This week, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band showcases the winner of their annual Young Artist competition, recent Linn-Mar graduate Arjun Palaniappan on a composition that Steve Shanley says is about as close as you can get to Toto’s “Africa” without having to give David Paich and Jeff Porcaro a writing credit. Also on the program …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A woman achieves the highest honor in her field, and then is torn down by the male-dominated community. Except it’s 1912 and the woman is Marie Curie, asked to not travel to Sweden to accept her second Nobel Prize after allegations of an affair with a married man. …
Temple Judah in Cedar Rapids is 100 years old this year, and June 23 is Jewish Heritage Night with the Cedar Rapids Kernels. Organizer Lena Gilbert has several activities planned before the game. The Jewish community in Cedar Rapids has been around since the late 1800s, and founded or have been involved in many of …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton and Jamil Nasser, singer Helen Humes, guitarist Chet Atkins, composer/pianists Lalo Schifrin and Eric Reed, reedman Eric Dolphy and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1” (1958), Les …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 2 Host Craig Kessler continues his listen to the Milestone record label, created by Orrin Keepnews following the demise of Riverside Records. Instead of an overview, Craig focuses on the extraordinary pianist McCoy Tyner and the exquisite, powerful music he recorded for …
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 …
