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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: Tony DeSare This week marks the final entry in Bob Naujok’s Short List series. Capping off his 24 years of spotlighting jazz music’s great and unsung talents, Bob features outstanding pianist and vocalist Tony DeSare. The …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Erroll Garner and Jaki Byard, bassists Chuck Rainey and Chuck Berghofer, singers Tony Adamo and Dominique Eade, multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie Parker & Chet Baker’s “Inglewood Jam: Bird & …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns to in-person performance this week. But director Steve Shanley says the ensemble will be smaller each week and the band will perform in park parking lots, rather than the mobile band shell. Week 1 begins with the “Iowa Band Law” song, written in honor of the funding mechanism that …
Short List with Host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Short List: Tony DeSare This week marks the final entry in Bob Naujok’s Short List series. Capping off his 24 years of spotlighting jazz music’s great and unsung talents, Bob features outstanding pianist and vocalist Tony DeSare. The …
