Guitarist Joel Shapira celebrates the release of his new album "Unscripted," with bassist Tom Lewis and drummer Erin Woods.

The Atlantis Quartet celebrates the release of its new "Live at Berlin" album, the group's sixth album and first since 2018. Members are saxophonist Brandon Wozniak, guitarist Zacc Harris, bassist Chris Bates, and drummer Pete Hennig

Atlantis Quartet is a dynamic jazz ensemble hailing from Minneapolis, MN. This fall, they will be celebrating the release of Live at Berlin—a freewheeling set from a band with deep musical telepathy—on vinyl. The quartet pushes into a more open-ended sound on this bold live album. Band Members: Chris Bates - Bass Zacc Harris - […]

Vocalist and pianist Tommy Boynton of The Four Freshmen continues his exploration of the Jazz Vocal Tradition with local titans Jake Baldwin and Graydon Peterson.   Featuring: Tommy Boynton - voice, piano Jake Baldwin - trumpet Graydon Peterson - bass

Vocalist and pianist Tommy Boynton of The Four Freshmen continues his exploration of the Jazz Vocal Tradition with local titans Jake Baldwin and Graydon Peterson.   Featuring: Tommy Boynton - voice, piano Jake Baldwin - trumpet Graydon Peterson - bass

Dear friends, fans and music lovers; Please join us for an evening of acoustic jazz fusion with international flair! We'll play some of our original material mixed with works by Chick Corea, Hermeto Pascoal, Toots Thielemans, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham, and even some music by Ethiopian jazz legend Mulatu Astetke and more. Pavel Jany-guitars John […]

Global Jazz Collegium at Erta Ale in Lowertown St. Paul

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Paul Harper and Phil Aaron will perform jazz standards, modern jazz works, and the occasional song from the popular music world. Expect emotion, lyricism, and reverence for the art of jazz from these two fine musicians. Mr. Harper (tenor saxophone) and Mr. Aaron (piano) have been playing for a number of years together in the Paul […]

A Creative and Unique take on the Jazz Quartet! Female-led jazz ensemble with marimba in the spotlight! Jenny commands the stage with her virtuosity on the marimba, playing originals and standards! Jenny Klukken: Marimba Matt Peterson: Upright Bass Chris Olson: Guitar Dave Schmalenberger: Drums Jenny Klukken studied classical percussion at the University of MN in Minneapolis, […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Pianist Steven Hobert with bassist Dan Carpel and drummer Tarek Abdelqador

Folks, there’s a new rockabilly band in town – Grant Edwards & The Cousins-In-Law. Grant Edwards, 42, has “the music” in him. It may have first grown in spirit, raised in an extremely strict religious sect, Edwards divine is not complete without song. At age 28, Grant quit his church opening a path of continued […]

Atlantis Quartet is a dynamic jazz ensemble hailing from Minneapolis, MN. This fall, they will be celebrating the release of Live at Berlin—a freewheeling set from a band with deep musical telepathy—on vinyl. The quartet pushes into a more open-ended sound on this bold live album. Band Members: Chris Bates - Bass Zacc Harris - […]

The Atlantis Quartet celebrates the release of its new "Live at Berlin" album, the group's sixth album and first since 2018. Members are saxophonist Brandon Wozniak, guitarist Zacc Harris, bassist Chris Bates, and drummer Pete Hennig

A funky instrumental trio consisting of three of the twin cities most seasoned musicians (we’re talking fresh herbs - none of the stale dried out store bought stuff). Trench Size Trio (TST) has been developing a sound and a body of work for close to a decade and not showing any signs of slowing down. […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Johnnie Brown was born in Mississippi. He began singing as a child in his father’s church choir. As an adult, Johnnie’s sibling and friends encouraged him to take singing more seriously. Brown decided to take his vision as a performer to the next level and formed a band. Since, he has established a reputable name […]

"All Sweet Things: Tricks and Treats" takes you on a sweet and spooky ride through CandiLand. Healing our inner child through the nostalgic sounds of R&B, Neo-Soul, and Jazz music.

The finale of Bryan Nichols’s October residency at Berlin, We Are Many is an improvisational large group playing Nichols' compositions. Based on a Pablo Nerudo poem, We Are Many combines some of the best elements of large and small group jazz and harnesses the power of an incredible assemblage of the Twin Cities' finest musicians. […]

The Larry McDonough Quartet will perform jazz interpretations of Halloween, fantasy, and science fiction classics, such as The Twilight Zone, The Thing from Another World, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Halloween, The Exorcist, Young Frankenstein, Lift to the Scaffold, Psycho, Harry Potter, and more! Costumes recommended. Larry McDonough, piano, vocals and arrangements Richard Terrill, […]