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This Week In Jazz February 9 through February 15
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer/bandleader Chick Webb, pianist Sir Roland Hanna, saxophonists Wardell Gray, Buck Hill, Maceo Parker and Chad Eby, singer Roberta Flack and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of John Lewis’ “Grand Encounter” (1956), Miles Davis’ “Four and More/My …
Culture Crawl 1025 “It Is… Wild”
City Circle Theatre Company presents Andrew Lippa’s “WILD PARTY: In Concert” Feb 7-9 & 14-16 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. In the studio we have director Carrie Pozdol and actress/dancer Anna Slife who will be playing the role of Jackie. This wild show explores the contrast of darker themes with the …
Culture Crawl 1024 “You Couldn’t Trust Me Around Wood and Glue”
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art curator, Julia Jessen, is back in the studio today with the woodworking artist behind current CRMA exhibit, “Against the Grain,” John Schwartzkopf. Tune in to hear more about John’s process and for a preview of upcoming exhibitions. It’s “Against the Grain: The work of John Schwartzkopf” (open now – April …
This Week In Jazz February 2 through February 9
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Eubie Blake, arranger Sammy Nestico, trumpeter Snooky Young, reedman John Handy, pianist Bill Mays, singers Natalie Cole and Dennis Rowland, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, guitarist Steve Cardenas and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of“Horace Silver & the …
Culture Crawl 1023 “I Say O-DAY-see-us, You say O-DEE-see-us”
Riverside Theatre opens January 30 with “The Cure At Troy” by Seamus Heaney, directed by Adam Knight. In the studio before opening night we have Aaron Stonerook (Odysseus), Adam Knight (director), and Tim Budd (Philoctetes) to tell us a little bit about bringing this old tale into a fresh light. Shows run January 30 through …
This Week In Jazz January 26 thru February 1
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays songwriter Jerome Kern, trumpeters Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge, saxmen Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott and Bob Mintzer, drummer Jimmie Smith, vibist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Buddy Montgomery, guitarist Fareed Haque and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton …
Culture Crawl 2022 “Weirdest Target Commercial Ever”
Iowa filmmakers Dylan Sires and Kristian Day are in the studio to talk about their new documentary “ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing.” This wild story follows Kansas City Chiefs superfan Xaviar Babudar… a serial bank robber. Now streaming on Amazon Prime. For more info you can visit dylansires.com and kristianday.com. Subscribe to The Culture …
This Week In Jazz January 12 thru January 19
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonists Juan Tizol and J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Ray Anthony, drummers Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, guitarist Django Reinhardt, bassist Curtis Counce, vibist Gary Burton, singer Lizz Wright and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ …