Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Another Listen to A&M Horizon Host Craig Kessler spins more goodies from this short-lived jazz label. We’ll hear from Dave Brubeck, Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Dave Liebman, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, and many others! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, pianists Thelonious Monk and Art Tatum, bassists Monk Montgomery and Ray Brown, drummer Art Blakey, vibist Gerry Gibbs, saxman Lee Konitz and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” (1957), …
Iowa City’s intergenerational choir, The Family Folk Machine, is back together in person, rehearsing and performing their first concert outdoors. “Never So Far,” titled from a Greg Brown tune that is part of the show, will also include songs you’ll know from Ringo Starr and P!nk, plus some original tunes. The concert will be at …
Orchestra Iowa’s Masterworks season begins Oct. 9 and 10 with “Beethoven 5 By 5.” It’s an all-Beethoven program, as renown pianist Stewart Goodyear performs “The Emperor” Piano Concerto. The other “5” is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, as the orchestra tackles arguably the most refrain in all of music. Tim Hankewich even purchased a brand new score …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Tribute to Chick Corea, Part 9 Host Craig Kessler continues his chronological salute to the late keyboard master Chick Corea by sharing some stellar material from the late 1990s, and moving into the 2000s. We’ll hear absolutely top-notch, masterful jazz from one of the true geniuses …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Jimmy Blanton, Steve Swallow and Eddie Gomez, drummers Jo Jones, Alvin Stoller and J.C. Heard, pianist Walter Bishop, Jr., organist Larry Young and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson at the …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place October 14, 2021. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Paul Lichty is a jazz trombonist, composer, and educator, who is releasing his first album of compositions and arrangements for big band, “Dark Soul.” Recorded pre-pandemic, the long-awaited release debuts at a free concert Oct. 17, 5pm at the River Place Plaza in Cedar Falls. More info and an order link for the “Dark Soul” …
