Nicholas Meyer is a UI alumnus who has gone on to write and direct hit movies like “The Seven Percent Solution,” “The Day After,” and pretty much all the “good” Star Trek movies.
He’s back in Iowa to appear at ICON, the Iowa Sci-Fi and Fantasy convention, where he’ll talk about his career and meet fans.
Get ICON tickets and more information at www.iowa-icon.com.
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Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Saxophonist/composer Bobby Watson draws inspiration from the rich jazz heritage of his Kansas City hometown on his spirited new album, “Back Home in Kansas City.” Watson grew up in K.C., leaving to study at the University of Miami and then spending a quarter century making his name in New York City. He returned home in 2000 to serve as Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music and Dance, retiring 20 years later. The disc features an all-star quintet with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones.
A pivotal member of New York’s jazz scene for 40 years, pianist Bruce Barth’s inspired vision and generous accompaniment has always led to rich musical collaborations, none more so than with his working trio of many years with bassist Vincente Archer and drummer Montez Coleman. Their collective voice found its perfect setting, which makes the release of “Dedication” a profound and emotion-filled moment, as Montez passed away five months after the recording session at the age of 48. Celebrating the joy and camaraderie Montez brought to their work, the thread of relationships, inspiration, guidance and gratefulness that imbued the recording revealed itself, leading Bart to present the music as a display of the mindfulness of those gifts.
Also this week, one of today’s major voices on tenor saxophone, Gregory Tardy, demonstrates his exceptional composing skills on his newest recording, “Sufficient Grace”;
saxophonist JD Allen continues his investigation of the crucial role the blues has played in the history of jazz and how it continues to evolve and influence the art form today on “Americana, Vol. 2”;
and Canadian-born guitarist Mike Clement, who now calls New Orleans home, unveils his debut release, “Unfinished Business.”
Kate Kunau from the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art shares details about two unique exhibits at the museum.
“Dreamscape: Surrealism from the Collection,” takes a look at both classic Surrealism (Dali, deChirico, Escher) of the 1930s and 1940s as well as more modern and contemporary artists working in this style.
“The Collector’s Eye” is an exhibit of works from the collection of Cedar Rapidians Tom Jackson and Joanne Stevens, who have spent several decades amassing a remarkable collection of prints by some of that style’s leading artists.
Both exhibits are up through the remainder of the year. More information at www.crma.org.
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The Munsters (2022 Netflix) and The Day After (1983, directed by Nicholas Meyer, who will be a guest at ICON 2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt.
The Eastern Iowa Orchid Society presents its annual orchid show and sale, “Orchids Are A Scream!” to the Elks Lodge in Cedar Rapids, October 22 and 23. EIOS member Nile Dusdieker says orchid societies from all over the midwest will be exhibiting their best. With plenty of opportunities for you to learn how to take care of these unique plants, and even take some home.
Admission is free. Details at www.easterniowaorchidsociety.org.
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Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Thelonious Monk, trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, pianist Art Tatum, drummers Art Blakey and Billy Higgins, singers Oscar Brown, Jr. and Roy Kral, bassist Buddy Montgomery and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Benny Golson’s New York Scene: (1957), “The Jazz Corps (Feat. Roland Kirk)” (1966), Zoot Sims & Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “The Tenor Giants feat. Oscar Peterson” (1975), Charlie Rouse’ “Epistrophy” (1988), Keith Jarret’s “Bye Bye Blackbird” (1991), Hiromi’s “Spark” (2015) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
KCCK’s Johnson County translator at 106.9 is currently down due to an equipment failure. We’re working on repairs and getting it back as soon as possible! Thanks for your patience.