March 18th, POLYRHYTHMS Third Sunday Jazz Workshop & Matinee Series welcomes the Steve Grismore Trio with Danny Oline and Fabio Augustinis to the Redstone Room, in the RME on the corner of 2nd & Main in Davenport. A Jazz Demystifying Workshop begins at 3 pm, followed by a matinee concert from 6–8.
“Many know Steve Grismore as an outstanding musician, however many of us know him as that friend who has always makes himself available when we have needed his support” said Nate Lawrence. “Years before our Third Sunday Jazz Series, Steve helped us put together a 13 piece band for the local release of Bill Bell’s ‘Jazz Professor’ CD. Since then, on many occasions he has helped Polyrhythms navigate the travails of hosting a jazz series.”
Guitarist Steve Grismore’s trio features Danny Oline on bass and Fabio Augustinis on drums, playing a pleasant dose of jazz standards and some originals in the style of Keith Jarrett, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, and George Benson.
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Grismore, an Instructor of Jazz Studies at the University of Iowa is a prolific performer, who has been playing guitar for over 50 years and has degrees from G.I.T. (now called M.I.) and The University of Iowa (B.M. and M.A.). He has recorded three nationally distributed CDs for the Accurate label with the “Grismore/Scea Group”, 8 cd’s with Iowa’s very own salsa band, "Orquesta Alto Maiz", and 3 cd’s with the group “Oddbar” and numerous other recording with friends around the country. Steve released a cd in 2012 “Besame Mucho” with the Steve Grismore Trio (featuring Sam Salamone and John Kizilarmut). Currently Steve performs with variations of his own trio with Sam Salamone, the Beaker Brothers, 3 Dawgs and a Bone and the newly formed band Big Fun.
Additionally, he has recorded and/or performed with such jazz greats as, David Sanborn, Charlie Haden, Matt Wilson, Tim Hagans, Robin Eubanks, Bobby Shew, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, Paul Smoker, Sex Mob, Vinny Golia, Kenny Wheeler, Corey Christiansen, Mike Lee, Jeff Coffin, Ben Allison, Damon Short, Ryan Shultz, Kim Richmond, John Daniel, Dane Richeson, John Carlson, Johhny Rabb, Victor Mendoza, Tom Davis, John Rapson and many more. He is also the co-founder and former Musical Director of the nationally recognized Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Workshop & Matinee Series at the RME’s Redstone Room, March 18th, features an all-ages workshop at 3 pm, and a matinee performance from 6-8 pm. Admission to the workshop is Free for Kids and $5 for adults. General admission for the 6 - 8 pm concert is $10 or $15 for reserved/VIP seating For ticket information, call Polyrhythms: 309 373-0790. For additional information, visit our website: www.polyrhythms.org.
Doors open at 5:30 pm. Treat yourself to an opportunity to experience “the joys of jazz” - “LIVE” at the Redstone Room Sunday, March 18th, with the Steve Grismore Trio.
Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series is made possible with major support of the RDA, the RME, QCArts and Visionary Arts as well as the support of Wells Fargo, Bowman Accounting, Peeples Heating & Air Conditioning, the Austin Family Charitable Fund, Cribbs Landscaping, the Goldstein Family Foundation, Radisson, Greatest Grains, Radio station KALA, and DJ Mixxin Mel.
