Due to the size constraints of Bandcamp, the beginning of "(Alternate Title)" by The University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One and the song "Clarinet 3" by Jeff Kane is missing here. You can get the full version of this podcast on mp3 at archive.org/download/09IowaMusicShowcaseEpisode932/09%20Iowa%20Music%20Showcase%20-%20Episode%209-32.mp3

Sorry it's taken so long to get another podcast out. "Life is what happens when we're making other plans." Overtime, family gallbladder operation, and a graduation conspired against me. Something had to give, and it was the podcast. I'll try to get it back to every two weeks.

At a casual glance, one might not think much about Iowa's jazz scene. The fans and players are not nearly as numerous as, say the rock, alternative, or even the blues scene.

But what it lacks in numbers, it more than makes up on dedication. Many of the colleges have Jazz departments. And the ones, that may not be big enough to have a jazz department, will often have one member of the music department dedicated to jazz. And thecolleges and college towns, if they don't jazz festivals, will often host Jazz musicians.

Here in Des Moines, we have Jazz in July, a month-long Jazz festival. And the restaurant, Chuck's, features Jazz every Friday and Saturday night. And The Des Moines Social Club has starred a monthly show the The NOLA Jazz Band.

And that is enough proof for you, check out Jazzman Joe's YouTube channel, featuring literally 100's of videos of Iowa jazz artists doing their thing
- www.youtube.com/user/jazzmanjoe100/videos.

So here in the episode, we present six bands and artists pushing Jazz forward here in Iowa.

Opening - Iowa Music Showcase opening by Dylan Boyle
Song 1 - "Heavy Load" by Roxi Copland
Song 2 - "Alternate Title" by The University of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One (dir. Chris Merz)
Song 3 - "Clarinet 2A"/"Clarinet 3" by Jeff Kane
Song 4 - "Mrs B" by Bob Washut Trio
Song 5 - "Somewhere" by The Des Moines Big Band
Song 6 - "Left Behind" by Max Wellman
Closing - Iowa Music Showcase closing by Dylan Boyle

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