Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Jimmy Dorsey The great clarinetist, alto saxophonist and orchestra leader was easily in the same class as the other two renowned Swing Era clarinetists, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw. Jimmy Dorsey’s band was well-known and …
Ernie Schiller has been involved in raising funds for education in Nepal, devastated in 2015 by a severe earthquake from which the country has never fully recovered. A science teacher by trade, Ernie has found himself director and curator of Nepal’s first ever art show, featuring works by students and professional artist Sujan Tamang, whose …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place November 12, 2020. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Family Folk Machine, the intergenerational choir in Iowa City, will present their fall show online, “One Planet: Online Edition” premieres on YouTube November 15 at 3pm, and will feature new arrangements of songs from artists as varied as ELO, Dolly Parton, and REM. Visit www.FamilyFolkMachine.org to learn more and grab the link to watch One …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vocalists Chris Connor, Jo Stafford, Patricia Barber, Mose Allison and Ernestine Anderson, saxmen Houston Person and Jesse Davis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Mal Waldron Quartet’s “Mal-1” (1956), Horace Silver Quintet’s “Six Pieces of Silver” …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Licorice Stick 2: Tony Coe Well-known in British and European jazz circles but not in the States, clarinetist Tony Coe began his career with the noted mainstream trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton, and has been a mainstay with the bands …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyGrammy nominated trombonist/composer Marshall Gilkes integrates myriad influences into a singular and distinctive voice, combining the spontaneous invention of jazz with the elegant architecture of classical composition and virtuosic technique with passionate emotion. His sound can be heard in the lush impressionism of the Maria Schneider Orchestra, the …
Dr. Ruth White is the founder of The Academy for Personal and Scholastic Success, which has been providing programs to help students of color succeed in school and life. The 14th Annual Tribute to Benefit The Academy SPS is a streaming event that will honor Capria Davis, Anne Harris Carter, Nancy Humbles, and Laurie Hamen …
