2023 Corridor Jazz Project Liner Notes

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

About the CORRIDOR JAZZ PROJECT

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

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY

HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ONE

Stephanie Williamson, Director | Featuring Lynne Hart*, Clarinet

PORTRAIT OF SYDNEY BECHET (Duke Ellington)

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

BEAUTIFUL LOVE

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ONE

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

WEST BRANCH JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Samuel Ogilvie, Director | Featuring Bill Bergren*, Trumpet

SESSIONS6p.m.

*Soloist

RUNNING OF THE BULLS (Doug Beach)

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

LINN-MAR HIGH SCHOOL COLTON CENTER JAZZ ENSEMBLE

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

IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Ryan Middleton, Director | Featuring Nolan Schroeder*, Saxophone

METROLINER (Rick Hirsch)

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

*Soloist

MID-PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

OUTBACK BLUES (Carl Strommen)

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

*Soloist

David Kunz, Director | Featuring Gary McCurdy*, Tuba; Randy Swift*, Guitar

CENTER POINT-URBANA JAZZ BAND

Dan Jacobi, Director | Featuring Michael Conrad*, Piano & Trombone

VINE STREET RUMBLE (Benny Carter)

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*

MARION HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

ONE

SESSIONS6p.m.

BLACKBIRD (Lennon/McCartney/arr.

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

CLEAR CREEK-AMANA JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Christopher Copeland, Director | Featuring Luke Sanders*, Guitar

REJOICE (Luke Sanders)

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

*Soloist

LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Ryan Arp, Director | Featuring Ryan Middleton*, Saxophone

SESSIONS8p.m.

ORANGE SHERBERT (Sammy Nestico)

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

LISBON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

SESSIONS5p.m.

LONELY STREET (Sammy Nestico)

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

ANAMOSA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ I

Gerardo Gomez, Director | Featuring Johnny Hartleip*, Saxophone

ALTERNATE TITLE (Chris Merz)

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

PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND ONE

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

*Soloist

CITY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

SESSIONS5p.m.

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*, Saxophone

CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL REVOLUTIONISTS

FIRST IN, LAST OUT (Bob Washut)

Flute: 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*

*Soloist

Joel Nagel, Director | Featuring Simon Harding*, Saxophone

CEDAR RAPIDS JEFFERSON

HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

Steve Stickney and Matthew Nicholson, Directors | Featuring Rich Medd*, Trombone

*Soloist

BLOOZ (Matt Finders)

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*

SOLON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Desmond Cervantez, Director | Featuring Gerard Estella*, Piano

BODY AND SOUL (Johnny Green arr. Dave Wolpe)

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

MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER

JAZZ

BAND CAMP

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

2022 JAZZ EDUCATION PATRONS

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

Play YOUR PART Raise YOUR VOICE

CONTINUE YOUR PASSION FOR CHOIR, SHOW CHOIR, BAND, OR JAZZ BAND

Renewable scholarships UP TO $7,000

PROGRAMS OF STUDY

Music (BA)

Music Education (BA)

ENSEMBLES

Vocal

• University Choir

• Show Choir

• Jazz Connection

• Liturgical Singers

Instrumental

• University Band

• Pep Band

• Jazz Band

• Chamber Music

FIND OUT MORE MTMERCY.EDU/MUSIC

Jazz 88.3 — KCCK Enriching the Community

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.

STUDENT DJ SCHEDULE

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.