The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place July 11, 2019. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
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Special Programs for July 1 thru July 6
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Joanne Brackeen Our Women in Jazz summer series continues with pianist and educator Joanne Brackeen. After graduating from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, she became the west coast’s go-to keyboardist, collaborating with …
This Week In Jazz June 30th thru July 6th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton and Reggie Workman, guitarist Johnny Smith, singers Helen Humes, Tierney Sutton and Georgie Fame, pianists Elmo Hope and Bill Cunliffe and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), “Hampton Hawes …
New Music Monday for July 1, 2019
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. On November 26, 1961, saxophonist Stan Getz and his relatively new quartet with Steve Kuhn, John Neves, and Roy Haynes performed at New York’s Village Gate. The show was professionally recorded, possibly for eventual release, but was soon forgotten and the tape languished in the vaults for …
Culture Crawl 469 “Americana from the Wrong Side of the Tracks”
North Liberty hosts the 13th edition of “Blues & BBQ” on July 13, with some of the nation’s biggest Blues stars attending. Admission is free, but Festival Chair Jillian Miller says get there early for the best seats in the beverage tent or on the grounds. Performers include Iowa’s own International Blues Challenge winner Kevin …
This Week In Jazz June 23rd thru June 29th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton and Reggie Workman, guitarist Johnny Smith, singers Helen Humes, Tierney Sutton and Georgie Fame, pianists Elmo Hope and Bill Cunliffe and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), “Hampton Hawes …
Special Programs For June 24 thru June 29
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Marjorie Hyams Our summer-long series of Women in Jazz continues with vibes master Marjorie Hyams. She was also a prolific arranger, and led her own band trio and quartet in the late 1940s. …
New Music Monday for June 24, 2019
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With “Songs Were Made to Sing,” vocalist Mary Stallings has crafted an exquisite collection of classic songs that reflect a life well and passionately lived. Although she didn’t write any of the lyrics on the disc, each one represents a chapter in her life. The soulful chanteuse …