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” …
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.
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 …
President Biden is in Israel to meet with Israeli leaders…and today is the first day to vote early in Iowa city and school board elections.
Culture Crawl 867 “The One That Sprouts from Bugs Bunny’s Chest” The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society presents its annual orchid show and sale, “Orchids Are A Scream!” at the Elks Lodge in Cedar Rapids, October 28 and 29. 2023 is the tenth anniversary of the show. EIOS member Nile Dusdieker says orchid societies from all …
President Biden will visit Isreal and former President Trump campaigns in Iowa.
Two all-electric school buses have been deployed this school year. KCCK’s Liz Schultz has details.
Biden says Isreael should not occupy Gaza, Cedar Rapids Schools are testing two electric buses.
