Jazz Corner of the World Saturdays at 12:00 Noon Early Milestone Records Host Craig Kessler takes a look at Milestone Records, founded in 1966, and carrying on the modern jazz traditions begun at Riverside Records. We’ll hear from the the label’s early days, including recordings by Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner, Ron …
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Culture Crawl 713 “Actual Animal Sounds Will Be Played”
The Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale will be joined by a jazz combo to present Paul Winter’s Earth Mass “Missa Gaia,” May 15 at 2:30pm at Sinclair Auditorium. It’s a stunning chorale work by an artist who is perhaps better known for his Jazz and New Age compositions on soprano sax in the Paul Winter Concert. …
Culture Crawl 714 “Full Slate”
The Friday Night Concert Series returns to a normal schedule post-pandemic, kicking off the summer music season May 13. Lisa Barnes from Summer of the Arts says not only will concerts will be held at the Ped Mall in downtown Iowa City, but also in the Northside neighborhood, on Linn Street. Tribute bands to Prince, …
Culture Crawl 715 “Very French, Very Tragic”
Cedar Rapids Opera presents “La Voix Humaine” (The Human Voice), May 13 on the CRST 4th Floor Balcony. Director Haley Stamats says the one-woman show consists entirely of one side of a telephone conversation between a woman and man after the end of their relationship. Which presents some interesting requirements in staging, blocking, and singing. …
Culture Crawl 712 “We Love to Sing Songs About Stuff Like Seeds”
Iowa City’s inter-generational choir, Family Folk Machine, is in concert at the Englert, Sunday afternoon, May 14. The program includes an original song by a composer in the Family Folk Machine’s young songwriters program, which will be set to an original puppet show, created with the help of Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre’s Monica Leo. Plus, a …
“Head Cannon” – Linn-Mar Guest DJs 2022
A big year for the Linn Mar music programs, with an appearance in the Iowa Jazz Championship finals and an undefeated show choir season, in which Maddie Nuss had the lead. The concert band capped the year with a performance at the Iowa Bandmasters convention. Moosa Hamad made Jazz All State, and the morning of …
“And I Cried a Lot” – Anamosa Guest DJs 2022
2022 was a big year for Anamosa Jazz I. They welcomed a new director, Gerardo Gomez, had a much-improved competition season, and also participated in the Corridor Jazz Project for the very first time! Evie Breitbach, Madeline Broghammer, and Lili Fischer broke it down for us, and also brought an excellent selection of songs. Evie, …
“Trumpet Propaganda” – Solon Guest DJs 2022
Gabe Hinman, Ethan McLaughlin, and Lauren Roskopf from the Solon Jazz Orchestra join us for an hour of music and band stories, including a cameo appearance by their Corridor Jazz guest artist this year, our own Saul Lubaroff! Gabe, Ethan, and Lauren’s playlist.