Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Carmell Jones, guitarist Phil Upchurch, singer Helen Merrill, pianist Sonny Clark saxman Bill Perkins and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Harlem Airshaft” (1940), Miles Davis’ “Porgy and Bess” (1958), Red Garland Trio’s “Bright …
Free summer admission at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art continues through Labor Day. Museum director Sean Ulmer says that makes this the perfect time to bring family and friends to check out the exhibits. “Americans in Paris,” “Grant Wood Revealed,” and “Seriously Funny-American Gothic Parodies” have all been held over. Permanent exhibits such as …
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Cannonball Adderley, Part 6 Craig presents Julian “Cannonball” Adderley’s final recordings, from 1970 to 1975. Cannonball recorded some great discs like Phenix, Inside Straight, Big Man, Quintet & Orchestra, The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free, Pyramid, and others. …
Jazz Corner of the World with Host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00 PM Strata-East Records, Part 2 Craig spins another batch of delights from the great, oft-overlooked jazz label Strata-East. We’ll hear goodies from a broad spectrum of Black artists from the early and mid 1970s, such as bassist Larry Ridley, sax man Cecil Payne, altoist Shamek …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxman Paul Gonsalves, trumpeter Conte Candoli, organist Big John Patton, drummer Philly Jo Jones, pianist Harold Lopez-Nussa, and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks!” (1957), Stan Getz’ “Focus” (1962), The Poll Winners’ “Straight …
Shakespeare’s most unusual line appears in “The Winter’s Tale,” and director Adam Knight promises a real bear onstage! Riverside Theatre’s Free Summer Shakespeare Series returns to the Festival Stage in City Park, with “The Winter’s Tale” the first of two plays to be presented. Adam, who is directing the play, says it’s unusual in how …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band heads to McGrath Amphitheatre for the first time this season, to spread out on its large stage and feature special guest Saxophonist Rod Pierson, playing a selection written by Sammy Nestico. A long-time member and composer for the Count Basie Band, Nestico also wrote music for concert band, which you’ll …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Louis Bellson, trumpeter/bandleader Doc Severinsen, vocalist Billy Eckstine, saxman Arthur Blythe, trumpeters Cootie Williams and Lee Morgan, bassist Major Holley and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Duke Ellington at Newport, 1956”, “Count Basie at Newport, …
