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Click below to hear the band! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e0770172b4bc70f9eeb4d44/3d007bb4-1d68-4636-963f-7d917a80cf3c/2026+calendar+vector+art_22616658.png Home - Upcoming Gigs Check out when and where we’re playing! https://www.iowajazzcomposersorchestra.com/videos daily 0.75 2021-12-13 https://www.iowajazzcomposersorchestra.com/our-vision daily 0.75 2021-11-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e0770172b4bc70f9eeb4d44/1577597807135-UIOQY6KLTBZYEB5Y5UWQ/horns%2Bgriz+%28color%29.jpg Our Vision - “There are amazing artists and musicians doing incredible things right here." University of Northern Iowa Professor and award-winning jazz composer Mike Conrad enjoyed leading COLOSSUS Central, Iowa’s premiere large jazz ensemble, from 2013 to 2015. Since returning to Iowa to join the UNI Jazz Faculty, Conrad resurrected the group under a new name and with a new mission: to showcase the best jazz musicians and jazz composers that the state of Iowa has to offer. This band is dedicated to playing original music by Iowa writers. Conrad and the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra want to show people in Iowa and beyond that they “don’t need to look to New York City or Chicago for beautiful, high-quality, creative music. There are amazing artists and musicians doing incredible things right here.” https://www.iowajazzcomposersorchestra.com/meet-the-band daily 0.75 2026-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e0770172b4bc70f9eeb4d44/738eb141-6f94-445e-aaae-bff75a4148a5/Mike+Conrad+2023.jpg Meet the Band - Mike Conrad Founder, Artistic Director, Composer, Pianist Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e0770172b4bc70f9eeb4d44/1577739794335-I341OAQR4NL3QVERKM2U/Rezek.jpg Meet the Band - Dave Rezek Trumpet Dave Rezek has been a vital part of the Des Moines jazz scene since his return to the area. Active as a leader, sideman, private teacher, clinician, festival adjudicator, and guest artist with colleges and high schools, he earned a Community Jazz Center Special Recognition Award for his contributions to the jazz tradition in Central Iowa. Dave is on the faculty of Susie Miget's Creative Music Studio, where he teaches trumpet and jazz improvisation. He was Artistic Director of the Des Moines Big Band from 2015-2025, serves as arranger/musical director for Max Wellman’s ensembles, and has maintained an active performance schedule with Dave Rezek’s Alpha State Agents, the Bryan Schumacker Quintet, and the Tony Valdez Large Band. Prior to his return to Des Moines in 2007, Dave had spent 10 years playing on the East Coast in Boston and New York. He completed his MM degree in jazz performance at New England Conservatory and performed as a member of a handful of large groups led by Bob Brookmeyer’s top composition students, including the 2-time Grammy Award Nominated large ensemble Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. He was also a designated sub for numerous Broadway shows, including the smash hit Jersey Boys, with whom he performed on stage at the 2006 Tony Awards Show, where they earned Best Musical. http://daverezekmusic.com/html/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e0770172b4bc70f9eeb4d44/1577744762721-DV1FMOV9X2AQZL9WJ0C0/aw1.jpg Meet the Band - Anthony Williams Lead Trombone Anthony Williams enjoys a high frequency of performing in classical, jazz, and new music settings. He is principal trombonist of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony and performs regularly with other orchestras in the region. As a soloist and chamber musician, Williams performs often locally and nationally at festivals and universities. International performances include appearances in Germany, Austria, Italy, Cuba, Czech Republic, and Hungary. His current jazz and commercial music performance activities include regular appearances with local and regional groups such as The Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, Max Wellman Big Band, Orquesta Alto Maiz, Chris Merz’s Shorter Stories, NOLA Jazz Band, and many others. Williams’ past experiences include engagements with the Memphis Symphony, Memphis Jazz Orchestra, Ray Charles Orchestra, Arkansas Symphony, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, Four Tops, and Aretha Franklin. His pit orchestra experience includes performances with the national tours of Some Like it Hot, MJ the Musical, Funny Girl, and TINA. His debut solo album, “Synthesis,” is a collection of five newly commissioned works for solo trombone composed and performed by UNI faculty and student musicians from the past and present. The album contains pieces scored for various ensemble settings featuring influences from classical, Latin, and jazz styles. Williams has continued his passion for commissioning new music by having two new pieces, Para Anthony, by Jorge Sosa (2024) and Lesley, by Henry Dorn (2025), written for the Skins, Bones, and Ivories Too trio that is made up of Williams on trombone, Sean Botkin on piano, and Matt Andreini on percussion. Recent recordings projects include recordings as trombonist with the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra (Maya Roots 2025 and Fertile Soil Suite 2021), Tanarat Chaichana Jazz Orchestra (Portraits of Thailand 2022), Endeavor Jazz Orchestra (Solipsis: Music of Ryan Brake 2021), Chris Merz’s Shorter Stories (New JuJu 2023) and David People’s Electrophonic Orchestra (Itty-Bitty Bluesopera 2020) Additional recording credits include, Origin Suite and Time Within Itself with the Mike Waldrop Big Band “Grosso for Trombone and Electronics” for Mexican-born composer Jorge Sosa’s album, Plastic Time, and albums by UNI alums Ryan Middagh and Dave Lisik. Dr. Williams is Associate Professor of Trombone at the University of Northern Iowa where he teaches applied trombone, trombone pedagogy and literature, low brass techniques, and directs the UNI Trombone Ensemble and Trombone Quartet. He also serves as a member of UNI’s jazz faculty by teaching applied jazz trombone and directing the UNI Jazz Trombone Ensemble. 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