Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra featuring Mike Conrad, April 6 rcreader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rcreader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mike Conrad, founder and director of The Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, talks about some of his experiences as a renowned composer and gets us excited for upcoming IJCO gig at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Jan 21 at 2pm. Tickets at www.coralvillearts.org. More info on the band at www.iowajazzcomposersorchestra.com. Subscribe to … Continue reading
The Mike Conrad Trio, October 15 rcreader.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rcreader.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Every city has its jazz heroes, and Des Moines is no exception. For the past 22 years, the Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines (CJC) has honored these heroes with its Annual Hall of Fame and Special Recognition Awards.
The Des Moines Jazz Hall of Fame was established in 2001 to honor tho
Mike Conrad was first inspired to become a jazz composer during his undergrad years at UNI, working under well-known composers (and performers) Bob Washut and Chris Merz. Today, as a UNI jazz faculty member himself, he continues that tradition, working with a third “generation” of jazz composing students at the University, as well as winning … Continue reading