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Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Acoustic Jazz Piano Jamboree, Part 4 Craig spins a variety of wonderful records that feature Duke Pearson as a dynamic pianist, composer, and arranger. He’ll also take this opportunity to again celebrate the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records.       … Continue reading

The theme for the evening in Waterside Place was Jazz Under the Stars.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm The Compositions of Charles Mingus Craig surveys some of the more remarkable compositions of the great Charles Mingus, focusing mostly on his work from the 1950s into the 1970s!             The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Goose … Continue reading

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, Part 4 Craig wraps up his four-part listen to the unusual and obscure side of Blue Note. This again will include bonus material from the course Craig is teaching on Blue Note Records for the University of Iowa Senior … Continue reading

Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra stepping into Paramount spotlight

It's a perfect weekend to belt out "We Are the Champions," and the perfect band is in town to help out with that.

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie Woogie Piano & Other Keyboard Stylings Taken from Craig’s senior class on early piano, we’ll hear fine examples of some stride piano, a little ragtime, and a whole lot of boogie-woogie from artists like Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Will … Continue reading

Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Jimmy Smith on Blue Note Craig’s celebration of the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records continues. This week, he spins select tunes from the 30-plus recording sessions that organist Jimmy Smith made for the legendary record label between 1956 and 1963. … Continue reading

Jazz Under the Stars continues Oct. 7 with soulful jazz singer Maysa with the Gerald Veasley band at the Mann Center.

Two jazz bands are slated to perform on the Hise Terrace. The opening band is local favorite The Penguins featuring Jim Smith, Bruce Boone, Keith Talley, and Melinda Tolley.