Culture Crawl 710 “Just Add Music” Some of the very first silent movies and Magic Lantern slides were shown to the public at the Graham Opera House in Washington, Iowa, by showman and entrepreneur William Brinton, in the early days of the 20th Century. Decades later, historian Michael Zahs was given a box labeled “Brinton …
Ben Drzycimski solos in Jefferson’s Jazz Band, Show Choir and as a Guest DJ, when the other student was unable to attend. It’s been a busy year for Jefferson Fine Arts, and they’re not done yet!
Alec Battien. Randall Kinner, and Kealey Oldham went to Thesaurus.com to find adjectives to describe their guest DJ experience, as well as Xavier Jazz Band One’s year, which included a 3rd place finish at Jazz Championships. And we learn that Kealey is the custodian of the ever-present JBO pineapple. Alec, Randall, and Kealey’s playlist.
Andrew Wendel had to join Jaden Patterson and Nate Buelow remotely, but that didn’t stop the three members of the Counterpoint-Urbana Jazz Band from an enjoyable hour playing some favorite songs and talking about an excellent year at CPU, including the band’s first trip to Jazz Championships in a decade! Nate, Jaden, and Andrew’s playlist.
“KCCK is a resource that has been there my entire adult life,” says Peg Dana. She began listening in 1973 as an undergrad at Cornell College in Mt. Vernon. Her future husband, the late Robert Dana, introduced her to both KCCK and the larger world of jazz. “Bob loved jazz,” says Peg. “He could hear …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Mingus Centennial Show, Part 1 Host Craig Kessler celebrates the life and legacy of Charles Mingus. In this episode we’ll hear very important American music from early in his career, beginning with his early west coast days in the 1940s. We’ll also take a listen …
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, vibist/bandleader Lionel Hampton, bandleader/multi-instrumentalist Tito Puente, bassist Charles Mingus, guitarist Mundell Lowe, trombonist Slide Hampton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” (1959), “The Electrifying Eddie Harris” 1967), Jim Hall’s “Concierto” (1975), …
Dave Rosazza founded Shade of Blue as a guitar trio, but soon found himself adding friends on keyboards, saxophone and vocals. When singers Simone Green and Joan Ruffin moved out of the area, it seemed to spell the end of the band, but they have kept the groove alive with a reunion concerts once a …
