Evelyn Klima, a ninth grader at Mt. Vernon High School has been chosen as the cover design winner for the “The Corridor Jazz Project XVIII”, a compilation of recordings featuring twenty-one high school jazz bands produced by Iowa’s Jazz Station. “We had a record number of entries this year, so the competition was especially stiff,” …
Iowa City Community Theatre opens this week with Peter Morgan’s, “Frost/Nixon,” a one act play based on televised interviews between former U.S. president Richard Nixon and English broadcaster David Frost. In the studio today are director Barry Schreier, Kehry Anson Lane (Frost), and Scot Hughes (Nixon). Performances will be January 17-18 & 24-25 at 7:30pm …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Part 6 Craig presents another terrific sampling of jazz from this remarkable Danish label. Founded by Nils Winther, Steeplechase has released over 1,000 top notch recordings from great artists like Kenny Werner, Paul Bley, Marc Copland, Jack Walrath, Harold Danko, Vic Juris, and more. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Gene Krupa, Sid Catlett, Grady Tate and Gerry Gibbs, trombonists Melba Liston and Quentin Jackson, singers Allan Toussaint and Cheryl Bentyne, guitarist Joe Pass and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall Concert …
Cedar Rapids Opera presents “Cinderella,” performed in English with English subtitles and based on the French opera Cendrillon by Jules Massenet. Abigail Rethwisch (Cinderella), Kate Johnson (Fairy Godmother) and Dennis Jesse (Pandolfe) describe this two and half hour opera as a family friendly, ethereal retelling of the classic tale. Shows are January 17, 7:30pm and …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of brassmen Wendell Culley, Vernon Brown, Willie Dennis and Don Sickler, percussionists Chano Pozo, Sam Woodyard, Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, bassist Eldee Young and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1958), …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Tribute to Martial Solal Craig salutes the great French jazz pianist and composer Martial Solal, who passed away December 12, with a survey of his lengthy career. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Road Scholars at Jazz Under the Stars …
Your hosts are kicking off the new year from the singing cowboys studio with another selection of tracks from Friday’s show! This episode discusses the flexibility of the blues and how many artists have used that aspect of it to their advantage. Tune in to hear how they do it! Songs featured in the episode: …
