Filmscene brings the documentary “Jazzfest: A New Orleans Story” to Iowa City for a one-week run, June 18-23. Timed to coincide with the runup to the Iowa City Jazz Festival, the film celebrates the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2020, with archival video of classic performances, right up to …
Culture Crawl 726 “The Old Sorehead” Steve Shanley is a little jealous about this week’s C.R. Municipal Band concert. Linn-Mar High School band director Dan Terrell is guest conductor, and will get first crack at programming music from the recent Disney hit “Encanto.” Orchestra Iowa principal tubist Blaine Cunningham is the guest artist, performing a …
Steve Shanley is a little jealous about this week’s C.R. Municipal Band concert. Linn-Mar High School band director Dan Terrell is guest conductor, and will get first crack at programming music from the recent Disney hit “Encanto.” Orchestra Iowa principal tubist Blaine Cunningham is the guest artist, performing a piece that will please anyone who …
Culture Crawl 725 “Joe Pesci-Style” Cedar Rapids Opera turns Gilbert and Sullivan on its head with their new production of “Pirates of Penzance.” Set in 1980s Staten Island, the pirates are a punk-rock band, the women privileged private-school students, and Alex Adams-Leytes as the “model Major-General” is a mobster in bear claw slippers! All staged outdoors …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Doc Cheatham, pianists Erroll Garner and Jaki Byard, saxman Lucky Thompson and bassists Chuck Rainey, Chuck Berghofer and Marcus Miller and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie Parker & Chet Baker’s “Inglewood Jam” (1952), Jimmy …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Third Stream Music, Part 3 Don’t miss the Jazz Corner of the World as host Craig Kessler dives deeper into “Third Stream Music” – a relatively new genre that combines characteristics of improvised jazz and European classical music. We’ll hear interesting offerings from Joe Lovano, …
Nielo “Daniel” Gaglione met the late John Rapson at a jam session at George’s in Iowa City, and before long, the two became close friends as collaborators. John incorporated Nielo’s French and Mediterranean music influences, as well as his mandole (a North African instrument sharing characteristics with the guitar and the oud) into the landmark …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band begins its season this week, with concerts Wednesday at The History Center and Sunday at Bever Park. Retired Independence band director David Lang, a world class euphonium player, will be the guest artist this week. He will also play a number on the Alpine Horn, the stretched-out instrument most of …
