Iowa City Jazz Festival

About: Kris Davis Quintet

The Dakota Combo is a program of the MacPhail Center for Music (Minneapolis), supported by  the Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education (DFJE), A Twin Cities-based nonprofit whose mission is to create and support opportunities for Twin Cities area youth to play and learn through jazz. Selected each

A native of Geneseo, Illinois, Jim Buennig is a saxophonist based in Iowa City, Iowa specializing in a range of musical styles with his main focus being jazz. He received a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Western Illinois University and is currently completing a

This is a new band, but it is also a chance for 4 old friends to have a little fun playing more modern music (from off the beaten path) as well some originals. Hopefully you will find our approach to this music to be challenging and fun

About: The Cookers: Billy Hart, George Cables, Cecil McBee, David Weiss, Eddie Henderson, Billy Harper, and Jaleel Shaw

Joey Schnoebelen is a classical and jazz trumpeter from Iowa City. He was a 4-year member of All State Orchestra and Principal Trumpet in the QCYSO. He was a 3-year member of SEIBA Honor Jazz Band and All State Jazz Band earning lead trumpet each year. Joey