Iowa City Jazz Festival

Laranja is a jazz/rock group from Iowa City, that plays the adventurous and inventive compositions of guitarist Dan Padley and saxophonist Ryan Smith. Drew Morton (bass) and Justin LeDuc (drums) round out the rhythm section of this band that has honed their unique blend of progressive energized

About: Laura Caviani Trio

Laranja is a jazz/rock group from Iowa City, that plays the adventurous and inventive compositions of guitarist Dan Padley and saxophonist Ryan Smith. Drew Morton (bass) and Justin LeDuc (drums) round out the rhythm section of this band that has honed their unique blend of progressive energized

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

The Adam Astrup Quartet is a jazz quartet based out of the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The group is primarily focused on performing original compositions written by its group members. The group consists of guitarist Adam Astrup, drummer Simon Petrick, saxophonist Andrew Tomten and bassist Alma Engebretson.

About: John Raymond & Real Feels

The Silver Swing Band is an 18—20 piece ensemble that enjoys “Big Band” music.  With the recent revival of music from the 1940’s, this group has become popular with the younger set as well as the “silver seniors” from that era.  Silver Swing is a subset of

The Quixotic Quartet was formed from the want to bring together music students from both the University of Iowa and University of Northern Iowa. Its members are Mark Northup (saxophones), Jarrett Purdy (keyboard), Andy Braught (bass), and Marshall Egerton (drum set). Playing anything from originals to old

The Dandelion Stompers bring you New Orleans jazz with all the trimmings. Start with a grade-A rhythm section, add a savory selection of horns, round out the mixture with hot and spicy vocals and you’ve got a recipe for Dandelion gumbo! Iowa City’s Dandelion Stompers got together

About: Stacey Kent