Thanks to everyone who voted in our Best of The Fest contest, choosing your favorite performers from the past fifteen years of the Iowa City Jazz Festival. We will play back the Top 13 on July 4, beginning at 9am.
2008 was the year that placed the most acts on top, with three. The earliest winner was the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, going all the way back to 2003. The most recent, 2014’s Tom Harrel Colors of a Dream
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Here are your choices for the Best of the Fest, along with their approximate airtime.
- 9:00 am – Tom Harrell Colors of a Dream (2014)
- 10:05 am – Cyrille Aimee and the Surreal Band (2012)
- 11:50 am – Stefon Harris & Blackout (2004)
- 1:20 pm – Dirty Dozen Brass Band (2003)
- 2:30 pm – Medeski, Martin & Wood (2008)
- 4:15 pm – Bonerama (2008)
- 5:40 pm – Trombone Shorty (2009)
- 7:10 pm – Dave Holland Quintet (2009)
- 8:45 pm – Dr. Lonnie Smith (2013)
- 10:00 pm – Soulive (2004)
- 11:35 pm – Lake Street Dive (2010)
- 12:40am – Garaj Mahal (2008)
- 2:30am – Marco Benevento Trio (2012)
Thanks to everyone who voted. Enjoy listening back to these great performances on July 4th!