Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau, pianists Dick Hyman, James Williams and Billy Childs, saxmen Ornette Coleman and George Coleman, vocalists Keely Smith, Jeanie Bryson, Bobby McFerrin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Birth of …
Culture Crawl 694 “Preserved As Its Own Self” The Gilded Pear Gallery is currently presenting not just one, but two artists in simultaneous solo shows. on the first floor, it’s UNI professor emeritus Crit Streed and “On The Verge.” It’s a two-pronged collection, comprised of Crit’s black and white drawings, and also a series of …
The Gilded Pear Gallery is currently presenting not just one, but two artists in simultaneous solo shows. In the 2nd floor gallery, it’s “Fiber Optics” from Kristina Fjellman. The Minneapolis-based artist tells us she enjoys how your perception of her airy, 3-dimensional sculptures can change based on light, viewing angle, and even air currents in …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place March 10, 2022. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
The KCCK Featured Album for March is “Reconvexo” from Anat Cohen and Marcello Goncalves. Artists around world responded to the forced isolation brought about by the pandemic. Brazilian superstars like Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil shared performances from their homes for their fans, including Anat and Marcello. The duo set out to record an album …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata East Records, Part 5 It’s another batch of rare CDs and vinyl from this hard to find power jazz label. Host Craig Kessler spins a tasty array of jazz styles from a broad variety of first-rate artists, mostly from the …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonist/bandleader Glenn Miller, sax men Richie Cole and Ricky Ford, guitarists Ralph Towner and Larry Carlton, singer Roseanna Vitro, trombonist Benny Powell, bassists Jimmy Garrison and Pierre Michelot and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dave Brubeck’s …
Two exhibits at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art celebrate Black history and culture, from Iowa artists. “Carl Van Vechten, Man About Town” displays the photographs Van Vechten took during the Cedar Rapids native’s years observing and chronicling the musicians, actors, and writers of the Harlem Renaissance. “Freedom’s Daughters” is a collection of new paintings …
