Eddie Piccard Jazz is coming back to Mount Vernon. The group will be at the Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. The show will feature favorite jazz and pop tunes as well as Dixieland jazz.

Eddie Piccard grew up in Norway, Iowa, and attended Cornell College. He played gigs in Cedar Rapids and near-by communities before leaving for Chicago, the west coast, and Florida. He’s a jazz legend in eastern Iowa and all over the Midwest.

Eddie Piccard returned to Iowa and opened a jazz club on Mount Vernon Road with his wife Dallis in the 1990s. Wellknown jazz musicians, such as guitarist Russell Malone, traveling in Iowa made a point of jamming at the club with Eddie. “We closed the club and played until three in the morning,” Eddie recalled. “People were always astonished to find a thriving jazz club on Mount Vernon Road,” Eddie Cedar Rapids widened Mount Vernon Road the club had to close. Eddie’s group plays regularly in Cedar Rapids, as well as the Chicago area.

“Playing for the Mount Vernon audience is like coming home,” Eddie says. “We always enjoy seeing familiar fans and we love introducing this classic American art form to new listeners.” Tickets for the performance can be purchased at Bauman’s Clothing Store. Patrons are welcome to bring a favorite beverage and purchase a Community Center cup.