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The Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra Sextet will feature women jazz composers and arrangers in this show for all ages.
The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra Sextet is a 6-piece jazz combo from the larger Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra. It features Jennifer Tiede (alto sax), Lynne Hart (tenor sax), Toni LeFebvre (trumpet), Alayna Ringsby (piano), Jeanette Welch (bass), and Farren Johnson (drums).
The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra is a professional big band made up of women musicians from across the state of Iowa, dedicated to showcasing excellence in jazz while encouraging the participation of women and girls in the art form. Founded in 2017 by trumpet player Toni LeFebvre while pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Iowa, IWJO grew out of research focused on women in jazz and the need for greater representation and visibility.
The IWJO Sextet has been spotlighted at numerous events across the state including performances at Orchestra Iowa and KCCK’s First Friday Jazz, the Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit, the Cedar Basin Music Festival, RAGBRAI, and the Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Many IWJO members are music educators spanning elementary through collegiate levels. Both the IWJO Sextet and big band regularly and enthusiastically collaborate with middle school, high school, and collegiate jazz students to inspire continued engagement with jazz throughout Iowa and beyond and to ensure all musicians – especially girls – feel forever empowered to share their voices through this music.
Learn more at the Iowa Jazz Women website and follow the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Summer Reading Challenge is generously supported by the Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, Hills Bank, and the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library.
All performances are first-come, first-serve - wrist bands will be handed out one hour prior to each performance.