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This Week In Jazz September 15 thru September 21
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of violinist Joe Venuti, vocalist Jon Hendricks, organist Jack McDuff, guitarists Earl Klugh and Emily Remler, trombonist/arranger John Fedchock and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Leroy Vinnegar Sextet’s “Leroy Walks!!” (1957), Duke Ellington’s “Money Jungle” (1961), “Dizzy …
Culture Crawl 966 “Sitting in the Quiet”
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center has been “a place of peace and transformation” in Cedar Rapids since the ‘90s. Director Leslie Wright is in the studio today to chat about the various events and programs being offered for individuals and groups and to encourage a visit to the peaceful grounds. Enjoy a walk along a hiking …
This Week In Jazz September 8 thru September 14
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Mel Torme, Maria Muldaur, Lorraine Feather and Harry Connick, Jr., drummer Elvin Jones, saxmen Chu Berry, David Sanchez and Scott Hamilton, bassists George Mraz and Victor Wooten and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ …
This Week In Jazz June 9 thru June 15
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeters Doc Cheatham, Marcus Belgrave and Alex Sipiagin, guitarists Joe Negri, Joao Gilberto, Jonathan Kreisberg, bassists Charnett Moffett and Chuck Berghofer, pianists Chick Corea, Geri Allen and Harold Danko and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries ofBennie Green’s …
This Week In Jazz September 1 thru September 7
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Buddy Bolden, bassists Trigger Alpert, Lonnie Plaxico and Larry Ridley, pianists Horace Silver and Water Davis, Jr., saxmen Ernie Henry and Clifford Jordan, drummers Mickey Roker, Otis “Candy” Finch and Sherrie Mericle, singer Claire Martin and more. We’ll …
Culture Crawl 960 “We Ran Out of Pedestals”
Gilded Pear Gallery’s Lauren Tucci and Iowa Ceramics Center’s Ellen Kleckner are teaming up in a big way this October to present the 2024 Iowa Clay Conference in conjunction with the River 2 River National Juried Exhibition. The conference will be held October 4-6 at the Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio with the exhibition …
Culture Crawl 959 “Sing Your Favorite Notes”
Gerry Kreitzer is back with a breakdown of the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale’s ’24-’25 season. Their first concert will be Friday, November 8, “Veterans, We Salute You,” at the Veterans Memorial Building. December will feature two concerts of “Handel’s Messiah (Part One),” March will bring a concert featuring Craig Hella Johnsons’s modern day oratorio, “Considering …
This Week In Jazz August 25 thru August 31
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Lester Young, Charlie Parker, and Bradford Marsalis, singers Jimmy Rushing and Dinah Washington, pianist Kenny Drew and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Barney Kessel/Shelly Manne and Ray Brown’s “The Poll Winners” (1960), Joe Pass’ “Virtuoso” (1973), …