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This Week In Jazz May 11 thru May 17

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Sidney Bechet, Edmond Hall and Woody Herman, singers Maxine Sullivan and Betty Carter, pianists Red Garland and Gerald Wiggins, trumpeter Al Porcino, drummers Red Holt and Billy Cobham, composer Burt Bacharach and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Quintet’s “Hot House: Jazz at Massey Hall” (1953), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “Afro Jaws” (1961), Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines’ “At the Party” (1970), Shirley Horn’s “I Thought About You: Live at Vine Street” (1987), Nat Adderley Sextet’s “Work Song/Nat Adderley Sextet Live at Sweet Basil” (1990), Christopher Holliday & Telepathy’s “Dialogue” (2019) and many others Mondays thru Fridays and at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Big Mo Pod Show 061 – “Law of Averages”

This week’s new episode features a variety of blues flavors, with a healthy dose of gospel and funky soul. Our hosts delve into the connection of gospel and blues as well as what contributes to the atmosphere of each Friday night Big Mo Blues Show. Songs featured in the episode:

Tower of Power – “Diggin’ on James Brown”
Cedric Burnside – “We Made It”
Greg Nagy – “Never Mine”
The Word – “Come By Here”
Steve Cropper, Albert King, Pop Staples – “What’d I Say”

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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1064 “Inconceivable!”

Summer of the Arts Executive Director Lisa Barnes is here ahead of “Forever Young: A Bob Dylan Tribute Fundraiser” May 10, 2pm at the Englert Theatre. Stick around for some great Summer of the Arts programming too!

For more information and upcoming events visit summerofthearts.org.

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.

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1065 “Family Business”

Will Bryant, lead principle in the Irish dance and music show, Riverdance, talks about the upcoming Hancher performances of “Riverdance 30: The New Generation” May 9-11. The show’s 30th season celebrates a new generation of Irish music and dance through revamped costuming, scores, and multimedia displays.

For tickets visit hancher.uiowa.edu.

For more information about the show visit riverdance.com.

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10xx “Like Bands Do”

It’s almost summer and you know what that means… Iowa City Summer of the Arts! Executive Director Lisa Barnes is in today with all the details and a stellar line up. It’s The Iowa Arts Festival, June 6-8.

For more information and schedules visit summerofthearts.org.

25 Guest Djs-Clear Creek-Amana

Liam Carhoff, Odin Hankins, and Emma Oberg from Clear Creek-Amana showed us their Jazz Hands while playing some great jazz music during their guest DJ hour.

Liam, Odin, and Emma’s Playlist:

Clear Creek-Amana Jazz Ensemble featuring Anthony Williams, “Soul Bagel”
Count Basie and His Orchestra, “Vine Street Rumble”
Gato Barbieri, “Fiesta”
The Horace Silver Quintet, “Strollin'”
Clear Creek-Amana Jazz Ensemble featuring Joey Schnoebelen, “Ms. Garvey Ms. Garvey”
Heavy Tin, “Bop Bomb”
SEAT BELTS, “Tank!”