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2025 Guest Djs-Xavier
Cate Brown, Aaron Stadelmann, and Sophia Mittlestat from Xavier kicked off our 2025 parade of guest Djs. This year, Xavier Jazz Band One received their 10th consecutive Division I rating at the State Jazz Band Festival, 3rd place at Tallcorn and Coe, 2nd place at Liberty, and 2nd Place at the NEIBA District Jazz Festival! …
Culture Crawl 1047 “The Same 12 Notes”
Jazz music meets Chamber music as Miera Kim and Carey Bostian of Red Cedar have commissioned leading Iowa jazz players Blake Shaw and Dan Padley to write new music for this “all strings but different strings” group, dubbed the Crossover Quartet. Also on the program will be some new arrangements of jazz standards, along with …
Culture Crawl 1034 “High Tolerance for Accordion”
The Swampland Jewels team up with the Dandelion Stompers for a Fat Tuesday concert March 4 at Wildwood Saloon in Iowa City. Forrest Heusinkfeld and Nate Basinger talk about the band’s “Gulf Coast” sound and reveals plans for an album later this year. Advance tickets at www.wildwoodsaloon.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or …
Culture Crawl 1033 “Cardboard Box Violin”
The Avita Duo is comprised of the mother-daughter team of Ksenia Nosikova, chair of the piano department at the University of Iowa, and Katya Moeller, currently studying at Juilliard. The duo performs March 4 at Opus Concert Cafe prior to their first ever New York performance later in March. Tickets for the Opus show at …
Culture Crawl 1032 “We Love You, Trombonists!”
Orchestra Iowa performs their second concert in as many weeks, with “A Lyrical Journey,” featuring one of Tim’s favorite symphonies, Brahms 4, special guest pianist Lorraine Min performing Saint-Saëns, and a piece by composer Caroline Shaw, whose music is also featured in a new documentary on Leonardo de Vinci. March 1, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre …
Culture Crawl 1026 “This Time I Won’t Sing ‘Schmoogle'”
Culture Crawl 1026 “This Time I Won’t Sing ‘Schmoogle’” The Dandelion Stompers celebrate the second volume of their wind-aided recording sessions, “Whirlwind Sessions,” at an album release party and Valentine’s Day Dance Feb. 14 at Wildwood Saloon. Tickets at www.wildwoodsaloon.com. Get the album at the party or www.dandelionstompers.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at …
Mt. Vernon Student Wins 2025 Corridor Jazz Art Contest
Evelyn Klima, a ninth grader at Mt. Vernon High School has been chosen as the cover design winner for the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVIII”, a compilation of recordings featuring twenty-one high school jazz bands produced by Iowa’s Jazz Station. “We had a record number of entries this year, so the competition was especially stiff,” …
Culture Crawl 1018 “Who Does She Think She Is?”
In part 2 of our conversation with Diana Nollen, outgoing Arts & Entertainment Editor at the Cedar Rapids Gazette, she talks about the joys and challenges of covering the local arts scene, particularly in the wake of disasters like the 2008 flood, 2020 derecho, and a global pandemic. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture …