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Culture Crawl 947 “Making Up”

Culture Crawl 947 “Making Up” Hard to believe, but the final week of the Municipal season is here. Steve will take the opportunity to make up some selections not played because concerts were canceled, including the James Bond and Moana medleys. Special guests are Miera Kim & Carey Bostian of Red Cedar Chamber Music, who …

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Jazz Under The Stars 2024

  Iowa’s Jazz Station reunites two groups of college chums, makes the invisible visible, and revisits the great jazz organ trios during KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars, August 1, 8, 15, and 22 at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. All concerts begin at 6:30pm at Noelridge Park, and are broadcast live on 88.3 KCCK. Meet …

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 This Week In Jazz July 28 thru August 3

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Don Redman, Hilton Jefferson, James Spaulding and David Sanborn, guitarists Charlie Christian, Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, pianists Hank Jones and and Gap Mangione, singers Ellyn Rucker, Kevin Mahogany and Claudia Acuna, trumpeter Carl Saunders and more. We’ll …

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This Week’s Shows – July 29 thru August 3

Jazz Corner of the World  (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jazz in 1974 Craig travels back 50 years to look in on some of examples of great jazz recordings that were made in 1974. We’ll hear from McCoy Tyner, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Oregon, Weather Report, and many others.           …

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Big Mo Pod Show 019 – “Limitation Brings Innovation”

Noah and John are back at it again this week, coming straight from the Singing Cowboys Studio with another five tunes from the Friday night show. This installment touches on how the limitations of music production can often lead to the most creative pieces. Songs featured in the episode:  Samantha Fish – “It’s Your Voodoo …

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Culture Crawl 946 “When You Bring a Sousaphone Into A Bar”

BYOBrass is a group of UNI alums who have continued to perform and tour together since 2017. Even though many of their venues haven’t ever hosted a nearly-all wind instrument ensemble before, they’ve amassed a devoted following wherever they play with their high-energy mix of originals, pop covers, and jazz charts. BYOBrass opens the 2024 …

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Culture Crawl 945 “Air Conditioning!”

In the past, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band has moved concerts inside during inclement weather. This year, they’re doing it on purpose! Steve explains what an indoor venue allows the band to do that can’t easily be done outdoors. Selections include the Star Wars main title and for the first time ever, a Taylor Swift …

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This Week In Jazz July 21 thru July 27

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Johnny Hodges and Bill Perkins, trumpeters Ernest Hawkins and Emmet Berry, bassists Keter Betts, Charles Ables and Jack Six, pianist Dr. Billy Taylor, hornman Jon Faddis, singer Janis Siegel and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …

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