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Special Programs for October 19 thru October 25

Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Frank Teschemacher Frank Teschemacher’s intense solo stylings laid the groundwork for a rich sound and creative approach during the early days of jazz. Influenced by the energy of Bix Beiderbeck, Teschemacher himself was a major …

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This Week In Jazz October 18 thru October 24

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vocalists Anita O’Day, Bobby Troup, Dianne Reeves and Esperanza Spalding, trumpeter/composer/bandleader Dizzy Gillespie, flutist Ali Ryerson, bassist Hans Glawischnig and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Stan Getz & J.J. Johnson at the Opera House” (1957), “Sonny …

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Culture Crawl 595 “Take Two”

Revival Theatre Company’s Cameron Sullenberger face on the Culture Crawl to talk about “Rising Stars,” an online show featuring young musical theatre talent the day before the derecho forced him to postpone the event! Rising Stars has been rescheduled for October 25, 7pm live on the Revival website and Facebook page. Fifteen young performers, ranging …

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Special Programs for October 12 thru October 17

Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Ken Peplowski Veteran reedman Ken Peplowski is often hailed as the clarinet successor to Benny Goodman. He cultivated his impressive chops early, working in a polka band in his hometown Cleveland.  Although he’s primarily known …

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This Week In Jazz October 11 thru October 18

Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Bluesman Big Joe Williams, pianist Art Tatum, drummer Art Blakey, vibist Terry Gibbs, bassist Ray Brown, saxophonist Lee Konitz and more!!! We’ll also mark therecording anniversaries of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” (1956), “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), John …

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Culture Crawl 594 “A Play Within a Play Within a Play”

Riverside Theatre and PURE Theatre of Charleston, SC present filmed version of the play “No Child” opening Oct. 8. It’s a  one-woman tour de force by Joy Vandervort-Cobb who plays 16 different characters to tell the story of how theatre changed the lives of students in the New York public school system. The play is …

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Culture Crawl 593 “And A Juggler, Too”

The Iowa Dance Festival already had a structure in place that would benefit it in this time of difficulty for live performance. They have been incorporating “screen dance” (dance pieces designed, choreographed, and photographed for the screen rather than the stage) even before online performances became the norm. Screen dance will be a part of …

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Special Programs for October 5 thru October 9

Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Anat Cohen Multiple Grammy Award-nominated Anat Cohen has been declared Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association every year since 2007, and named top clarinetist in both the readers and critics polls in …

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