Noce
1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
$$ · Jazz
Chic venue known for its jazz cabaret events & specialty cocktails in an expansive, modern setting.
Happy hour drinks · Fast service · Upscale
Closed ⋅ Opens 6PM Wed
“Awesome live jazz bar. A completely under appreciated gem.
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january
fri22jan7:00 pm10:00 pmRemembering Sam & Gabe'sNoce
Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Details
Crooner Fred Gazzo raises a toast to the dearly departed Sam & Gabe’s, alongside a stellar band of musicians.––––––––––None of us at Noce are taking your
Event Details
Crooner Fred Gazzo raises a toast to the dearly departed Sam & Gabe’s, alongside a stellar band of musicians.
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None of us at Noce are taking your health and safety lightly. We are taking a very carefully curated approach to this new process, & promise to keep a diligent eye on our operations as we continue down this road.
Whether it’s with the masks, the temperatures taken at the door, or the spaced out tables, it may feel incredibly different than before all of this began. The good news is that once you’re in your seat with a cocktail in hand & a great band on the stage, you’ll have everything you need for another great night at Noce.
View our full policy at nocedsm.com/reopening
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In addition to our live audience performance in Noce Jazz & Cabaret, this show will be streamed live via Facebook and Youtube beginning at 7PM on the night of the show.
Noce is gladly accepting contributions in lieu of our usual cover for shows through the following portals – https://cash.app/$nocedsm – https://paypal.me/nocedsm
more
sat23jan7:00 pm10:00 pmBlues & The Abstract Truth: 60 Years LaterNoce
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Details
Performer and Composer Mike Conrad revisits the tunes from American composer and jazz saxophonist Oliver Nelson’s 1961 album Blues and the Abstract Truth alongside Conrad’s original work. Conrad
Event Details
Performer and Composer Mike Conrad revisits the tunes from American composer and jazz saxophonist Oliver Nelson’s 1961 album Blues and the Abstract Truth alongside Conrad’s original work. Conrad is joined by bassist Alex Pershounin and drummer Tim Crumley.
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Equally accomplished on trombone and piano, Conrad has performed all over the world with a wide variety of groups. He has toured the Midwest as the pianist in Chris Merz’s quartet, and has toured China as the lead trombonist with UNC Jazz Lab Band I. His jazz festival appearances include the Rochester International Jazz Festival, the UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, the Twin Cites Jazz Festival, and the Riverfront Jazz Festival in Steven’s Point, WI. One of his most memorable experiences was performing six concerts of the Music of Gil Evans at the 2012 Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. He has also been a part of so many great recordings, and is excited to be featured on several recent releases (“Where the Paths Meet,” Chris Merz; “Infância,” Cassio Vianna; “Instrumental,” Dave Chisholm; a project in Colorado with Louis Hayes; and the “Romeo and Juliet Project,” UNC Jazz Lab Band I). Conrad truly loves collaborating with other musicians, and always brings his creativity and expressiveness to each performance.
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None of us at Noce are taking your health and safety lightly. We are taking a very carefully curated approach to this new process, & promise to keep a diligent eye on our operations as we continue down this road.
Whether it’s with the masks, the temperatures taken at the door, or the spaced out tables, it may feel incredibly different than before all of this began. The good news is that once you’re in your seat with a cocktail in hand & a great band on the stage, you’ll have everything you need for another great night at Noce.
View our full policy at nocedsm.com/reopening
––––––––––
In addition to our live audience performance in Noce Jazz & Cabaret, this show will be streamed live via Facebook and Youtube beginning at 7PM on the night of the show.
Noce is gladly accepting contributions in lieu of our usual cover for shows through the following portals – https://cash.app/$nocedsm – https://paypal.me/nocedsm
more
thu28jan7:00 pm10:00 pmJazz on the House with Simon HardingNoce
Time
(Thursday) 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Details
Every Thursday night, Noce hosts different jazz musicians to play free of cover.Our master of sound has done a terrific job with the audio and video quality
Event Details
Every Thursday night, Noce hosts different jazz musicians to play free of cover.
Our master of sound has done a terrific job with the audio and video quality & you’ll be easily able to cast the video to any device that is chromecast-enabled. Come hear the music play at a safe distance!
Digital show stream begins at 7PM on Facebook and Youtube
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Simon Harding is a professional musician, educator, and composer/arranger with a love for all things saxophone and flute. His inspiration began at 7 years old hiding in his bedroom listening to Mozart, and brought him all the way to Coastal Carolina University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Music, with a concentration in classical saxophone. During a mandatory performance project Simon developed an intense passion for jazz sax beginning with Michael Brecker.
Following graduation, Simon attended the College of Charleston to focus on his new found love of jazz music and earned an Artist Certificate. While at the College of Charleston he was honored to be selected as 1 of 7 U.S. guest artists to perform with the San Salvador Big Band and the El Salvadoran National Youth Orchestra at the Teatro Presidente. He was also a part of the top jazz ensemble at CofC which performed at the first ever Georgia Twilight Jazz Festival, where he was awarded “Outstanding Soloist”.
As a free lance saxophonist, Simon has had the pleasure of working with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, The O.J.’s, The Tommy Dorsey Band, Ben Folds, and Elise Testone of American Idol. He was also a regular member of the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, and the Darius Rucker Big Band when he resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
He shares his passion for music education through his co-founding of the Low Country Saxophone Camp with good friend Jonathan Kammer, and has given masterclasses and clinics at universities, high schools and middle schools all over the Country.
Simon now resides in Cedar Falls, IA and works at Tenor Madness Saxophone shop as well as teaching Jazz at Wartburg College.
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Noce is gladly accepting contributions in lieu of our usual cover for shows through the following portals
https://cash.app/$nocedsm – https://paypal.me/nocedsm
Noce’s merchandise offerings have been restocked! Check them out at https://squareup.com/store/noce
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sat30jan7:00 pm10:00 pmDueling SaxesNoce
Time
(Saturday) 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Details
Celebrated Iowa Saxophonist Damani Phillips introduces audiences to a new generation of musicians, handpicked from his stellar group of Jazz Studies students at the University of Iowa. This
Event Details
Celebrated Iowa Saxophonist Damani Phillips introduces audiences to a new generation of musicians, handpicked from his stellar group of Jazz Studies students at the University of Iowa. This series draws on the rich history of creation between teacher & student that lies at the heart of the jazz tradition.
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Dr. Damani Philips is a native of Pontiac, MI, where he began playing at the age of 10. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and African-American Studies at the University of Iowa, where he teaches applied jazz saxophone, directs jazz combos and teaches courses in African-American music, African-American culture, jazz education and improvisation. He has earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from DePaul University (Chicago) and The University of Kentucky in classical saxophone; and a second Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from Wayne State University (Detroit). Phillips completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2009; becoming one of the first African-Americans in the country to earn this degree. He was named a Yamaha performing artist in 2014.
An active performer, pedagogue and composer, Phillips has taught and performed throughout the United States, Europe and South America. He previously served on the full time faculty of Grinnell College, the adjunct faculty of Oakland University (Rochester, MI) and Macomb Community College (Macomb, MI), and is actively sought as a guest artist, clinician, lecturer, panelist and adjudicator throughout the country. As a lecturer, Phillips has presented on a variety of topics on jazz and Black music’s association with American culture at venues such as The African-American Museum of Iowa, the Deutschebank Kunsthalle of (Berlin) and well over a dozen colleges/universities within the United States. As a performer, Phillips has shared the stage with artists/groups such as Lewis Nash, Christian McBride, Wycliffe Gordon, Bobby McFerrin, Marcus Belgrave, Terrell Stafford, Maceo Parker, Pat Bianchi, Bobby Floyd, The Temptations, Red Holloway, Hank Jones and many others. As a recording artist, Phillips released his debut CD “Yaktown Nights” in 2003, “The String Theory” in November of 2010 and “The Reckoning” (featuring New York standouts Pat Bianchi – organ, Greg Gisbert – tpt and Lewis Nash – dr) in 2012. His 2015 recording project “Duality” is a double album featuring a unique synergy between straight-ahead jazz and hip hop music. Phillips’ brand new live recording “Live in Iowa” was released in January of 2018.
Phillips is also an active academic scholar, with scholarly presentations at colleges, universities, professional/civic conferences and scholarly forums both domestically and abroad to his credit. His research focuses on addressing cultural concerns in the pedagogy of Black music within academia. He published his first book titled “What is This Thing Called Soul: Conversations on Jazz and Black Culture” in 2017, which delves into the difficult topic of the decline of Black cultural influence/representation in jazz as traditionally taught in academic spheres.
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A native of Geneseo, Illinois, Jim Buennig [BYOO-nig] is a saxophonist, educator, composer, and recording artist based in Iowa City, Iowa, specializing in a range of musical styles with his main focus being jazz. He received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin and also holds degrees in music from the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.
In March 2017, Buennig released It’s Like This, his self-produced debut studio album. The album consists entirely of original compositions and has received wide critical acclaim. Hobart Taylor of Orange County Public Radio (Irvine, CA) called Buennig’s playing “relaxed, not derivative or chasing fashion, and perpetually in the groove.”
Midwest Record described the album as “a solid dose of pure jazz for serious listeners that want to hear some new stuff done right.”
Jim’s major influences include Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Kenny Garrett, Vincent Herring, Cannonball Adderley, Wayne Shorter, and Tom Harrell.
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Our master of sound has done a terrific job with the audio and video quality & you’ll be easily able to cast the video to any device that is chromecast-enabled. Come hear the music play at a safe distance!
Show stream will begin on our Facebook & Youtube pages at 7PM.
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Noce is gladly accepting contributions in lieu of our usual cover for shows through the following portals https://cash.app/$nocedsm – https://paypal.me/nocedsm
Noce’s merchandise offerings have been restocked! Check them out at https://squareup.com/store/noce
more
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