Category: News
Iowa City Jazz Festival Lineup Released
The Iowa City Jazz Festival will take place July 1-3 on the UI Pentacrest. There will be music on four stages, Culinary Row, Kids FUN Zone, and Beverage Garden. All performances are free. Here is the Main Stage schedule: Friday, July 1 5:00 United Jazz Ensemble 7:00 Akiko Tsuruga Trio featuring: Jeff Hamilton 9:00 …
This Week’s Shows: Week of March 28 – April 3
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Women in Jazz In jazz it seems that women were either to be singers or ignored. In that male domain it was a rare event to see a woman playing …
This Week’s Shows: Week of March 21 – 27
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Movies / TV Producer Bob Naujoks concentrates on television and movie themes that are jazz based. The Peter Gunn theme by Henry Mancini is at the top of his TV …
New Music Monday for March 14, 2016
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Jazz harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens, whose numerous CDs have established him as an important stylist in the world of Brazilian music, is releasing his first all straight ahead jazz album in 15 years. Jazz came first for Meurkens, long before the Brazilian bug caught him. His …