Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Released in honor of Oscar Peterson’s centennial, “Around the World” is a celebration of the pianist’s profound artistry through solo, duo and trio performances from 1969 to 1981. Featuring never-before-heard live concerts from Detroit, Michigan; Basel, Switzerland; and his home of Toronto, Ontario, the disc celebrates the “Maharaja …
Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Trio Grismore on the Local Stage Legendary guitarist Steve Grismore joined forces with drummer Tim Crumley and organist Mitch Towne to form Trio Grismore. Iowa’s ultimate power trio demonstrated their considerable chops to the 2026 Iowa City Jazz Festival audience from the Local Stage. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays drummer Buddy Rich, saxmen Phil Urso, Wendell Harrison and Antonio Hart, singers Koko Taylor, Patrice Rushen, Sting and Melissa Styliano, bassists Dave Holland, Lincoln Goines and Curtis Lundy, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, trumpeter John Daversa and more. We’ll also mark the …
Growfest at Kazimour Farm & Orchard is here! It’s September 26 10am-2pm, free to the public with donates welcome. Board of Directors members Kory Kazimour & Maureen Rompot are in the studio with the details. For more info visit growwithkazimour.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast …
Tom Milligan (Willie Clark) and Scot Hughs (Al Lewis) are in the studio ahead of TKM Theatrical Productions’ “The Sunshine Boys” by Neil Simon, directed by Deb Kennedy. It’s September 25-27 at The Amana Performing Arts Center, Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm. For more information visit tkmtheatricalproductions.com. Subscribe to The …
Starlighters II Theatre presents “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown coming up September 25-27 & October 2-4. Jennifer Bealle (Artistic Producer) and Leslie Hyland (Musical Director) are in the studio with insights into this unique show. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30pm and Sunday shows are at 2pm. For tickets and …
The Cedar Rapids Storytelling Festival is Sept. 21-26. There are events every day, many are free and great for all ages. Local broadcasters, including Dennis Green and Ed English participate in “The Way We Were,” Tuesday at 7pm at Parlor City Pub. You’ll hear a variety of stories, including an unforgettable KCRG trip to Washington …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The self-titled 2024 debut of Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble drew inspiration from the late civil rights icon John Lewis to craft an album that responded to our tumultuous times by encouraging positivity as a remedy for divisiveness. On the band’s heartfelt follow-up, “Love is the Whole Thing, We …
