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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON SOPHOMORE WINS CORRIDOR JAZZ PROJECT CD COVER

DESIGN CONTEST

CD Release concert set for April 5th at Prairie High

Date: January 19, 2011

Contact: Dennis Green, KCCK General Manager319-398-5446

Sarah Moore, a sophomore at Washington High

School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the

winner of the Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design.

Moore will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM

and her design will adorn the cover of the The

Corridor Jazz Project IV, a compilation of

recordings from the top jazz bands from Jefferson,

Kennedy, Prairie, Xavier and Washington High

Schools in Cedar Rapids, Linn Mar and, Marion in

Marion; and Iowa City and Iowa City West.

The Corridor Jazz Project CDs, along with tickets for the CD Release Concert,

April 5

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in The Concert Hall at Prairie, will go on sale February 15

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. Tickets are $10,but discounted tickets will be available from participating schools.

Moores drawing was chosen out of over 100 entries from art students in Iowa

City, Cedar Rapids and Marion high schools.

Receiving Honorable Mention in the contest were:

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y Savanna Wolfe, Emily Palmer, Mitchell Vargason and Michael Piegler,all from Marion High School.

y Wesley Ennis & Tyler Micka from Washingtony Megan Dunham, Haley Gallagher, Logann Valenta, Kelsey Turnis and

Austin Day, from Kennedy.

Moores original piece, and those receiving Honorable Mention will all be

exhibited during the April 5th

concert.

Judges for the CD art contest were Bob Naujoks, art faculty Kirkwood

Community college and host of KCCKs Gentle Jazz, Kirkwood Graphic Design

professor David Brandstetter, Wendy Good, Kirkwood Marketing and Graphic Design,

Doreen Zumwalt, freelance artist, and Jane Coscino of Iowa City.

The Corridor Jazz Project is a jazz education and mentoring program for jazzband students at the eight public high schools in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. The

program, developed as a part of the education outreach of Jazz 88.3 KCCK, matches

each schools top jazz band with a professional jazz player, who performed as a guest

soloist with the band. The subsequent recordings have been collected and will be

released on a compilation CD. CDs will be made available to each school to sell and

keep the proceeds. CDs will be available at local retail outlets as well. Participating

bands and guest artists include:

y CR Kennedy: Bob Washut, UNIy CR Washington: John Kizilarmut, Dowling High School, Des Moinesy CR Jefferson: Randy Grabowski, UNIy Prairie: Rod Piersony Linn-Mar: Damani Phillips, Grinnelly Marion: Rich Medd Iowa City West High Schooly IC West: Kevin BF Burty IC City High: Chris Buckholz, UNI

y Xavier: Lynne Harty Regina: Al Naylor

Support for the Corridor Jazz Project comes from Rockwell Collins, M.C.

Ginsberg Jewelers and West Music.

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Jazz 88.3 KCCK is the public radio station operated as a part of the community

outreach of Kirkwood Community College.

For more information, visit www.kcck.org or call 319-398-5446.

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