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Emma Fisher helps sell Jazz in July t-shirts


Jim Oatts & Friends liven up a recent JIJ concert


The Southside Neighborhood Association gets ready for Jazz in July at Gray's Lake Park


Scott Smith Quintet warms up at the Salisbury House Jazz in July

Jazz in July draws more than 15,000 people to the banks of the river, city streets, local parks and other sites for 31 free concerts in 31 different locations around the metro area. An annual showcase of central Iowa musicians, Metro Arts employs as many as 250 local musicians to perform a complete range of jazz styles including Straight Ahead, New Orleans/Dixieland, Fusion/Funk, Swing/Big Band, Cool Bop/Bebop/Hard-bop, Latin Jazz and Smooth Jazz.
 

 

 

 

Jazz in July T-Shirts
We are currently sold out of Jazz in July T-shirts for 2005. Check back next summer for T-shirts for the 2006 Jazz in July series.

 

 

The Picnic on the Green was a huge success. We enjoyed a gourmet picnic, cool beverages, and the hot sounds of Latin jazz by Calle Sur on Saturday, July 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Clare and Miles Mills Rose Garden (directly south of the Des Moines Art Center).  The fun moved to Greenwood Park's Sylvan Theatre at 7:30 p.m. for Metro Arts Jazz in July featuring John Cord and the Cuban Players. (All proceeds from the event benefited Metro Arts Alliance and Jazz in July.)

 

                                                                                                                                   


 

Jazz in July '05 Schedule
Date Group Location Time Site Sponsor
 7/1 Tony Valdez Large Band Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, 70th & University, WDM 7:00 p.m. Wells Fargo
 7/1 World Port State Capitol, pre-Pops Concert 6:30 p.m Des Moines Symphony
7/2 The Hot Club of Des Moines Roosevelt High School, west lawn 6:30 p.m. Waveland Park Neighboorhood Association
7/3 Scott Davis Quartet Lion's Park, 72nd Street & Prairie Avenue 7;00 p.m. Urbandale Parks and Recreation
7/4 CJC Big Band Water Works Park, 2201 Valley Drive 1:00 p.m. Greater Southside Neighborhood Association, Southwestern Hills Neighborhood Association
7/4 Soul Searchers Water Works Park, 2201 Valley Drive 3:00 p.m. Greater Southside Neighborhood Association, Southwestern Hills Neighborhood Association
7/5 Janey Hooper Quartet Colby Park, 6900 School Street 7:00 p.m. Windsor Heights Foundation
7/6 Julius Brooks Trio Heartland Presbyterian Church, 14300 Hickman, Clive* 7:00 p.m. Heartland Presbyterian Church
7/7 Noteworthy, featuring vocals by Judi Brown Wells Fargo Bank, 600 Army Post Road 7:00 p.m. Wells Fargo
7/8 Belin Jazz Quartet Nollen Plaza 12:15 p.m. Civic Music Association
7/8 GIANTS OF JAZZ: Tina Haase-Findlay & friends performs the music of Fats Waller Behind The Shops at Roosevelt , north of I-235, off 42nd street 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Playhouse, The Shops at Roosevelt. Drake Neighborhood Association, Iowa Arts Council
7/9 Susie Miget Group Beaverdale Park, 34th Street & Adams Avenue 7:00 p.m. Beaverdale Neighborhood Association
7/10 Saxman Fusion Mix Hoover High School Stadium, 50th & Aurora Avenue 6:30 p.m. Merle Hay Neighborhood Association, Meredith Neighborhood Association
7/11 GIANTS OF JAZZ: The John Cord Quintet performs the music of Miles Davis West Des Moines City Hall, 3550 George Mills Parkway 7:00 p.m. WDM Parks & Recreation, WDM Community Education, WDM Friends of Library, Iowa Arts Council
7/12 Freestyle Wells Fargo Bank, 8301 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale 7:00 p.m. Wells Fargo
7/13 Jumbies DMACC, 2006 South Ankeny Blvd., Bldg 7, by lake 7:00 p.m. Des Moines Area Community College
7/14 Party Gras Dixieland Band Wesley Acres, 3520 Grand Avenue, front lawn 6:30 p.m. Wesley Acres
7/15 Doliho Allied Insurance, 1100 Locust Street, south lawn 11:30 a.m. Allied Insurance
7/16 Ed Kaiser Quintet Animal Rescue League of Iowa, 5452 NE 22nd Street, south lawn 4:00 p.m. Animal Rescue League of Iowa
7/17 GIANTS OF JAZZ: Janna Steed with the Dan Knight Quartet performs the music of Duke Ellington Salisbury House, 4025 Tonawand Drive 6:00 p.m. Salisbury House Foundation, Iowa Arts Council
7/18 Keith Nash Sextet Scott/Four Mile Community Center, 3711 Easton Blvd. 11:00 a.m. Des Moines Parks and Recreation
7/18 Thelonius Assault Drake University, 25th & Unversity, Harmon Courtyard 6:00 p.m. Drake University, Drake Friends of Fine Arts, Drake Neighborhood Association
7/19 GIANTS OF JAZZ: Rod Biensen with the Skunk River Jazz Band performs the music of Scott Joplin Wells Fargo Bank, 655 South 50th Street, WDM 7:00 p.m. Wells Fargo, Iowa Arts Council
7/20 Jim Oatts Quartet Terrace Hill, 2300 Grand Avenue, front lawn 7:00 p.m. Terrace Hill Foundation
7/21 Ashanti Continental Western Group, 11201 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale 7:00 p.m. Continental Western Group
7/22 Stu Calhoon Trio featuring the vocals of Morgan Halgren Iowa Historical Building, atrium* 11:30 a.m. State Historical Society of Iowa
7/23 John Cord & The Cuban Players Sylvan Theatre, Greenwood Park 7:30 p.m. Wells Fargo
7/24 Jerry Peoples Connection Woodward City Park, 3rd & Oak, Woodward 7:00 p.m. City of Woodward
7/25 Sam Salomone & the Downtown All Stars, featuring Gary Jackson Grace United Methodist Church, 3700 Cottage Grove Avenue 7:00 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church
7/26 Flipside Wells Fargo Bank, 4505 Douglas 7:00 p.m.

Wells Fargo
7/27 Scott Smith Group Central Presbyterian Church, 3829 Grand Avenue 7:00 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church
7/28 Al Ford Sextet Northside Senior Center, Park Fair Mall* 12:30 p.m. Northside Senior Center, Denny Elwell
7/28 Bohemian Soul Tribe Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther Kin Jr. Pkwy. 7:00 p.m. Science Center of Iowa
7/29 Taste of Revival featuring Tina Haase Findlay Point of Grace, 305 NE Dartmoor drive, Waukee* 7:00 p.m. Point of Grace
7/30 CJC All-Stars Railroad Park Pavillion, Valley Junction 3:00 p.m. The Historic Valley Junction Foundation
7/30 Diplomats Railroad Park Pavillion, Valley Junction 5:00 p.m. The Historic Valley Junction Foundation
7/30 Des Moines Big Band Railroad Park Pavillion, Valley Junction 7:00 p.m. The Historic Valley Junction Foundation
7/31 Monk City Jazz Band Clive Aquatic Center, 1801 NW 114th Street 6:00 p.m. City of Clive Parks and Recreation
  * indoor concert      
         
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