Aviana Gedler Quartet

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Aviana Gedler is a Des Moines-based jazz singer, violist, pianist, arranger, and composer with an unwavering passion for music and performing. She has taken the Des Moines music scene and beyond by storm ever since she earned her Associate Degree in Professional Music in May of 2022 from the School for Music Vocations in Creston, Iowa, under the direction of Tobi Crawford and Grammy-nominated Dr. Jeremy Fox. There, she studied jazz voice under Four Freshman members Tommy Boynton and Ryan Howe, winning the Downbeat Magazine award for best jazz vocalist in the community college division two years in a row. Along with gigging, she is the choir piano accompanist at Stilwell Junior High School and teaches privately at the Central Iowa Music Lab under the direction of James Biehn. Aviana is joined by her stellar rhythm section including Nate Sparks, Blake Shaw, and Zane Gedler.

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Summer of the Arts Festivals:  

• 2023 Iowa City Jazz Festival