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Best of the Fest Schedule
Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite Iowa City Jazz Festival performance. KCCK’s Best of the Fest kicks off at 5pm on Friday, with performances chosen by Jazz Fest co-founders Mark Ginsberg and Steve Grismore. Steve chose “Mumbo Jumbo – A Tribute to Paul Motian,” the 2012 Festival closer led by drummer (and Jazz …
Bridget Kearney
Iowa City native Bridget Kearney has toured the world and performed on The Tonight Show, Stephen Colbert, and countless others as a part of Lake Street Dive. In fact, just before the pandemic shut everything down, legendary singer Mavis Staples sat in with the band! Bridget’s latest release, “Still Flying,” was recorded in Ghana with …
Culture Crawl 579 “Celebrate the Weird”
Gilded Pear Gallery presents “Peculiar Reality” a two-person exhibition of new works by Mary Koenen Clausen and Jillian Moore. The exhibit Peculiar Reality displays bizarre flora/fauna, fictional environments, and other unique interpretations of the world. You can see the works online, or make an appointment to stop into the gallery. Visit www.gildedpeargallery.com.
Culture Crawl 578 “Different Flavors of Cuckoo”
Red Cedar Chamber Music presents the final concert in their summer series of live-streamed events, “Biber, Bach, and Beethoven,” June 24-27. The centerpiece of the concert is “Sonata Representative,” a work performed with narration written by Janet Burroway and multimedia images. Watch beginning at about 4:45 for Carey’s performance of one of the verses! Four …
Gabe Medd
Dennis Green talks with Iowa City native and New York trumpeter Gabe Medd about his personal experience with COVID-19, and how he is making music during the pandemic, including a virtual performance with Gabe in his friend Chad LB’s Big Band.
Vote for The Best of The Fest!
Even though in-person performances for the 2020 Iowa City Jazz Festival have been cancelled, we still think the airwaves should be filled with live jazz July 3-5. Since 2001, KCCK has recorded and broadcast nearly all of the mainstage performances. That’s nearly 500 hours of unforgettable shows! In addition to the online performances that Summer …
Culture Crawl 574 “Arts Fest in Your Living Room”
The Iowa Arts Festival will take place online this weekend, but will still have opportunities for you to browse and buy quality art pieces, and hear great music. Summer of the Arts Executive Director Lisa Barnes says you can go to the Artists page at www.summeroftheARTS.org to see work by the artists invited to this …
Culture Crawl 573 “Pick Up The Spare”
The Civic Music Association of Des Moines has announced it’s 2020-21 season. Jazz highlights include a concert with Jazz at Lincoln Center lead trumpeter Sean Jones, and tributes to Ray Charles (featuring Take 6), as well as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone. But first, we need to “pick up the spare” from 2019. …