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Arts interviews, reviews, and features from WFIU Public Media from Indiana University.

Jazz – Arts and Music


    • Apr 19, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    City of Angels Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 3:26


    Joshua Scott Carter as Stone, the detective, with Mary Beth Black as Oolie, the secretary. I’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. City of Angels at IU’s Ruth N. Halls Theatre is a musical inspired by those dark mystery dramas like The Maltese Falcon. Larry Gelbart’s book with David Zipel‘s lyrics and Cy Coleman’s jazzy score […]

    West Side Story, A Teen Tale For Generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 4:54


    I’m George Walker for WFIU Arts. West Side Story opened this weekend at the IU Opera Theater. When the show debuted on Broadway in 1957 I was just about the age of Baby John, the youngest member of the Jets. My friends and I spent a lot of time listening to the gang’s “Officer Krupke” […]

    The IU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Chimes In For Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016 12:11


    "The Singing Hoosier's and the Chimes of Christmas goes backdecades. We've welcomed the Vocal Jazz Ensemble to join us since their inception." Ly Wilder

    St. Charles Parent Band: Picking Up Where They Left Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 9:34


    Is music-making valuable only when pursued toward mastery? The St. Charles Parent Band revels in its amateur status, yet nudges members toward improvement.

    Sweet Charity, Musical Snapshots Of New York in the 60s

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015 4:33


    An Unusual Home Studio That Launched Many Careers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2015 4:19


    Tuning In And Turning On To Nature Sounds

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2015 4:38


    Bloomington Parks and Rec is using live musical performances to enhance environmental awareness with its Nature Sounds series.

    Sylvia Sings Gershwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2015 3:54


    A Jazz Backlash Against “Whiplash”?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 22:20


    Trio talk: trumpeter and IU faculty member Pat Harbison, drummer and bandleader Mitch Shiner, and WFIU's David Brent Johnson discuss the movie "Whiplash."

    The King’s Singers Fall For The Great American Songbook

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2015 4:13


    I was set for music college as a bass,but on the radio there was the countertenor Andreas Scholl and knew that I wanted to sing like that." Timothy Wayne-Wright

    IU’s Hoo Shir, A Group Created At A President’s Request

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2014 3:37


    IU's Hoo Shir A Capella, a group created by a request from the White House.

    Double Vision: Wayne Wallace’s Latin Jazz Quintet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2014 4:57


    One of two IU faculty members to be nominated for a Grammy this year, Wallace is a committed educator and a proponent of the continued relevance of Latin jazz.

    Best of a Bad Situation? Bela Fleck at the IU Auditorium

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2013 4:29


    What happens when an orchestra drops out? A Bela Fleck concert at the IU Auditorium creates controversy around Bloomington

    Nellie McKay: Not The Usual Standard-Bearer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2013 4:02


    She brings songs from the Great American Songbook and Weimar cabaret, alongside her originals, to Greencastle Thursday night.

    Songs Of The Spirit Need No Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013 5:56


    Christine Salem, controversial singer of banned slave songs, invited local chanteuse Janiece Jaffe to join her Lotus set for a musical meeting of spirits.

    Singing Your Song In A Wired World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2013 6:20


    Hearing this year's Themester topic "Networks" an immediate association is probably social media, which is used by many individuals, companies - and musicians.

    An Interview With Jazz Artist And Historian Loren Schoenberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2013 22:28


    Bloomingtone Recap: Audio Postcard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2012 4:42


    Bloomingtone Two-Day Music Festival Supports Artful Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2012 4:26


    Indiana University's Business Careers in Entertainment Club holds first annual 2-day, multi-genre music festival across music venues in Bloomington.

    Andy Cobine Trio To Kick Off IU Art Museum’s ‘Jazz In July’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2012 25:36


    Audiences welcome the return of the much-loved summer concert series.

    Steve Zegree Named New Director Of The Singing Hoosiers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2012 3:07


    The Jacobs School of Music's future-looking appointment brings a acclaimed vocal jazz educator to Bloomington.

    Alan Pasqua And Peter Erskine On IU Jazz And David Baker

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012 6:02


    Two renowned Jacobs School jazz alumni talk about their time as students in the '70s.

    Ol’ Blue Eyes In Terre Haute

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012 3:48


    Artist In The Making: Saxophonist Hunter Diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2012 5:04


    Jazz major Hunter Diamond likes a challenge, which might be why he is spending a significant amount of practice time learning two new instruments.

    Guitarist Sadie Johnson Is Not Too Young To Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2012 5:30


    The 15-year-old guitarist is making a name for herself across south-central Indiana. She hopes to make it to the national scene before she turns 20.

    Kaia Goes Far And Wide—And Deep—With ‘Freedom Land’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2012 7:29


    Purists objected to Kaia's pairing of a shape note hymn and Radiohead. "What have you done to our music?" wrote Youtube viewers. "Who do you think you are?"

    Cool And Swingin’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 4:01


    The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic presents a 'big band evening' with saxophonist Richie Cole and the vocal group Five by Design.

    Noon Concert Series Celebrates Hoagy Carmichael

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2011 6:09


    The annual Hoagy Carmichael birthday concert is an opportunity for local musicians to perform tunes beyond the greatest hits.

    The Best Of Jacobs On Display In ‘Holiday Celebration’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2011 6:06


    Holiday concert features big band, latin jazz, harp, guitar, and a whole lot more.

    Mavis Staples To Headline Lotus Festival 2011

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2011 4:19


    Thursdays At Third Street: Something For Everyone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2011 2:13


    Thursdays at Third Street is a series that honors both the creativity of the Bloomington community and the loyalty of Bloomington audiences.

    ‘Women Inspire’ A Festival Of Art, Business And Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2011 2:12


    Live From Indiana Avenue, 1957: A Young Jazz Super Group

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2011 6:52


    A tape of a group featuring the young Freddie Hubbard offers a rare chance to hear the world of live jazz in mid-20th century Indianapolis.

    Shalom Center Annual Gala

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2011 5:01


    The Shalom Center advocates for the most vulnerable among us and promotes activities that empower persons to develop their assets to the fullest extent possible.

    In The Limelight For February 22, 2011: Local Arts News

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2011 2:35


    Monika Herzig’s Indiana Jazz For Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2011 5:54


    Jazz educator Monika Herzig and other musicians and educators are bringing Indiana jazz to life for area school children.

    Al Cobine And The Singing Hoosiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 6:09


    Saxophonist and composer Al Cobine donned many hats in his working career as a musician, including a close relationship with IU's Singing Hoosiers.

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