Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Sonny Rollins is never far from Bobby Broom’s mind. He spent more time in the tenor sax titan’s band than any other guitarist, and his new trio album, “Notes of Thanks,” is a deep dive into Sonny’s songbook. Featuring veteran bassist Dennis Carroll, a Broom collaborator since the early …
Orchestra Iowa nears the end of their season with Masterworks VI, and it’s a big one. Tim Hankewich describes the opportunity to direct such a masterpiece as “once in a lifetime.” Get your tickets now to see Orchestra Iowa bring Mahler’s Symphony no. 6 to life at Paramount Theatre (Sat, May 16, 7:30pm) and Voxman …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles Davis Quintet on Columbia Craig spotlights the Miles Davis Quintet and their 1950s and 1960s Columbia work. It’s a deep listen to Miles with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Sam Rivers, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, and many others. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist/bandleader King Oliver, composers Irving Berlin, Carla Bley and Burt Bacharach, conductor/arrangers Gordon Jenkins and Gil Evans, singer Maxine Sullivan, pianist Red Garland, bassist Gary Peacock, producer Creed Taylor, reed player Virginia Mayhew and more. We’ll also mark the …
The Five Seasons Music Festival returns with an exciting lineup of faculty, programing, and performances. Managing director, Rich Wagor, describes the festival as a a blend of traditional and non-traditional chamber platforms with a place for everyone to be met where they’re at. The festival is June 22-26, 9am-4pm, at Kirkwood Community College, with concerts …
Iowa City Summer of the Arts kicks off early this year with the Friday Night Concert Series. Executive director, Lisa Barnes, and Development Director, Eric Johnson, talk about the lineup starting with Bear Cat Hot Club at the Ped Mall Stage this Friday, May 8. Stay tuned for more SOTA talk coming soon… More info …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Posi-Tone Records continues its Blue Moods series with an interpretive exploration of compositions by the iconic and legendary Miles Davis. Drawing upon the breadth of Davis’s output as a composer, “Directions and Expressions” balances atmosphere and intensity, space and momentum, distilling both subtlety and fire with a contemporary vibrance …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Miles On Prestige – 1951-1956 All through May, Craig celebrates the Miles Davis centennial. He begins with featured recordings of young Miles coming into his own, with jazz greats like Milt Jackson, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jackie McLean, and many others! …
