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Talking Pictures 6-12-24

The Watchers (2024) and some documentaries and old Oscar winners with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.

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Culture Crawl 929 “Cramming in the Jazz”

Week 2 of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season features drummer Josh Duffee from the Quad Cities. Josh was the final student and friend of Moline native and legendary jazz drummer Louie Bellson. Josh will perform on Louie’s famous kit.

In honor of Josh and Louie, Steve Shanley promise a jazz-influenced program, including Bellson’s “Thundering Drums,” a Sammy Nestico piece, and music from “The Incredibles,” influenced by the jazz-based crime show themes of the Sixties.

Young Artist finalist Jace Witham from Linn-Mar performs, and the Wednesday concert will feature a prelude set from the New Horizons band at 6:30.

Wednesday, June 12 at Johnston STEAM Academy, Sunday June 16 at Ellis Park. Main concert at 7:30. Or catch the livestream at facebook.com/crmuniband.

More information at crmuniband.org.

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New Music Monday for June 10, 2024

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Saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader Kamasi Washington calls his new disc, “Fearless Movement,” his dance album. “Dancing is movement and expression,” he explains, “and in its way it’s the same thing as music—expressing your spirit through your body.” Dance as an embodied form of expression signals a shift in focus for Washington. Where previous albums dealt with cosmic ideas and existential concepts, the latest one focuses in on the everyday, an exploration of life on earth. The change of focus is due in large part to the birth of Kamasi’s first child a few years ago.

Decorated pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader and bona fide Latin music legend Oscar Hernandez is perhaps best known to modern-day audiences as the leader and musical director of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. With Hernandez at the helm, the 13-piece all-star salsa big band has garnered 3 Grammy Awards and released eight critically-acclaimed albums. He first recorded with his band Alma Libre in 2016. The new release “No Words Needed” is the band’s third disc and adds ten new compositions to Oscar’s already expansive and wide-ranging repertoire.

Also this week, trumpeter Etienne Charles unveils his first big band release, “Creole Orchestra,” a riveting array of Caribbean rhythms drawn from several different commissions and projects; five-time Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson adds to her long list of Brazilian repertoire and recordings with “A Kiss for Brazil,” this time including a special pairing with the legendary singer, composer and guitarist Rosa Passos; and “Time Has Changed” is the second release to feature the warm, soulful sound of award-winning trumpeter and composer Win Pongsakorn.

Big Mo Pod Show 012 – “A song Can Teach You A Lesson”

On this episode John and Noah do a little catch up with a collection of songs from last week’s show, covering a broad timeline in blues with oldies and new releases. One song in particular brought to mind important lessons we can all learn from diving into our nation’s history. To learn what that lesson was, and the song that inspired it, tune into this week’s episode! Songs featured in the episode”

Altered Five – All Suit No Soul
Eric Gales – Put It Back
Mississippi John Hurt – candy Man
Lead Belly – Black Betty
Jimi Hendrix – Red House

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Big Mo Pod Show 013 – “Blues Is Honest Music”

For this week’s double feature episode John and Noah take a look at a few more songs, this time from this Friday’s show, delving into each respective track and their artists. Our co-hosts take a particular interest in how the blues taps into our emotions, expressing them in a heartfelt way that’s unique from other genres of music. Songs featured in the episode:

Aretha Franklin – The Thrill is Gone
Robert Finley – Alligator Bait
Popa Chubby – Buyer Beware
Damon Fowler – Fruit Stand Lady
Danielle Nicole – Fool’s Gold

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Culture Crawl 928 “Hometown Heroes”

Robin and Darrin Crow with Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre are in today ahead of the 2024 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure. The camp (auditions now closed) will be June 24-28 and will conclude with a performance, free and open to the public, June 28, 7pm at the Veterans Memorial Building.

For more information visit www.playtimepoppy.org or the Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre Facebook page.

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Culture Crawl 927 “There’s Always a Francesco”

Dreamwell Theatre’s Carrie Pozdol & Erin Lauer join us ahead of upcoming production, “Artemisia,” a play by Lauren Gunderson about 17th century female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. The show opens Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm at The James Theater and runs through June 30 (Sunday show at 2pm).

For tickets and more info visit www.dreamwell.com.