Another Big Mo Blues show has aired which means another Big Mo Pod Show comes with it! This week John and Noah do some digging into some older artists all the way back to the delta blues, as well as a few more contemporary works. Tune in to hear all the blues delights they’ve picked! …
Cecilia Rokusek is back to preview the National Czech & Slovak’s Museum and Library’s huge event on September 27. NCSML is hosting a reprise of 1992’s Presidential visit as the presidents of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic appear at the dedication of the the Czech Village Clock Tower, which will house one of …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonist John Coltrane, composer George Gershwin, pianist Bud Powell, singer/pianists Ray Charles and Les McCann, trumpeter Fats Navarro, bassist Jimmy Woode, hornman Red Rodney and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Count Basie and His Orchestra at …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Part 3 Craig spins another delightful sampling of the prestigious Steeplechase label from Copenhagen. Nils Winther founded the label back in 1972, and since then has created over 1,000 choice releases by great jazz artists like Dexter Gordon, Shirley Horn, Duke Jordan, Eddie Harris, …
Many people don’t know that in addition to being one of Iowa’s most popular jazz performers, Eddie Piccard also drives a bus for College Community Schools. One of the many students he’s struck up a friendship with is Riley Kruse, who rode Eddie’s bus from the time he was in elementary school. Riley’s mom has …
With another episode done John and Noah are back on track, covering this past Friday’s Big Mo show! Our intrepid blues brothers dive right into another selection of tracks, from drinking music to gospel, they cover it all. Songs featured in the episode: Buddy Rich – “Rotten Kid” Mitch Kashmar ft Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan, …
The boys are back with another episode! This time John and Noah play a little catch up by covering a selection of songs from John’s September 13th show, covering each with care as they always do. Songs featured in the episode: Fats Domino – “One For The Highway” Albert Collins – “Meltdown” Dumpstaphunk – “In …
Shade of Blue is back with Dave Rosazza and Saul Lubaroff in the studio ahead of the yearly reunion of the band. This year features “The Boys” of Shade of Blue featuring Anthony Hendricks on vocals. You can find them at Wildwood in Iowa Cit on Friday, September 27 from 8-11pm and the next day …
