Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles Davis Quintet on Columbia Craig spotlights the Miles Davis Quintet and their 1950s and 1960s Columbia work. It’s a deep listen to Miles with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and many others. …
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This Week In Jazz May 10 thru May 16
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist/bandleader King Oliver, composers Irving Berlin, Carla Bley and Burt Bacharach, conductor/arrangers Gordon Jenkins and Gil Evans, singer Maxine Sullivan, pianist Red Garland, bassist Gary Peacock, producer Creed Taylor, reed player Virginia Mayhew and more. We’ll also mark the …
Culture Crawl 1208 “Specialization is for Insects”
The Five Seasons Music Festival returns with an exciting lineup of faculty, programing, and performances. Managing director, Rich Wagor, describes the festival as a a blend of traditional and non-traditional chamber platforms with a place for everyone to be met where they’re at. The festival is June 22-26, 9am-4pm, at Kirkwood Community College, with concerts …
Culture Crawl 1207 “Big Dirt Country”
Iowa City Summer of the Arts kicks off early this year with the Friday Night Concert Series. Executive director, Lisa Barnes, and Development Director, Eric Johnson, talk about the lineup starting with Bear Cat Hot Club at the Ped Mall Stage this Friday, May 8. Stay tuned for more SOTA talk coming soon… More info …
New Music Monday for May 4, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Posi-Tone Records continues its Blue Moods series with an interpretive exploration of compositions by the iconic and legendary Miles Davis. Drawing upon the breadth of Davis’s output as a composer, “Directions and Expressions” balances atmosphere and intensity, space and momentum, distilling both subtlety and fire with a contemporary vibrance …
This Week’s Shows May 4 – May 10
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles On Prestige – 1951-1956 All through May, Craig celebrates the Miles Davis centennial. He begins with featured recordings of young Miles coming into his own, with jazz greats like Milt Jackson, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, and many others! …
This Week In Jazz May 3 thru May 9
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeters Maynard Ferguson, Richard Williams, Paul Smoker, Jack Walrath and Randy Sandke, pianists Mary Lou Willaims and Keith Jarrett, singer Teresa Brewer, bassist Ron Carter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Elmo Hope’s “The All Star …
Culture Crawl 1206 “’September’ is not on the program”
The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale presents their final concert of the season, “Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water,” coming up May 2, 7:30pm at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. Director Gerry Kreitzer is in the studio with the details plus a preview of the upcoming season. Tickets are $18 (+fees) online and $23 in-person/day-of. More …