Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jack DeJohnette on ECM Craig spins examples of the late legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette. We’ll hear choice sides with DeJohnette as both a leader and as a sideman with other ECM artists like Keith Jarrett, Miroslav Vitous, Dave Holland, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, and many others. …
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Culture Crawl 1217 “Thirsty for Community”
The newly appointed executive director of the African American Museum of Iowa, Anne Carter, is in the studio ahead of a few upcoming events at the museum. Anne describes the museum as a “museum for everyone” with a specific and unapologetic focus on black history in Iowa. One of the museum’s biggest events of the …
Culture Crawl 1216 “I Haven’t Run Out of Friends Yet”
The Paul Lichty Jazz Orchestra made its Pride Fest debut last year at Des Moines Pride. This year Blake Shaw, Iowa City Pride Fest Entertainment Director, has booked them for the Iowa City Pride main stage. The festival is Saturday, June 20 in downtown Iowa City and features a range of performers during a full …
New Music Monday for June 1, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Three-time Grammy-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell presents her first live album, “Catherine Russll—Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center,” captured during a special weekend at the Appel Room with New York’s Central Park as scenic backdrop. Invited to perform for JALC’s 2023-2024 season theme “Community and Consciousness,” Russell crafted a program …
This Week’s Shows June 1 -June 7
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm More Miles Davis Tribute Recordings Craig plays a fresh batch of other artist’s recordings that pay homage to the late Miles Davis and his music. We’ll hear some fabulous music from the likes of Buster Williams, Gary Bartz, Cassandra Wilson, Randy Brecker, David Liebman, Humberto Ramirez, Al …
This Week In Jazz May 31 thru June 6
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of arranger/bandleader Nelson Riddle, drummers Specs Powell, Charlie watts and Peter Erskine, singers Morgana King, Dakota Staton, Yolande Bevan and Ian Shaw, saxophonist/composer/arranger Oliver Nelson and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “’Round About Midnight” (1956) …
Culture Crawl 1215 “Be Careful, or You’ll Be in My Next Book”
Social psychologist, DEI expert, and author, Dr. Evelyn Carter, is in the studio today ahead of two upcoming events promoting her new book, “Was That Racist?” Dr. Carter will be in Iowa City at Prairie Lights on June 9 and on June 11 she will be in Cedar Rapids at the African American Museum of …
Culture Crawl 1214 “How To Hold Your Belly”
Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre presents “The Laramie Project,” by Moises Kaufman & The Tectonic Theater Project coming up June 5-7 & 12-13 at First Street Community Center. Director Grant Freeman and cast member Mary Morgan-Blacharski are in the studio with the details. Shows on June 5, 6, 12, and 13 are at 7:30pm with a …