Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: LeRoy Vinnegar Bassist Leroy Vinnegar was one of the stalwarts in “West Coast Jazz.” More than that, he was the epitome of a “walking bass” player. His steady and creative 4/4 time was heard on …
RHCR Theatre of Cedar Rapids presents the Female Version of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” Oct. 18-20 and 25-26. Jennifer Smith and Stephenie Meek portray Olive Madison and Florence Unger, in the play that Simon re-wrote and released in the 80s. Director Kimberli Maloy has kept the play in it’s original period, so expect big …
Michael Collins is the son of Collins Radio founder Arthur Collins, and a vice-president of the Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association, an organization devoted to preserving the history of Collins and the company he founded, now known as Collins Aerospace. Michael will give a talk entitled “Arthur A. Collins: A Personal Retrospective,” at the Marion …
Kristin Stoeffler’s landscape paintings are informed by the time she has spent on her family’s farms and other Iowa spaces. Her work, along with fellow landscape artist David Gordinier make up the new exhibit, “Open Air,” at Gilded Pear Gallery, now through November 29. David attended Kirkwood Community College, and like Kristin, got her BFA …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Jo Jones and Tony Allen, organist Larry Young, saxmen Pepper Adams, Yusef Lateef, and Kenny Garrett, trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Thelonious Monk’s “Brilliant Corners” (1956), The Modern Jazz Quartet’s …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Steve Swallow To say that Steve Swallow has had a wide and varied career would be an understatement. From short gigs with the likes of Benny Goodman and Marian McPartland, to decades long connections with …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. When an iconic pianist like Chick Corea gets together with such modern masters as bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, it comes as no surprise that the music they make is magical. Their 2014 live set, “Trilogy,” earned universal acclaim and a pair of Grammy Awards. …
The annual Metro Marching Band Classic is the only marching band event where you can see the award-winning marching band shows from all seven of the Cedar Rapids and Marion high schools, plus the UNI Panther Marching Band. October 14 at Kingston Stadium at 6:30pm. Rain date: Oct. 21. Tickets at www.metromarchingband.ludus.com, from any participating …
