36 students, with no meal.)
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Visit www.kcck.org/jazzbandcamp or call 319-398-5446 for eligibility and application information.
REGISTER Online at www.kirkwood.edu/ce or call 800-332-8833.
Course/Class Number: Morning session: CLYO-2900-134675
Afternoon session: CLYO-2900-134677
QUESTIONS? Contact 88.3 KCCK-FM at 319-398-5446 or jazzcamp@kcck.org
A huge thank you to our generous Jazz Education patrons who have helped KCCK reach thousands of young people in the Corridor through programs like Corridor Jazz Project, Schoolhouse Jazz, and our Middle School Jazz Band Camp.
Kayoko & Darek Benesh
James & Linda Brachtel
Carol & Bill Casey
Kyran Cook & Kay Gfeller
Jennifer & Cordell Cremers
Ronald DeChristopher & Judith Winter
Scott & Laura Drzycimski
Lois & Nile Dusdieker
John Hall
Ms. Joanne Hendricks
Henry & Gloria Hoffman
Wayne & Gay Holstine
Tracie Houdina Van Pelt & Danny Van Pelt
Scot & Marcia Hughes
Cassim & Julie Igram
David & Mary Jepsen
Mary Junge
Diane K. Karr
Nancy & Paul Klein
Julie Lammers & Scot Brown
Dick & Kate Minette
Mary Myers
Chad Olinger
Peter & Kristin Pardubsky
Sharon & Charles Rebouche
Kenneth & Julie Russell
Kay & Clyde Seery
Vivian Shanley
Ms. Dorothy Speight
Greg Spence
Tammara and Scott Stines
Susan & Joan Strauss
Jennifer Tiede
Wayne J. Tuttle
Steven Warbasse & Susan Creamer Joy
Stanley & Marilue Watkins
Paul & Gail Williams
Nancy York & Tom Hess
Jack Young Jr.
Mark & Laurie Zaiger
CONTINUE YOUR PASSION FOR CHOIR, SHOW CHOIR, BAND, OR JAZZ BAND
Renewable scholarships UP TO $7,000
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Music (BA)
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ENSEMBLES
Vocal
• University Choir
• Show Choir
• Jazz Connection
• Liturgical Singers
Instrumental
• University Band
• Pep Band
• Jazz Band
• Chamber Music
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Jazz 88.3 KCCK is a noncommercial, educational FM radio station operated by Kirkwood Community College. KCCK enriches the cultural environment of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City communities through a variety of on-air programs and community outreach activities. Many of these programs center on the promotion and preservation of jazz, America’s only indigenous musical art form.
KCCK programs a rich on-air schedule of jazz, blues, and related music every day, and produces programs designed to enhance the listener’s appreciation of this unique art music.
In addition to high-quality on-air programs, KCCK brings jazz to the Corridor community in a variety of venues:
• For nearly 30 years, KCCK has sponsored and organized Jazz Under the Stars, a free concert series designed to bring exposure to both professional and student jazz performers in our region, all in a free, familyfriendly atmosphere.
• KCCK produces several concerts and programs each year. These include an annual broadcast of the main stage performances at the Iowa City Jazz Festival, along with other concert broadcasts, including student bands from the U of I, Kirkwood, and others.
The Corridor Jazz Project is just one of several education programs KCCK has designed to bring jazz to young people. Others include:
• Schoolhouse Jazz, which encompasses narration, performance, and student participation to help elementary students understand jazz as a musical form, and also its enormous impact on American culture and history.
• Middle School Jazz Band Camp, a weeklong campus experience for students entering grades 7 – 9, which brings young band students into contact with peers from other schools and directors from area high schools and colleges to enrich their middle school instrumental experience and help prepare them for high school band.
Jazz 88.3 reaches an audience of about 17,000 people each week. Over 15,000 more attend events or are served by our jazz education programs. KCCK receives operating support from Kirkwood as well as a number of community and government entities, but individual listener contributions make up nearly a third of the station’s cash operating budget. All contributions to KCCK are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Listen to KCCK during April Jazz Appreciation
Month as students from each Corridor jazz band will be guest DJs! Students will spin tunes they’ve enjoyed or played in school, and talk about why they play and listen to jazz. And they never EVER try to embarrass their director! Honest.
All guest DJ shows will be at 4 p.m.
