The trumpeter will perform at 2 p.m. on the Main Stage. He spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
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Iowa City Jazz Festival – Jennifer Wharton
Jennifer and her group Bonegasm will perform at 6 p.m. on the Main Stage. She spoke with KCCK’s Hollis Monroe.
Special Programs for June 28 thru July 3
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Tribute To Chick Corea, Part 6 Tune in for some essential Chick Corea listening as Craig spins some favorite selections that span the mid through late 70s and early 80s. There’s more from Chick’s group Return To Forever, material from the My Spanish …
This Week In Jazz June 27 thru July 3
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays composers Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, singer Lena Horne, pianists Elmo Hope and Ahmad Jamal, trumpeter Pete Candoli, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), Hampton Hawes Trio, Vol. 1 …
This Week In Jazz June 20 thru June 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton, Jamil Nasser and Reggie Workman, composer/pianists Lalo Schifrin, George Russell, and Arturo O’Farrill, singer Helen Humes, drummer Marvin “Snitty” Smith and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Saxophone Colossus” (1956), Erroll Garner’s …
Special Programs for June 21 thru June 26
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata-East Record Label, Part 1 In this first show of several presentations, Craig hones in on special releases from the 55-plus titles issued on the legendary Strata-East record label, co-founded by trumpeter Charles Tolliver and pianist Stanley Cowell. We’ll hear from a …
Culture Crawl 639 “Big Band Chamber”
Red Cedar’s final concert of the 2020-2021 season will feature the largest ensemble the organization has ever presented, a whopping eleven players. Miera Kim and Carey Bostian say “Music By The Gross” will feature for Baroque pieces called Concerto Grosso (Concerti Grossi if you’re a stickler for the correct plural in Italian), plus a new …
Culture Crawl 638 “You Never Heard It Before, But You’re Gonna Love It”
This week’s guest artist with the Cedar Rapids Municipal is trombonist Rich Medd, mainly known as a jazz musician and teacher, getting to play some classical trombone, on a piece called “Atlantic Zephyr.” Also on the program, Leroy Anderson’s “The Musical Clock,” and a medley from the animated movie “Sing.” Both concerts at Bever Park …