Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, singers Lena Horne and Tierney Sutton, pianist/composer Elmo Hope, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1952), The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s “Take Five” (1959), Lee Morgan’s “The Gigolo” (1965), Jim …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Piano Artistry of Richie Beirach, Part 2 Craig Kessler takes another detailed look at the prolific career of Richie Beirach, who has made hundreds of recordings since 1974. We’ll hear the 74-year-old pianist in a variety of solo settings, examples of his work with guitarist …
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art celebrates the season with Free Summer admission, beginning July 1. You can check out all nine galleries, including the summer exhibitions featuring Tomás and Charlie Lasansky, and Eve Drewelow. Information and Museum hours at www.crma.org.
This week, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band showcases the winner of their annual Young Artist competition, recent Linn-Mar graduate Arjun Palaniappan on a composition that Steve Shanley says is about as close as you can get to Toto’s “Africa” without having to give David Paich and Jeff Porcaro a writing credit. Also on the program …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A woman achieves the highest honor in her field, and then is torn down by the male-dominated community. Except it’s 1912 and the woman is Marie Curie, asked to not travel to Sweden to accept her second Nobel Prize after allegations of an affair with a married man. …
Temple Judah in Cedar Rapids is 100 years old this year, and June 23 is Jewish Heritage Night with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Organizer Lena Gilbert has several activities planned before the game. The Jewish community in Cedar Rapids has been around since the late 1800s, and founded or have been involved in many of …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton and Jamil Nasser, singer Helen Humes, guitarist Chet Atkins, composer/pianists Lalo Schifrin and Eric Reed, reedman Eric Dolphy and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1” (1958), Les …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 2 Host Craig Kessler continues his listen to the Milestone record label, created by Orrin Keepnews following the demise of Riverside Records. Instead of an overview, Craig focuses on the extraordinary pianist McCoy Tyner and the exquisite, powerful music he recorded for …
