The Cherry Pit presents an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s a social hub for Twin Cities creatives, a training ground to refine musicianship, and a vehicle for high-vibrational improvisation. This is not a free-form basement jam or strictly a jazz jam. Our goal is to find an equilibrium […]

Jimmy Farace, Kenny Reichert, Ethan Philion, and Devin Drobka will be celebrating Farace’s debut album release on Thursday, April 24 at Berlin with two sets of original music and arrangements for a modern jazz quartet. From an early age, Jimmy Farace has been captivated by the beauty and expressive power of the baritone saxophone. With […]

Saxophonist Kevin Sun brings his NYC-based quartet on the road in support of his latest album, Quartets, released on Endectomorph Music. The quartet features his longtime collaborators pianist Christian Li (Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sungazer), bassist Walter Stinson (Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days, Onyx Collective), and drummer Kayvon Gordon (Sullivan Fortner Trio). The band will be performing […]

Hailing from Chicago, Pyrography is led by pianist/keyboardist Paul Hecht, who came of age as an improvising musician in Chicago with a vital generation of performers including Greg Ward, Matt Ulery, Quin Kirchner, and particularly Rob Clearfield. He now teaches eclectic classes in music and culture at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and performs regularly […]