Chorale Midwest presents two holiday programs in December. “Christmas with Chorale Midwest,” featuring the full Chorale, their Chamber ensemble, Pro-Musica, a women’s chorus, and a new men’s chorus entitled… you guessed it: “Bro-Musica.” December 2 & 3 at Immaculate Conception Church. Director Bradley Barrett and Chorale member Bob Stewart tell us that The Chorale Midwest …
November marks a double anniversary for Gentle Jazz, the longest-running jazz show in all of Iowa. Bob Naujoks has been hosting a soft jazz show on Eastern Iowa radio since 1978. The original Gentle Jazz began on 96.5 WMT-FM in that year, the height of the disco era. A jazz fan on the WMT staff …
The year is 1958, the day of the Christmas Pageant, and anything that can go wrong, has. Church Basement Ladies to the rescue! Nikki Savitt, who has played the character of Mavis all over the country, returns to Old Creamery, joining Sean McCall and the rest of the cast in this sixth outing of the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Ethan Iverson Wisconsin-born pianist Ethan Iverson work with the Bad Plus has garnered him critical praise. His reputation as a talented sideman has also allowed him to work with the likes of …
Confluence will perform at First Friday Jazz at the Opus Concert Cafe Friday, December 7, at 5 p.m. The first set will be broadcast live on KCCK. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin, contemporary music and more in an intimate, upscale environment. For a $12 cover, enjoy live music …
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) is in to run down the schedule of upcoming events from www.culturalcorridor.org, and also to talk about ICCA’s annual luncheon and awards banquet, Nov. 14. More information at www.culturalcorridor.org.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Paul Bley Canadian pianist Paul Bley more than a hundred albums over his five decade career. When a teenager Bley filled in for Oscar Peterson in a Montreal jazz club, and over …
Revival Theatre Company presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George” November 15-17 at Coe’s Sinclair Auditorium. The show is unique because it’s based not on a book or stage play but a painting, George’s Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Director Brian Glick says the cast and crew …
