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This Week In Jazz May 25 thru May 31
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist/bandleader Benny Goodman, trumpeters Miles Davis, Shorty Baker, Ziggy Ellman and Claudio Roditi, saxophonists Bud Shank and Jim Snidero, singers Peggy Lee, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Ann Hampton Callaway, bassist Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen pianist Ramsey Lewis and more. We’ll also …
1073 “Everything’s Busting Out”
Spring has sprung and the grounds at Prairiewoods are bursting with life! Leslie Wright is back in the studio ahead of the Annual Prairiewoods Garden Party: Growing Our Roots. Enjoy a night of music, food and nature while raising funds to support Prairiewood’s mission. It’s Saturday, June 7, 5-8pm. Tickets at prairiewoods.org. Subscribe to The …
1072 “Like Bands Do”
It’s almost summer and you know what that means… Iowa City Summer of the Arts! Executive Director Lisa Barnes is in today with all the details and a stellar line up. It’s The Iowa Arts Festival, June 6-8. For more information and schedules visit summerofthearts.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture …
1071 “Up There Naked”
Local musician Wes Shirley is in the studio ahead of a new concert experience focused on spotlighting songwriters. The first in the series features local artists Sarah Cram Driscoll and Joel Sires. It’s “CR Songwriter Series” June 6, 6:30pm at the Cedar Rapids Public Library Whipple Auditorium. Tickets and more info can be found at …
This Week In Jazz May 18 thru May 24
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, arranger/saxophonist Bill Holman, reedmen Sonny Fortune, Tony Scott and Ken Peplowski, drummers Victor Lewis and Dick Berk, pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie Cain and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke …
1070 “Like Driving a Lamborghini”
Lyn Curry from Vocal Artists of Iowa is in the studio ahead of upcoming concert series “Elemental Springs” Saturday, 5/17, 3pm at Voxman Concert Hall in Iowa City & Sunday, 5/18, 3pm at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. For more information visit vocalartistsofiowa.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …
1069 “Miko’s Deep Cut”
Orchestra Iowa (almost) closes this season out with “Masterworks VI: A Booming Finale” coming up Saturday, May 17, 7:30 pm at Paramount Theatre & Sunday, May 18, 2pm at Coralville Center for Performing Arts. Insights held in the Encore Lounge at 6:45pm Saturday night and 1:00pm at West Music Sunday afternoon. Tim Hankewich also hints …
1068 “Searching for the Magic Bullet”
Adam Springer & Drew Hurn from the Wonderful Smiths along with Nick Dusil from Iowa Giving Crew are in the studio ahead of a benefit concert coming up May 17, 7pm at the Ideal Theater with Wonderful Smiths and The Mamiltons. All proceeds will go towards Iowa Giving Crew. Tickets at idealtheaterandbar.com. To keep up …