Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify With nine Grammy nominations and widespread critical acclaim for both her recordings and live performances, Tierney Sutton has earned a place among the most revered voices in contemporary jazz. She now adds a new chapter to her distinguished recording career with “Spring,” her 17th album as a leader or …
The 2026 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival is almost here. Founder & president, Scott Chrisman, and Festival director, Eric Freese, are in the studio with the details. Its April 9-12 at three Cedar Rapids locations: Collins Road Theatres, Olympic South Side Theater, and Ideal Theater & Bar. For more information and a full schedule visit …
Xavier Jazz Band One members Killian, Ben, Peter and Mia have had a big week! Along with several dozen members of the Cedar Rapids Metro schools, they marched in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin. They spent a week touring the Emerald Isle, but then got caught …
Sherrie Maricle with The DIVA Jazz Orchestra is in the studio ahead of a concert at Coe College as apart of the Marquis Series. It’s Wednesday, April 8, 7pm at Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. For more info and to keep up with the band visit divajazz.com. For tickets visit coe.edu. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Shaped by years of collaboration, “Buckshot Blues” captures guitarist Steve Kovalcheck’s trio chemistry with the famed drummer Jeff Hamilton and bassist John Hamar. It highlights the trio’s unique blend of precision, spontaneity, and playfulness through thirteen mostly original tunes. Filled with soulful grooves and expressive blues inflections, Kovalcheck’s melodic …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Saturdays at 6:00pm A First Look at Criss Cross Jazz Founded by professional jazz drummer Gerry Teekens in the Netherlands, there have been well over 400 albums produced so far by the Criss Cross Jazz label. Craig will spin wonderful jazz records by major artists Kirk Lightsey, Doug Raney, …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers King Pleasure, Sarah Vaughan and Stacey Kent, vibists Dave Pike and Stefon Harris, saxophonists James Moody, Bobby Militello, Lew Tabackin and Tia Fuller, pianist/singer/songwriter Dave Frishberg and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “The …
Red Cedar Chamber Orchestra returns to the Culture Crawl ahead of “Reunion Redux,” a program for violin, viola, and cello. In the studio is the trio playing the program (and family members!) Miera Kim, Carey Bostian, and Oliver Bostian. The formal concerts will be Wednesday, April 15, 7:30pm at Opus Concert Café in Cedar Rapids …
