Baritone saxophonist Adam Schroeder will be accompanied by University of Iowa jazz faculty for a concert of music honoring the legendary Pepper Adams at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the Mill Restaurant in downtown Iowa City.

The event is free to all students and $5 for general admission.

The jazz faculty—Brent Sandy, trumpet; Steve Grismore, guitar; John Rapson, piano; Jim Dreier, drums—with UI alumna Scott Barnum on bass will set the stage for Schroeder to perform the music of Pepper Adams.

The celebrated baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams played with many jazz luminaries, but is especially remembered for his collaborations with Thad Jones.

Schroeder is a native of Sioux City who has made his mark on the baritone saxophone and is quickly becoming recognized as a major voice on the instrument. In June of 2000, Downbeat Magazine named him co-winner of the “Jazz Instrumental Soloist Award” in the 23rd Annual Student Music Awards, the first time that a baritone saxophonist has been given this prestigious honor. Jazz polls have since recognized him as a "rising star."

Later that same year, Schroeder’s career took off with calls coming in from Columbia Artists (Maureen McGovern and John Pizzarelli in Concert), Clark Terry (The QE2’s 17th Annual Floating Jazz Festival), and Ray Charles. Since then has had the opportunity to play and record with a growing list of musical greats, including, Diana Krall, Bill Cosby, Bob Mintzer, Bennie Wallace, Michael Buble, Sting, Chris Botti, Louie Bellson, Gerald Clayton, American Idol, Gordon Goodwin, SUPERSAX, Mary Mary, Max Weinberg, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

The jazz studies program is part of the UI School of Music in the Division of Performing Arts, in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.