Riverside Theatre co-founder, Ron Clark, is in the studio ahead of the third annual “Christmas Express On Air” with Ron Clark & Streamline Deluxe ft. Annie Savage. It’s Dec. 20, 7:30pm at Riverside Theatre with a lobby acoustic set at 7pm. Tickets are $25 general admission. For tickets and more info visit riversidetheatre.org/special-events/. Subscribe to …
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This Week’s Show December 15 thru December 21
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Pat Martino’s Prestige Career Craig presents a variety of astonishing jazz guitar recordings from the 23 Prestige sessions that from award-winning guitarist and educator Pat Martino. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Christmas at Luther College KCCK presents a seasonal …
This Week In Jazz December 14 thru December 20
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Stan Kenton, flutist Sam Most, reedman Harold Land, trombonist Curtis Fuller, organist Johnny “Hammond” Smith, pianists Barry Harris and Bobby Timmons, bassists Walter Booker and John Ore, trombonist/pianist/composer Bob Brookmeyer and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries …
Culture Crawl 1155 “Poking you at 120 bpm”
Lyn Curry returns to the studio this Christmas season ahead of the Vocal Artists of Iowa Christmas concert, “Love’s Pure Light.” These free to the public concerts will be Dec. 20, 7:30pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Iowa City and Dec. 21, 4pm at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids. For more information visit …
New Music Monday for December 8, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Al Muirhead is a true institution in Canadian jazz, widely recognized as one of the country’s elder statesmen of jazz trumpet. Since moving to Calgary in 1966, Al has been a cornerstone of the Western Canadian jazz scene, performing and touring with luminaries such as Dizzy Gillespie, Guido Basso, …
This Week In Jazz December 7 thru December 13
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Frank Sinatra, Joe Williams and Diane Schuur, organist Jimmy Smith, trumpeter/violinist/singer Ray Nance, trumpeter Donald Byrd, pianists McCoy Tyner and Beegie Adair and composer/pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Anita O’Day’s “This …
This Week’s Shows December 8 thru December 14
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jackie McLean’s Prestige Records Craig presents a variety of jazz jewels from the 19 Prestige sessions featuring the great alto saxophonist, band leader, composer, and educator Jackie McLean. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Betsy & Ron’s Christmas Party …
New Music Monday for December 1, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The Cincinnati Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is one of the Midwest’s most prominent jazz bands. Founded in 2013, the CCJO is a17-piece not-for-profit ensemble dedicated to performing, preserving and teaching jazz as a living art form. Over the years, they have presented big band arrangements of works by Ellington, Mingus, …