Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Paul Chambers Paul Chambers’s reputation as a bassist grew from standout performances in the 50s and 60s. Legendary for timekeeping, intonation, and virtuosic improvs, he was the go-to sideman for many groups. He was the …
Orchestra Iowa presents a rare Two-Harp Concerto called “Passion of Angels,” at its concert Nov. 15 and 16. Tim Hankewich says that the complexity of the harp required the utmost in composing skill, and is often something composers don’t tackle until they are well into their careers. The Mighty Wurlitzer takes center stage for a …
Revival Theatre Company of Cedar Rapids presents “Oklahoma” Nov. 21-23 in Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. The legendary musical will be presented “in concert” style, which means the orchestra is onstage with the performers, and the show is staged with minimal sets. Cedar Rapids native Catherine Blades, now a stage, film and TV actress in New York, …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Spalding has been a major force since her self-titled American debut CD at age 19. That album earned her a Best New Artist Grammy – the first for a jazz musician, and …
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of arranger Billy May, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Willie Cook, singers Mose Allison, Ernestine Anderson, pianists Hampton Hawes and Ellis Marsalis and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dinah Washington’s “Dinah!” (1955), Horace Silver Quintet’s “Six Pieces of Silver” (1956), Hank Mobley’s “Roll Call” …
Dr. Damani Phillips, director of Jazz Studies at the University of Iowa and a well-known performer and composer, joins the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble and CR Jazz for a concert on Nov. 16. Hollis Monroe talks with Damani and Kirkwood jazz director Joe Perea about the tunes they’ve chosen for the show, and about what they …
Family Folk Machine presents its fall concert, “One Family” Nov. 17 at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Director Jean Littlejohn tells Dennis that the show will consist of American standards, plus originals written by the organization’s writing team. Family Folk Machine is a non-auditioned, intergenerational choir with members ranging in age from 5 to …
14-16. The play stars Ellie Dasautels, one of the first non-binary actors to be featured on a TV series, the recent NBC show “Rise.” The play is the story of Ellie’s character, Nut, who returns home to care for their ailing father, a Vietnam vet. Paging through forgotten photo albums and acting out old war …
