Grismore and Scea recorded a new project in 2005 called “Well Behaved Fish”, their third release on Accurate records. The first two cd’s featured Tim Hagans on trumpet, Matt Wilson on drums, John Turner on bass, and Paul Scea on flute and saxes. It was voted one of the "10 Best of '97" by the Boston Phoenix Magazine. Their first release was “Just Play” in 1994 and their second release for Accurate, “Of What”, received high praise in many of the national jazz periodicals. Steve recorded with the group Happy House (with Paul Scea) in 1988, and has ten recordings with “Orquesta Alto Maiz”, better known as "The Salsa Band." He also recorded for Accurate Records (Boston based label by Russ Gershon) with the Grismore/Scea Group. He is currently with the Steve Grismore Trio, Big Fun, 3 Dawgs and a Bone, the Beaker Brothers Band, the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, and the Baja Bandidos. Steve has performed with nationally-recognized jazz artists as well as local ensembles over the years including David Sanborn, Paul Smoker, Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, Tatsu Aoki, Emily Remler, Charlie Haden, Jack Walrath, Bobby Shew, Matt Wilson, John Carlson, Tim Hagans, Vinny Golia, Robert Dick, Kim Richmond, Clay Jenkins, Victor Mendoza, Ryan Shultz, Damon Short, Paul Scea, Sex Mob, Cory Christansen, Ben Allison, John Rapson, Reggie Thomas, Anthony Cox, Mike Lee, Tim O'Dell, Johhny Raab, Carmen Bradford, Kevin Mahogany, the Often Ensemble, and the Damon Short Band. Steve currently serves as the jazz guitar instructor at the University of Iowa. Steve returned to the University of Iowa in the fall of 2000 as an adjunct professor and retired as a full-time Lecturer in 2021. Soon after, he became Director of Jazz Studies at The University of Iowa from 1990-93. In Music Theory from the University of Iowa. A couple of years later, he returned to school and received his B.M. Upon graduation, Steve returned to Iowa and to Iowa City where he joined the R & B band the Rhythm Rockers and started teaching at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. In 1978 Steve moved to Los Angeles enrolled in the newly formed school, the Guitar Institute of Technology. He studied jazz performance at the University of Miami his freshman year of college and from there transferred to Arizona State in the mid 70’s. Steve grew up in Iowa and cut his teeth on pop music styles of the 60’s but soon gravitated to jazz sounds of the 70’s through his experiences in the high school jazz and rock bands. He is equally at home performing classic rock music and the blues. He is a versatile guitarist and plays traditional jazz, as well as improvised music with a more avant-garde sensibility. SundayĬash, although many vendors accept credit cards and downtown Iowa City has multiple ATMs sunscreen comfortable walking shoes lawn chairs for live entertainment.Steve Grismore has been playing the guitar for over 55 years and is one of the most in demand players in eastern Iowa and beyond. They are being shot from the west side of the Old Capitol.
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