This week our two blues aficionados delve into some blues history, and even a little American history, with some Friday’s tracks, discussing the unique environments that shaped the blues and those that played it. Songs featured in the episode: Pink Anderson – “Bo Weevil” Guitar Shorty – “True Lies” Curtis Salgado – “Slow Down” Albert …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Show 5 Craig presents another of jazz from the remarkable Steeplechase label from Copenhagen. Founder Nils Winther, has created over a thousand top-notch releases from great jazz artists like Dexter Gordon, Stanley Cowell, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Tete Montoliu, John Abercrombie, and many others. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Benny Moten, Art Hodes, Hampton Hawes, George Cables and Ellis Marsalis, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Willie Cook, trombonist Helen Jones Woods, singers Jo Stafford, Ernestine Anderson and Mose Allison, bassists Sam Jones and Neil Swainsson and more. We’ll …
On this week’s episode of the Big Mo Pod Show John and Noah discuss some dulcet blues tones from this Friday’s blues show! As always the selection of tracks features a garden variety of blues genres across different eras, tune in to hear them all! Songs featured in the episode: Shaun Murphy – “High Price …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Benny Moten, Art Hodes, Hampton Hawes, George Cables and Ellis Marsalis, trumpeters Buck Clayton and Willie Cook, trombonist Helen Jones Woods, singers Jo Stafford, Ernestine Anderson and Mose Allison, bassists Sam Jones and Neil Swainsson and more. We’ll …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Lou Donaldson’s 98th Birthday Although the great alto man Lou Donaldson has retired from performing, he is still with us and deserves a salute! In this birthday program, we’ll spin great material from a variety of jazz labels that Lou recorded for, such as Argo, Cadet, Timeless, …
Cedar Rapids’ own blues brother are back at it again with another episode, discussing a variety of blues tones from this Friday’s Big Mo Blues Show. Notable topics this week include the long standing Big Mo tradition of playing monkey songs as well as artists who’re driven to play the blues regardless of their circumstances. …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place November 14, 2024. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
