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This Week’s Shows: Week of April 4 – 10

Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Vocal Short List 14 (Marlene Ver Planck) New Series  Marlene Ver Planck is not a household name, even in jazz circles, but she has been a steady singing force since the 1950s, and has fully two …

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Culture Crawl 141 “I’m Still Here”

Culture Crawl 140 “Dancing Lessons”

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 …

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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 …

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Culture Crawl 139 “Three Guys, 186 Movies”

Culture Crawl 138 “Fracture”

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 …

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