Iowa City Jazz Festival

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

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.