Culture Crawl 203 “Tamales, Hamburgers, Politics, Music”
In the second part of a conversation Dennis Green had with John Rapson, Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Iowa, John talks about the premiere of his new work, “Hot Tamale Louie,” Nov. 1 at the UI’s new Voxman Hall.
“Hot Tamale Louie” is a “tone poem” that unites Jazz, Folk, Latin, and Persian influences to tell the story of Zafir Khan, an Afghan immigrant who settled in Sheridan, Wyoming more than 100 years ago, and started a business selling, of all things, tamales.
Iowa City-based singer songwriter Dave Moore, Daniel Gaglione, who has recently moved to Iowa City from North Africa, and UI jazz students Ryan Smith, Tara Dutcher, Dan Padley, Blake Shaw, and Justin LeDuc will form the ensemble.
7:30pm Nov. 1 in Voxman Hall. Arrive early for the best seats.