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This Week In Jazz December 17 thru December 23
Hey, Jazz fans! Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleader Erskine Tate, drummer Panama Francis, New Orleans legend Professor Longhair, trombonist/pianist/composer Bob Brookmeyer, pianist/composer Bobby Timmons, saxophonist/composer/educator Chris Merz and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Melba Liston & Her ‘Bones” (1958), Charlie Rouse’s “Unsung Hero” (1960), Woody Shaw’s …
This Week In Jazz December 10 thru December 16
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams, Bob Dorough and Abbe Lane, bandleader Stan Kenton, hornman Clark Terry, saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Horace Silver & the Jazz Messengers” (1954), Kenny Drew’s “Undercurrent” …
Culture Crawl 882 “Tubariffic!”
22 years ago Jim Engelbach and Kyle Patrick brought the TubaChristmas tradition to Cedar Rapids. Anyone with a Tuba is invited to get together for a day-of rehearsal followed by an informal concert open to the public. This year’s concert will be at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library at 3pm on Dec 9. Players can …
This Week In Jazz December 3 thru December 9
Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Ira Gershwin, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Dave Brubeck bassist/singer Jay Leonhart, singer/songwriter Tom Waits and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Louis Armstrong and His Friends: All Stars in Concert, 1951 (1951), Art Farmer Quartet feat. …
This Week In Jazz November 26 thru December 2
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist Jimmy Lytell, pianist/composer Billy Strayhorn, reedman/composer Gigi Gryce, trumpeter/vocalist Jack Sheldon, saxophonist Gato Barbieri, flugelhornist Chuck Mangione, drummer Billy Hart and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Lester Young w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio” (1952), Wes …
Culture Crawl 879 “Cranking Up On Both Fronts”
Join Gerry Kreitzer and the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale December 2nd for an evening of exultant arias and joyous refrains from Handel’s “Messiah” (Part One). The First Lutheran choir (and audience!) will join in for a grand finale singing the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. It’s Dec 2nd, 7:30pm @First Lutheran Church Tickets go fast, get yours …
Culture Crawl 878 “14 Different Voices”
The holidays are fast approaching and TKM Theatrical Productions has just the festive thing for the whole family to enjoy! “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” opens December 1 at The Amana Performing Arts Center and Tim Milligan & Quanda Hood are here to tell us all about it. December 1-3 & 8-10, …
This Week In Jazz November 19 thru November 25
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist Skeeter Betts, singer June Christy, pianist/composers Hoagy Carmichael and Horace Henderson, songwriter Johnny Mandel, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Sketches of Spain” (1958), Phineas Newborn Jr.’s “A World of …