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This Week In Jazz November 30 thru December 6
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Marshall Royal, Jimmy Lyons, Frank Tiberi and Cory Weeds, producer Lester Koenig, singers Lou Rawls and Cassandra Wilson, pianists Wynton Kelly and Ronnie Matthews, bassist Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Jim Hall and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries …
Culture Crawl 1149 “Music & Math-Definitely a Thing”
Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra presents, “Literary Inspirations & Holiday Favorites,” with special guests Amy Friedl and Tyros Orchestra & MMU Strings. Director Josh Reznicow and board member/violinist Dean Straub are in the studio with the details. It’s Sun Dec. 7, 3pm at Ballantyne Auditorium on the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood campus. Tickets can be purchased at …
Culture Crawl 1148 “It Will Be Better This Time”
Riverside Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” premiering Nov 28 and running through Dec 14. Director Jon Whitmore and cast members Deucalion Martin (Christopher Wren) and Allison Meyer (Mollie Ralstron) are in the studio with sneak peeks into this iconic whodunit play. Tickets and more info on talkbacks can be found at riversidetheatre.org. Subscribe to …
This Week In Jazz November 23 thru November 29
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Scott Joplin, keyboardists Wild Bill Davis, Richard Tee and Lyle Mays, saxophonist/composers Paul Desmond and Al Cohn, cornetist Nat Adderley, singers Etta Jones and Holly Cole and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Lester Young w/ …
Culture Crawl 1146 “The Real Stuff”
TKM Theatrical Production’s Tom Milligan and Rod Pierson from The Rod Pierson Big Band are in the studio ahead of “A Swingin’ Christmas with The Rod Pierson Big Band and Craig Boche at the Mic!” This Christmas special is one night (afternoon) only coming up on Sun, Nov. 30, 2pm at The Amana Performing Arts …
This Week In Jazz November 16 thru November 22
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/composer Johnny Mercer, saxophonists Coleman Hawkins, Vincent Herring and Don Braden, guitarists Skeeter Best and Sal Salvador, singers June Christy and Sheila Jordan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young/Flip Phillips/Roy Eldridge/Hank Jones/Ray Brown/Max Roach …
This Week In Jazz November 9 thru November 15
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Muggsy Spanier, saxophonist Houston Person, singers Ernestine Anderson and Samara Joy, trumpeter Buck Clayton, pianists Bennie Moten and Ellis Marsallis, drummer Gus Johnson, guitarist Kevin Eubanks and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Stan Getz “At …
Culture Crawl 1139 “Play Things You Like To Play”
Kirkwood’s director of instrumental music, Chris Navarette, is back with a line up of upcoming concerts for Kirkwood band ensembles. First up is a combined concert with the Kirkwood Big Band and Jazz Fusion ensembles on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:30pm. Then, on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2pm, a combined concert with the Kirkwood Groove …