August 24
6:30pm – Noelridge Park
Eddie Piccard Quartet with the Busch Brothers
A perennial Eastern Iowa favorite, Eddie Piccard grew up in eastern Iowa, and began playing music on his grandmother’s piano. As a young man, he performed in Chicago, Florida and on the west coast. He returned home to Iowa in the 1980s and in the. Years since has become a literal jazz icon in our community. Many music fans remember fondly the jazz club Eddie and his wife Dallis opened on Mount Vernon Road in the 1990s. Bringing an added dimension to Eddie’s quartet are the Busch Brothers Horns from Wisconsin, where they have toured with some of music’s legendary big bands, as well as their own Dixieland, Funk, and Ska groups.
Nexus Brass
Nexus Brass is an all-woman brass quintet based out of Iowa City, Iowa. They perform music from all genres–everything from classical repertoire, jazz-style pieces, and contemporary compositions to pop song arrangements. Nexus Brass was founded on the principle that women belong in brass music, and they remain committed to this philosophy through engagement with schools, recording projects and social media campaigns.