Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Flora & Airto Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus this week, so enjoy a special re-broadcast from October 2021. Craig spins classic cuts from legends Flora Purim and Airto Moreira! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00 …
“Niceties” is a play at Riverside Theatre tackling. among other topics, one that is in our daily headlines today, teaching issues of race in American history in the classroom. Jody Hovland, founding artistic director at Riverside, returns to the stage (which actually is a new stage, of course, in Riverside’s new venue), and acts opposite …
Family Promise of Linn County support dozens of families each year who are homeless or in danger of losing their housing. “Joyful Noises” is an annual fundraiser that features just about the biggest variety of musical entertainment that you can imagine, from blues to bluegrass to barbershop. Saturday, March 26 at the Olympic Theater in …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/bandleader Harry James, composer/arranger Quincy Jones, singer Nat King Cole, pianist Tommy Flanagan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Barney Kessel/Shelly Manne/Ray Brown’s “The Poll Winners” (1957), Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto’s “Getz/Gilberto” (1963), Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Stone …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Artist Tributes to Eric Dolphy, Part 1 Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus for the next couple of weeks. While he’s gone, Craig has chosen a few of his favorite shows from the past to enjoy again. This week, it’s a …
Lynne Rothrock and Janelle Lauer bring their “Divas” show to the Olympic SouthSide Theater, March 18 and 19. Lynne and Janelle have very different styles, Lynne performs a lot in the cabaret style, while Janelle sings a lot of rock and R&B. So the show represents a chance for the audience to see them in …
Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa invokes Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll to explain the bizarre love story that is at the heart of Berlioz’s “Symphony Fantastique,” March 11 at the Paramount Theatre. As towering a work as that is, Tim thinks people are going to come away most impressed by a new piece for …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Riverside 1962 Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus for the next couple of weeks. While he’s gone, Craig has chosen a few of his favorite shows from the past to enjoy again. On this episode, it’s a listen to Riverside Records in …
