First Friday Jazz February 6

jazzThe Opus Concert Cafe, located next to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids, continues its jazz series February 6 with the Peter Schlamb Group. Schlamb was born and raised in St. Louis and started taking piano lessons at the age of five. When he turned 11, he discovered Lionel Hampton and started playing jazz vibraphone. Schlamb is currently an active member of the New York City jazz scene. The First Friday Jazz Series features an eclectic mix of jazz, Latin and contemporary music the first Friday of every month. Doors at Opus open at 4:30 p.m. with live music from 5-7 p.m. Admission is $12. If you can’t be there in person, the first set of each performance of the series is broadcast live on KCCK. The Opus Concert Cafe is operated by Orchestra Iowa.