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This Week In Jazz January 25 thru January 31
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriters Jerome Kern and Jimmy Van Heusen, violinist Stephane Grappelli, trumpeters Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge, saxmen Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes, singers Jeane Lee and Anita Baker, vibists Bobby Hutcherson and Bill Ware, guitarists Roy Obiedo and …
This Week In Jazz January 18 thru January 24
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Israel Crosby, Curtis Counce and Eberhard Weber and Steve Gilmore, trombonists J.J. Johnson and Juan Tizol, pianist Horace Parlan, vibist Gary Burton, singer Jose James and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of …
Culture Crawl 1162 “They Called It An Event”
KCCK’s own Bob Deforest joins the Culture Crawl along with Jason Zbornik from CSPS Hall ahead of the opening of Bob’s art gallery, “Sunshine Dayglow Deforest.” It’s Fri, Jan 30, 5pm @CSPS ImOn Gallery. If you miss opening night, the gallery is open to the public Tuesday-Sunday, 12-6pm. For more information visit cspshall.org. Subscribe to …
Culture Crawl 1161 “Mega-band”
Carl Rowles, band director at Jefferson HS, talks about upcoming concert, “A Night at the Movies – A Children’s Concert.” This concert along with much of the Jefferson band department’s programming aims to widen community outreach and engrain Jefferson band into West Cedar Rapids culture. It’s Tuesday, Jan 27, 5:30pm at Jefferson HS Fine Arts …
Culture Crawl 1160 “Marry the Production Designer”
Wearer of many hats (or scarves?), Megan Gogerty joins Dennis in the studio ahead of opening night for her new one-woman play, “Fair State.” This ghost story examines difficult relatives and problematic history under a lens of truth. The show opens Jan 22 and runs through Feb 1 at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City. Tickets …
This Week In Jazz January 11 thru January 17
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/lyricist Irving Mills, drummers Gene Krupa and Grady Tate, trombonists Quentin Jackson and Melba Liston, pianist/singer/bandleader Jay McShann, singers Ruth Brown and Allen Toussaint, saxmen Spike Robinson and Hadley Caliman, guitarist Joe Pass, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen and more. We’ll …
Culture Crawl 1159 “Not The Bloody Kind”
Cast members Chad Sonka (Dr. Falke), Emily Secor (Adele), and Keely Futterer (Rosalinda) from the Cedar Rapids Opera’s upcoming production of Johann Strauss’s “Die Fledermaus” are in the studio with insights into this timeless comedic operetta. Shows are Friday, Jan 16, 7:30pm and Sunday, Jan 18, 2pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids. For tickets …
This Week In Jazz January 4 thru January 10
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of brassmen Wild Bill Davison, Henry “Red” Allen, Dizzy Reese and Wendell Culley, singers Betty Roche and Johnny Adams, trombonist Vernon Brown, percussionist Chano Pozo, drummer Kenny Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie and …