Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist Skeeter Betts, singer June Christy, pianist/composers Hoagy Carmichael and Horace Henderson, songwriter Johnny Mandel, saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Sketches of Spain” (1958), Phineas Newborn Jr.’s “A World of …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 4 Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Memphis Slim (a.k.a. Peter …
The African American Museum of Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art team up for “Power and Impact.” It’s a showcase for contemporary black artists who use a variety of mediums to explore what it’s like to be black in America. Julia Jessen & Felicite Wolfe talk about the process of collaborating on …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyExuding a musical maturity that breaks generational borders, pianist Emmet Cohen returns with the fifth volume of his Masters Legacy Series with the great master of the tenor saxophone Houston Person. Mr. Person, who has over 75 records as a bandleader alone, has had an extensive career as a performer …
Tim Hankewich is back and asking, “what makes music American?” Orchestra Iowa dives into the “melting pot” of America in their upcoming program, Orchestra Iowa Masterworks III: Mountain Air, featuring pianist Miko Kominami, and celebrates the ethnic and cultural diversity that is America. Saturday, November 18, 7:30pm at the Paramount Theatre (arrive early at 6:45pm …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyHays Street Hart, the trio of pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Ben Street and legendary drummer Billy Hart, recorded their acclaimed 2021 debut under less then optimal conditions. The album began as a performance in honor of Hart’s 80th birthday in December of 2020, livestreamed from an empty Smoke Jazz Club …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie-Woogie & Other Keyboard Stylings, Part 3 Craig shares more curriculum from his senior class in boogie-woogie piano. We’ll hear more stride, some ragtime, a little early Blues piano, and a huge serving of boogie-woogie from Hadda Brooks, Cripple Clarence …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Art Hodes, Hampton Hawes and George Cables, trombonist George Masso, singer/pianist Diana Krall and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Roy Eldridge’s “After You’ve Gone” (1943), Barney Kessel’s “Easy Like” (1953), Sonny Clark’s “Leapin’ and Lopin’” …
