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 …
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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 …
Culture Crawl 1205 “Women Wear Pants All The Time Now”
Family Folk Machine’s Spring Concert, “Dreaming Iowa,” is coming up Saturday May 2, 3pm at the Englert Theatre. The program is made up of songs that reflect on the past, present, and future of Iowa while exploring themes of belonging. In the studio with the details is director of the group, Jean Littlejohn. This concert …
Culture Crawl 1203 “Diabolical Plan”
CR Community Orchestra presents, “Joy, Celebration, & the American Spirit!” Ft. special guest Red Cedar Chamber Music. Orchestra conductor, Josh Reznicow, and Red Cedar Music directors Carey Bostian & Miera Kim are in the studio with the details. It’s Sunday, May 3, 3pm at Ballantyne Auditorium. Tickets and more info at crcorchestra.org. Subscribe to The …
New Music Monday for April 27, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Chris Potter’s “Alive with Ghosts Today” brings together Bill Frisell, Nate Smith and Burniss Travis with Rane Moore (clarinet), Zekkereye El-Magharbel (trombone) and Sara Caswell (violin) in a deliberately off-center ensemble that places Potter’s tenor and soprano inside a textural, human-scale sound world. Written around the story of abolitionist …