Since his days with Billy Cobham and Miles Davis in the 1980s and a solo career that spans more than 25 years, guitarist Mike Stern has used his jazz roots as a starting point for exploring a range of alternate territories that include R & B, rock, swing, funk, world music and numerous other regions …
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2012 Jazz Under The Stars “Super Sized”
JAZZ UNDER THE STARS “SUPER SIZED” for 2012 Iowa’s Jazz Station celebrates 25 years with a bonus concert The 25th season of Jazz Under The Stars will be 25% bigger than ever before this year, as Jazz 88.3 KCCK presents a bonus concert in celebration of the series silver anniversary. For the first time, the …
Dirty Dozen Anniversary;Saluting Bennett and Evans – Bob Stewart
Credited with revitalizing the brass band tradition in New Orleans, Dirty Dozen Brass Band has spread their music to the world in more than 30 countries on five continents. Timed with their 30th anniversary, “Twenty Dozen” contains the first new original music since 1999 and is their first release in over five years. Eloquence. Empathy. …
Wednesday Night Special – Gordon
Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe with David Hoffman at the 2011 Iowa City Jazz Festival: Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe draws upon a broad repertoire that spans the eclectic history of Kevin’s experience. The group features pianist Adam Wilhelm, bassist Andy Crawford of Knox College, drummer Tom Marko, Director of Jazz at Illinois …
More Corridor Jazz Project Concert Videocasts
We had a great time a few weeks ago with the high school jazz bands in the Corridor at The Corridor Jazz Project concert, at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. If you weren’t there, or if you or your student performed, I’ll bet you’d like to see the concert. The Kirkwood …
Original Broom; Andrew’s Swift Kick – Bob Stewart
After 30 years of critically acclaimed recordings featuring compositions of the jazz and pop world’s greatest writers, Chicago-based guitarist Bobby Broom releases “Upper West Side Story“, his first recording of entirely original compositions. Providing a most intimate look at Broom’s musical personality and his trio’s fully developed group chemistry, the tunes reflect a wide range …
Pizzarelli’s Generations; Sandoval Honors Diz – Bob Stewart
For nearly 30 years, guitarist John Pizzarelli has explored various corners of the jazz landscape and merged a variety of styles into a single, distinctive signature sound. On any given recording, one is likely to encounter an entertaining convergence of jazz, swing, American songbook, pop, bossa nova and more. Pizzarelli’s latest recording — “Double Exposure” …
Ponty Tribute; Amina’s Twelfth – Bob Stewart
Internationally renowned violinist Mads Tolling grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark, and moved to the U.S. at age 20 to pursue jazz studies at Berklee College in Boston. While still in school, Jean-Luc Ponty recommended Mads to join Stanley Clarke’s band. Since then, Mads has performed more that 100 concerts with Clarke worldwide. He’s also been …