Category: News

News Digest 10-24-23

Some humanitarian aid has reached Gaza…the domes at two Cedar Rapids middle schools have been closed for repairs.

News Digest 10-23-23

U.S. officials are concerned about an escalation of the Israel-Hamas war…UNI has received its largest single donation ever.

Special Shows October 23 thru October 29

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie Woogie Piano & Other Keyboard Stylings Taken from Craig’s senior class on early piano, we’ll hear fine examples of some stride piano, a little ragtime, and a whole lot of boogie-woogie from artists like Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Will …

News Digest 10-20-23

President Biden makes the case for emergency funding for Israel and Ukraine…the Cedar Rapids School Board doesn’t budge on tearing down an elementary school.

This Week In Jazz October 22 thru October 28

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wendell Marshall and Chubby Jackson, saxmen Sonny Criss, Jimmy Heath, Warne Marsh and Igor Butman, pianist Jacque Loussier, singer Dianne Reeves, guitarist Amanda Monaco and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins” …

News Digest 10-19-23

President Biden will ask Congress for more aid for Israel…some House members — including Iowa Congresswoman Miller-Meeks — say they’ve received threats after voting against Jim Jordan for Speaker.

New Music Monday for October 23, 2023

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify“Sonicwonderland” represents a new musical adventure for the constantly evolving pianist and composer Hiromi, who is a star in her native Japan and burst onto the music scene twenty years ago with her debut album. Recorded with a new quartet, called Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, the album features nine new works bursting …