Summer of the Arts

Steve Grismore Trio
2025-08-06 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | City Park, 200 E. Park Rd, Iowa City, IA, 52246, United States
Sponsored by Stuart Carmen & Associates
Note: this performance will be on the Riverside Festival Stage. If you know where the Shakespeare plays take place, then you know where this performance will take place!

About: This trio has been together for several years now and really focuses on music by my favorite guitarists including John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie, Pat Martino and more. We also play jazz standards and a few original tunes of mine. We have played clubs all over the state and several special events such as KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, the Quad Cites Polyrhythms 3rd Sunday Jazz, and many more….
This rendition of the Steve Grismore Trio features Drew Morton on bass and Justin LeDuc on drums and cymbals.

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Web: https://www.gizmojazz.com/
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Nicole Dean
2025-08-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Cardigan Park, 500 Huntington Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52245, United States
Sponsored by ImOn Communications

About: Nicole was born and raised in the south where her love for music was cultivated. That love has deepened and widened as she’s made her way through the world to her current home in the Midwest. From nostalgia-fueled 90’s country to Brandi Carlile to writing original songs, music has always been a vivid source of human connection for her.

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The Feralings
2025-08-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Emma J. Harvat Square, 904 Walker Cir, Iowa City, IA, 52245, United States
Sponsored by the Peninsula Neighborhood

About: Ralph Waldo Emerson. Diesel. Morning glories. AM radio. These all influence Iowa acoustic roots trio The Feralings, as do the gently sloping landscapes of the Iowa countryside and the sound of tornado sirens squealing and the rumble of trucks on I-80. Their songwriting reflects friendship, imperfection, magic, and a big love for storytelling, as well as the folk, bluegrass, jazz, alt-country, Americana, gospel, and roots that form each member’s musical DNA.
Their debut EP, titled simply “The Feralings”, was recorded over the course of several years, as the band navigated parenthood, life changes, and personal struggles, and it showcases the power and intimacy of the band’s enthralling live performances. The band is currently in the process of recording their long-awaited follow-up album.

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Web: http://www.theferalings.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/TheFeralings

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Ioannis Alexakis and friends
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Chauncey Swan Park, 405 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, 52240
Sponsored by Martin Construction

About: Ion’s music is an inward reflection focusing in on resilience of the worker. Enduring the working class hardships through the Guthrie lens over a sonic guttural rawness that hones in on the prospect of our power as the people to maintain vigilance and hope. As a solo artist he has shared the stage with the artists such as GZA, Blackalicious, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Makaya McCraven, Dessa, Wyclef Jean & Black Milk.

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Web: https://linktr.ee/signalflowproducts
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/SignalFlowProducts/

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Zebra Maneuver
2025-09-03 18:30 - 20:00 | James Alan McPherson Park, 1858 7th Ave Ct, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by Martin Construction

About: Zebra Maneuver is an Iowa City-based trio that defies musical boundaries with their innovative covers of tunes from many genres—jazz, country, rock, and more. Drawing inspiration from the natural phenomenon of a “dazzle,” in which a group of zebras confounds predators with mesmerizing patterns, the band’s name reflects their penchant for transforming familiar songs into unexpected experiences. Members are Chris Dimond on guitars, Oriana Ross on violin and vocals, and Jennifer Horn-Frasier on bass guitar, flute, and vocals.

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