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Culture Crawl 1126 “They Need to Just Play”

Kirkwood band director, Chris Navarette, is in the studio as the jazz band gears up for a joint concert with a few CR Opera vocalists for a free-to-the public jazz concert. It’s Kirkwood Jazz at The Yard, Wed, Oct. 15, 6pm at Kingston Yard in Cedar Rapids (between Pickle Palace and Big Grove).

More info at www.facebook.com/KirkwoodVisualAndPerformingArts/

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Culture Crawl 1124 “You’re Going To Have A Split Mind”

Leroy Troy is an old-time banjo specialist whose first music experience came from watching country legends like Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe at jam sessions in his home town in Tennessee. He’s gone on to perform on Her Haw, at the Grand Ole Opry, and tour all over the country. He was named National Old-Time Banjo Champion in 1996.

Leroy and his son Cash perform at Coe College, Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7pm. Tickets and more information at www.coeboxoffice.ludus.com.

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This Week’s Shows October 13 thru October 19

Thelonious Monk is 108!

In this delightful presentation, Craig celebrates the 108^th birth date anniversary of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk, born October 10, 1917. Tune in for selections from many of Monk’s Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968. will spin selections from Monk’s many Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968.

Wednesday Night Special

Wednesdays at 6:00pm

Funk Legends Band Together

Week Two of 2025’s Jazz Under the Stars brought together all the funky folk on one stage! Members of Funk Stop, Mean Street & the Hell Horns, and Funk Daddies, plus some special guests including Kevin Burt, had the Noelridge Park crowd up and grooving all night. Plus, student group The David Donald Trio opened the night.

A Tribute to Roy Haynes (1925 – 2024)

Craig throws the spotlight once again on the drum work of the late Roy Haynes with another batch of recordings that feature Haynes from between 1949 and 2006. We’ll hear Roy with Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, Gary Burton, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Jaki Byard, and a host of others.

Big Mo Pod Show 079 – “Across The Blues Universe”

Welcome to another pod show! This week’s selection of tracks features several classic artists from the very roots of the blues as well as a few newer ones, spanning the entire breadth of blues history. Songs featured in the episode:

Tab Benoit – “I Hear Thunder”
Shemekia Copeland – “Wine O’Clock”
Lightnin Hopkins – “Mojo Hand”
Little Milton – “I Feel So Bad”
Houston Stackhouse – “Big Road Blues”

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

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This Week In Jazz October 12 thru October 18

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Spencer Williams, Art Tatum, and Bill Charlap, vibist Terry Gibbs, bassists Ray Brown and Palle Danielsson, saxophonists Lee Konitz and Pharoah Sanders, singers Big Joe Williams, Nellie Lutcher, Freddie Cole and Paul Simon and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra’s “After You’ve Gone” (1944), “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), Phineas Newborn, Jr.’s “A World of Piano!” (1961), Zoot Sims & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “The Tenor Giants feat. Oscar Peterson” (1975), Sheila Jordon/Harvie Swartz Duo’s “Old Time Feeling” (1982), Ray Brown Trio “Live at Scullers” (1996), Ian Charleton Big Band’s “A Fresh Perspective” (2020) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

New Music Monday for October 13, 2025

Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify
Bassist, composer and recording engineer Mike Pope taps into the music and musicians who represent several pivotal life phases over his striking 30-year career, as well as from broad positions in the great timeline of jazz, on his new disc, “The Parts You Keep.” From trumpeter Randy Brecker, a foundational figure in modern jazz, to saxophonist Roxy Coss, a brilliant leader representing the next guard, to the young guitarist Amaury Cabral who Pope heard at Berklee, they join Pope contemporaries, pianist Geoffrey Keezer and drummer Nate Smith, for a vivid set of originals, along with modern arrangements of music from Bird and Coltrane.

“City Suite” is an ambitious debut album by New York-based Korean composer and conductor Rin Seo, reflecting her impressions of New York City, where she chose to pursue her dreams. Influenced by diverse musical genres such as classical, jazz and Korean folk, her music seamlessly blends eclectic musical idioms, blurring the boundaries between genres with her distinctive musical voice. To bring her compositional vision to life, Seo carefully assembled the Rin Seo Collective, a 14-piece ensemble that combines the beauty of jazz and orchestral textures.

Also this week, Toronto-born saxophonist Pete Mills delivers a soulful, high-energy session with “For the Record,” a love letter to the timeless sound of the tenor saxophone and Hammond B3 organ quartet; guitarist Thom Rotella’s new release, “Right Time Left,” finds him spinning some soulful sophisticated jazz with special guests Ernie Watts, Jeremy Pelt and Tierney Sutton; and a Broadway powerhouse and jazz vocalist merges theatrical polish with deep jazz roots in honoring a jazz legend as “Syndee Winters Sings Lena Horne.”

Culture Crawl 1124 “Oh Goody, Treacle!

Playtime Poppy kicks off its 74th season with “Alice in Wonderland” at Jefferson High School October 17—18. Joe link, theatre director at Jefferson and established playwright in the area, has adapted this classic tale to tell a more immersive story and engage the audience. Shows are Thursday 10/16 at 5pm, Friday 10/17 at 5pm & 7:30pm and Saturday 10/18 at 11am & 2pm.

For tickets and more info visit playtimepoppy.org & jhscr.booktix.com.

Culture Crawl 1123 “Chamber-y”

Tim Hankewich is in the studio ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s “Masterworks II” featuring pianist and Iowa City native, Conor Hanick. Concerts are Sat, Oct. 11, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids (with insights occurring 45 minutes prior at 6:45pm) & Sun, Oct. 12, 2pm at Voxman Concert Hall (with insights occurring an hour prior at 1pm).

Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com or orchestraiowa.org.