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Culture Crawl 639 “Big Band Chamber”
Red Cedar’s final concert of the 2020-2021 season will feature the largest ensemble the organization has ever presented, a whopping eleven players. Miera Kim and Carey Bostian say “Music By The Gross” will feature for Baroque pieces called Concerto Grosso (Concerti Grossi if you’re a stickler for the correct plural in Italian), plus a new …
Culture Crawl 638 “You Never Heard It Before, But You’re Gonna Love It”
This week’s guest artist with the Cedar Rapids Municipal is trombonist Rich Medd, mainly known as a jazz musician and teacher, getting to play some classical trombone, on a piece called “Atlantic Zephyr.” Also on the program, Leroy Anderson’s “The Musical Clock,” and a medley from the animated movie “Sing.” Both concerts at Bever Park …
Culture Crawl 637 “No One More Courageous Than an Iowa Musician”
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns to in-person performance this week. But director Steve Shanley says the ensemble will be smaller each week and the band will perform in park parking lots, rather than the mobile band shell. Week 1 begins with the “Iowa Band Law” song, written in honor of the funding mechanism that …
Culture Crawl 635 “Virtual Fatigue”
Taylor Bergen from CSPS Hall is our first in-studio guest since March 2020! He’s in to talk about how the organization has dealt with the pandemic, while also trying to erase significant debt, and to get us hyped for a set of performances that are a partnership with New Bo Market’s “Rock the Block” series, …
IC JazzFest Schedule Released!
The 2021 Iowa City Jazz Festival will take place in downtown Iowa City July 2-3! Click here for the Full Schedule of performances and link to The Summer of the Arts page. Schedule July 2, 2021 4:30 pm Schoolhouse Jazz @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage 6:30 pm NOLA Jazz Band @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage 8:10 pm Big Fun @ Weatherdance Fountain Stage July 3, 2021 …
Best of The Fest Returns for Memorial Day
Join KCCK on Memorial Day for The Best of The Fest! KCCK kicks off the summer with a reprise of last year’s wildly popular listen back to some of the best performances at the Iowa City Jazz Festival, chosen by musicians, students, volunteers, and YOU! KCCK’s Best of the Fest includes comments from jazz fest …
Culture Crawl 634 “And Then The Audience Vanished”
Magician and mentalist Scott Silven brings his virtual show “The Journey” to Hancher through May 15. Only 30 virtual “seats” are available for each show, but tickets are still available. “The Journey” is a mind-bending, personal experience, as Scott weaves stories from his own youth and teases out reflections from audience members, with truly magical …
Culture Crawl 633 “Truckload of Soul”
Summer of the Arts is transitioning to in-person events this summer. The Friday Night Concert Series will be virtual in May and June, with a mix of new and Best Of streaming shows. Kevin Burt and Dave Zollo will reprise last year’s traveling concerts, doing mobile sets around Iowa City. The Free Movie Series will …