Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Nat King Cole, vibists Dave Pike, Joe Locke and Stefon Harris, pianists/singer/songwriters Dave Frishberg, Eliane Elias and Amina Figarova, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, singers Bill Henderson and Marcia Ball, guitarist and vocalist George Benson and more!!! We’ll also mark the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Galloping Guitars: Joe Beck Joe Beck was an outstanding jazz guitarist for over three decades. He played with important instrumentalists and singers, like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, John Abercrombie, Tom Scott and Ali Ryerson. …
The jazz hands come out 8 just seconds into the show as Alisabeth Von Presley and Jen Boettger describe Follies 2019, “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.” The Follies is the only show of its kind in the nation, with a multi-generational cast of over 100 singers, dancers, and actors, performing an original show that will feature …
Orchestra Iowa’s Tim Hankewich joins Dennis for “String Theory,” the next concert that features, wait for it… Strings. A shocker, we know. But as the Orchestra gives the brass the night off, they welcome classical guitarist Ana Vidovic, who will perform Rodrigo’s famous Concierto de Aranjuez, famous from the movies and a well-known Miles Davis …
At the Corridor Jazz Concert, we honored two local musicians and teachers who have had long and influential careers. The family of John Shultz sponsored the appearance of the CR Washington High School Revolutionists. John was a legendary keyboardist and composer, with bands like Freeway and The Beaker Brothers, who passed away in 2018. He was …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List 16: Erin Bode For nearly two decards, Midwesterner Erin Bode has quietly built a loyal audience and expanded her reach, both musically and in her fan base. She is now considered somewhat eclectic, …
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John Rapson of the UI School of Music’s Jazz Studies Program brings his powerful multi-media show “Hot Tamale Louie” to Cedar Rapids for the very first time on March 23, 7:30 at Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. John tells Dennis that the story was inspired by a 2016 New Yorker article about Zarif Khan, an Afghan immigrant …
