Shevelia will be the headline act of the Thursday night concert of the 2021 Triton Jazz Festival

Though high school bands will not be able to perform on the Decker Auditorium stage this year, Iowa Central Community College is offering them all a virtual option to gain an educational experience through the Triton Jazz Festival. Bands this year will be submitting their performance recordings virtually to receive clinician feedback. Just as important is exposing students to musical groups in the jazz genre. The Iowa Central Community College Triton Jazz Festival will sponsor a live virtual performance of Shevelia at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The performance will be available to view without ticket purchase via YouTube and Facebook.

Shevelia is an alternative jazz ensemble made up of three Des Moines area musicians. Shevelia primarily performs original music along with a few arrangements of their favorite jazz standards. Shevelia is most at home pushing the envelope of non-traditional jazz/fusion/electronic music.

Gabe Scheid originally hails from Sioux City. He receivea master’s degree in Jazz Performance degree from the University of Northern Colorado in May of 2015, after completing his bachelor’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Northern Iowa in May of 2013. Currently living in Ames, Scheid performs and teaches lessons in the greater Des Moines area. He is a producer/engineer at Waveform Music Recording Studio located downtown Des Moines. He is also a Station 1 Records recording artist and collaborates with other artists on the label.

Sean Veeder originally hails from Waterloo. He graduated with a degree in Music and History from the University of Northern Iowa in the fall of 2013 after defeating the necessary Music Bosses Three. Veeder has honed his craft of guitar-ing through ensemble work including numerous jazz combos, a terrible high school garage band and the UNI Jazz Panthers. Currently living in Des Moines, Sean acts as both a guitarist and bassist in Shevelia through the use of loop pedal technology as well as his dexterous and magical thumbs.

Nic Addelia originally hails from Bettendorf, IA. He is a 2014 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. While at UNI, Addelia was a member of the UNI Jazz Band One, the Jazz Panthers, the UNI Wind Symphony, the UNI Kaji-Daiko Ensemble, and several jazz combos and free jazz groups. Currently living in Des Moines, he is a full-stack software engineer. When he’s not playing, he can be found teaching private lessons, catching a show or writing music.

Here is the direct link to view the stream: https://youtu.be/1-FXGixBDaY.