Ken Duncan’s t-shirt says it all! Funk Daddies will lay down the should for the final Jazz Under the Stars concert, Aug. 22 at McGrath Amphitheatre. Sure, school is starting and you may be getting into “fall mode,” but grab one more summer night of great music with Iowa’s Jazz Station. Ken says the band …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Louise Baranger Born in Hollywood, trumpeter and bandleader Louise Baranger has made a career working in the TV and movie industry. Along the way, she has recorded some fine albums under her own …
Family Folk Machine is a non-auditioned, intergenerational folk choir in Iowa City. The group offers classes in learning acoustic instruments and songwriting, to create shows that consists of both folk classics and new material. Board members Aprille Clarke and Jerry Partridge say rehearsals for the fall show begin Sunday, August 18 at The Center …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trombonists Jack Teagarden and Jiggs Whigham, pianist Jimmy Rowles, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, drummer Ginger Baker and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jimmy Smith’s “The Sermon” (1957), …
Next up at Jazz Under The Stars in Noelridge Park on August 15 is Christopher’s Very Happy Band, a quartet led by UNI Director of Jazz Studies Chris Merz. An accomplished composer of all kinds of jazz, The Very Happy Band is Chris’s outlet for his most upbeat and mass-appeal tunes, perfect for an evening …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Maria Schneider & Lisa Hilton Maria Schneider and Lisa Hilton are both multi-talented, multi-faceted artists. Schneider’s big break came when she was hired by Gil Evans as his copyist. She has gone on …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of organist Bill Heid, saxman Donnie McCaslin, guitarist Pat Metheny, drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Benny Bailey, pianist George Shearing and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Red Garland’s “Garland of Red” (1956), Shelly Manne & Friends’ “My Fair …
