John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, along with their show “Radio Deluxe” were profiled recently in the Washington Post. There’s also a video that includes a portion of a show taping and a musical performance. Check it out at this link.
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Jazz To The World – Dennis
More than 300 people helped us kick off the holiday season at Jazz To The World Nov. 29 at the Englert in Iowa City. Dan Knight led a great quintet, with guest vocalists including Betsy Hickok. A kids chorus performed two holiday-themed sketches. The first, a funny take on “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” …
ISU Solar Decathlon Team – George
As part of a Clean Up Your Act feature, I recently met with members of the Iowa State University team that will compete in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. Twenty collegiate teams are competing to design homes powered entirely by the sun. There are many challenges involved in addition to coming up with …
Check Out the Podcasts – George
Are you a fan of Talking Pictures but sometimes miss it when it’s aired? Or do you want to find out what’s happening this weekend but you didn’t catch the Culture Crawl? Well, all you have to do is listen to the Podcasts on our web site. It’s as easy as clicking “On the Air” …
Colbert on Jazz – Dennis
Why was the McArthur Foundation unwise to give sax player and SF Jazz Collective member Miguel Zenon on of their “Genius Grants?” Stephen Colbert explains why in this funny bit from a recent show, about 12 minutes in.
Memories of 1976 Olympics – George
With the 2008 Summer Olympics under way in Beijing, it brings back memories of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Younger brother John and I took in the second week of those games. I sent in my ticket order form the day they became available. Even so, the basketball tickets were all sold out. I did get …
RAGBRAI Brings Old Friend to Iowa – George
One of the participants in this year’s RAGBRAI was an old Army buddy, Mike Wong, who lives in the Sacramento, California, area. It was a chance for us to get together in North Liberty. We hadn’t seen each other since 1992 when another Army buddy, Ken Lee, got married in Columbus, Ohio. Mike and I …
Back Stage at the Iowa City Jazz Festival – George
When working back stage on our live broadcast of the Iowa City Jazz Festival, one misses out a bit on the atmosphere “out front” and you don’t really get to listen to much of the music. But it is interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes as the stage crew works to get everything …