Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composers Tadd Dameron and Michel LeGrand, saxmen Buddy Tate, David “Fathead” Newman and Wayne Escoffery, drummers Frank Issola, Harvey Mason, Sr. and Joe Labarbera, singer Nina Simone, trumpeter Joe Wilder and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Harmony School of Music offers music classes to students as young as 3rd grade, focusing particularly on kids who may not otherwise have a chance to learn and play music. Harmony is organizing a full day of music on March 4 at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library. Harmony director Jessica Altfillisch says there will be …
Orchestra Iowa’s landmark 100th season continues Feb. 17 & 18 with “American Dreams,” a show designed by Tim Hankewich specifically to showcase pieces of music inspired by the American styles of Broadway, movies, and even bluegrass and funk. Special guests will be the Grammy-award winning Harlem Quartet, and the program will also include the world …
UNI’s music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia takes on the huge task of putting on the Tallcorn Jazz Festival, one of the region’s biggest jazz festivals. Johnny Hartliep competed at Tallcorn as a Cedar Falls High student, and says that his experience then was one of the things that drew him to UNI. The public …
The Dandelion Stompers bring back their Fat Tuesday party for Mardi Gras this year, February 21 at Wildwood Saloon in Iowa City. Also performing will be the Swampland Jewels. The show begins at 7pm, but come at 6:30 for a swing dancing lesson with Five Seasons Swing. Tickets at www.wildwoodsaloon.com. Visit the Dandelion Stompers on …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Keyboard Wizard Joe Zawinul Host Craig Kessler takes a loving listen to the career of Joe Zawinul. A tasteful (and tasty) variety of Joe’s earlier works is set to play in this first of three episodes. Zawinul made legendary recordings with Cannonball and Nat …
Artists Jack Hayes and Sam Weis have a combined show of their paintings in the Marvin Cone Gallery in Sinclair Auditorium at Coe College through March 9. Sam, whose friends and fans know has a peripatetic career, also has some paintings on display in the lobby of PCI, as well as a novel coming out, …
The next event in Orchestra Iowa’s historic Centennial season is “Best of The Beatles,” featuring Classical Mystery Tour, who portray each of the unique eras of The Fab Four. It’s the third time the group has performed with Orchestra Iowa, and it’s always one of the most popular shows. The Orchestra functions truly as the …
