The Rod Pierson Big Band is coming soon to a stage near you! Deb Kennedy and Tom Milligan of TKM Theatrical Productions in Amana, Iowa are excited to discuss upcoming productions at the Amana Performing Arts Center with Rod Pierson Big Band featuring Craig Boche taking the stage October 7 at 7pm. It’s a night …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm More from Drummer Art Taylor Craig’s celebration of the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records continues with more classic recordings featuring drummer Art Taylor. We’ll hear collaborations with Walter Davis Jr., Louis Smith, Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Lee Morgan, and many …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Slam Stewart, Tommy Potter and Red Mitchell, guitarists Eric Gale and Emily Remler, saxophonist/bandleader John Dankworth, saxman Steve Slagle, singer Marlena Shaw and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Erroll Garner’s “Concert by the Sea” (1955), …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Headed by swinging drummer Sherrie Maricle, the Diva Jazz Orchestra exudes the excitement and force found in the tradition of historic big bands, with an eye toward originality and creativity. With New York as its home base, Diva performs original contemporary and mainstream big band jazz composed and arranged …
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts’ Wes Habley and Josh Sazon talk everything Cole Porter ahead of their upcoming event, “An Evening of Cole Porter.” In this episode, Josh and Wes give you a peek into the making of this exciting program, and it’s one you don’t want to miss! 7:00pm, Sept. 23 at the …
Ray Vanek has had soliloquies from “Hamlet” memorized since high school. Now, after nearly 25 years of preparation, he takes center stage in portrayal of Shakespeare’s famous character with Iowa City’s Crooked Path Theatre. Director Patrick Du Laney describes a uniquely immersive experience where audience members are seated around the stage, mere feet away from …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify With his career at the highest levels of the music industry spanning a half-century, Grammy nominated composer/arranger John La Barbera doesn’t have much left to prove. Thanks to his early career in helping to define the sounds of the Buddy Rich Band, Woody Herman, Bill Watrous, and so many …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Lennie Tristano Piano Rarities Host Craig Kessler presents an array of Lennie Tristano’s private recordings, live sets, and some obscure studio work from the archives of the master jazz pianist. We’ll hear solo piano recordings, up to sextet recordings from the late …
