Best Improvised Jazz Solo (For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.) • Can’t Remember Why Sara Caswell, …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Jaki Byard This week’s Short List features the long-overlooked but excellent pianist Jaki Byard. He has a legacy of 35 solo recordings and another 50 as a sideman. Byard played with …
Chorale Midwest presents their annual holiday concert, “Sounds of the Season” December 3 & 4 at St. Patrick’s Church in Cedar Rapids. Director Dr. Brad Barrett says in programming concerts like this, he works to create a balance for the repertoire that will give the audience the familiar holiday tunes they enjoy, but also provide …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Mulgrew Miller Pianist Mulgrew Miller is the subject of this week’s Short List. Miller started poking at the piano when he was six, and began formal lessons two years later. As …
Iowa City Community Theatre presents “It’s A Wonderful Life” Dec. 1 – 10. But this version presents the holiday classic as a radio play, with each character portraying not only their role in Wonderful Life, but also the “actor” portraying that character in the radio show. Plus, everyone also plays multiple parts in the radio …
CulturalCorridor.org has been re-designed. It now has a fresh look and is more mobile-friendly. Rebecca Larkin from the Iowa CulturalCorridor Alliance (ICCA) talks about the fresh look, and also offers her picks for weekend activities. www.culturalcorridor.org. Subscribe to the Culture Crawl podcast at www.kcck.org/culture or search KCCK Culture Crawl to subscribe on your favorite podcast …
Theatre Cedar Rapids presents the holiday classic “Annie,” opening November 17. Jim Kern, who played Daddy Warbucks in one of the three previous outings for the musical at TCR, directs the show this year. He says the show doesn’t get stale because there is always a fresh crop of kids, many experiencing the show for …
Angela Mosley is a former Cedar Rapidian now singing jazz and blues around the world, including a recent tour of Italy. She is celebrating a trip home to Iowa with concerts at The Vue Rooftop in Iowa CIty on Nov. 16, and The Hive in Cedar Rapids on Nov. 17. She spoke with KCCK’s Ron …
