Blake Shaw and Jim Buennig

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Blake Shaw is a musician from Iowa City. Being an ambitious and hungry bassist has helped him navigate through many different genres of music and work with a wide variety of artists. When Blake plays solo he loops live vocal beats and bass grooves to accompany his melodies. He’ll be joined this night by Dr. Jim Buennig on sax and will be playing a mix of jazz influenced arrangements of R&B tunes, rock, blues, pop, and more. Join them and check out Blake looping and crooning while Jim plays some sweet digitally altered toots and honks.

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A native of Geneseo, Illinois, Jim Buennig is a saxophonist, educator, composer, and recording artist based in Iowa City, Iowa, specializing in a range of musical styles with his main focus being jazz. He received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and also holds degrees in jazz studies from the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.

Jim is currently on faculty at The University of Iowa, Cornell College, and Black Hawk College. His music has been described as “perpetually in the groove” and “a solid dose of pure jazz for serious listeners that want to hear some new stuff done right.”

Buennig released two EPs in 2020: “Only One to Go,” a collaboration with pianist Seth Fromal, and “Bench Warmers Vol. 1,” a collection of previously unreleased tracks. His entire library of recordings is available for purchase on bandcamp.com.

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Web: https://jimonsax.bandcamp.com/
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