Blake Shaw is an upright/electric bassist, composer, bandleader and private lesson teacher from Lisbon, Iowa who now resides in Iowa City. Shaw started on double bass at the age of 17 after becoming familiar with electric a year or two before. He started his college career in

The George Jazz Group is committed to playing the music of the 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond; music more commonly known as - "Jazz Standards." This musical genre is truly an American art form which conjures up composers with titles such as Duke and Count; musicians such as

About: Jacob Garchik’s Ye Olde

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: 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