In Person/Live Stream Available Louie Schurrer will be debuting some of the those compositions, and the group will be putting a new spin on some standards. The group is comprised of Louie Schurrer (guitar), Rob Watson (piano), Sam Girtz (bass), and Ish Mensah (drums).  

8:00pm Plaid on Plaid Leighton Tuenge - Trumpet, Alex Meffert- Tenor Sax, Chet Carlson- Bass, Nick Adams- Drums PLAID ON PLAID is a Minneapolis based group that focuses on pushing improvised music into free and new territories. This includes blending into different genres, such as Folk, Rock, and Hip Hop with tailored arrangements, originals, and […]

Featuring: Zacc Harris (guitar), Matt Peterson (bass) & Lars-Erik Larson (drums) Inspired by a 2015 trip to his former home near the Shenandoah Mountains in Virginia, Twin Cities guitarist Zacc Harris decided to connect with his Americana roots, taking simple, well-known songs from the American folk tradition and reimagining them with a contemporary jazz sensibility […]

Noon-1:00: Julian Manzara (freeform guitar) 1:30-2:30: Mike Wolter (guitar), Kameron Markworth (bass), Chris Hepola (drums). 3:00-4:00: Special guest artist Michelle Kinney (cello) with Brandon Wozniak (sax)and Joe Strachan (keys and electronics).   About the Minnesota Dime Series The musicians are all paid through grant funding for this series, and any concert proceeds benefit a chosen local […]

Music of Errol Garner

Jeremy Cunningham / Dustin Laurenzi / Paul Bryan Drummer Jeremy Cunningham and saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi have been near-inseparable collaborators for years, working in countless groups together across Chicago’s vibrant jazz community. Their new album A Better Ghost finds them in collaboration with Los Angeles-based bassist/producer Paul Bryan, and is the product of phone-recorded improvisations and […]

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Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Maud is the co-founder of the continental jazz sextet French 75 with clarinetist Tony Balluff. She made her […]

The Riffin’ Trio plays standards and midcentury pop with light-hearted originals nestled somewhere between. The group features Nelson Devereaux on saxophone, Ted Olsen on upright bass, and Jacob Hanson on electric guitar. Members of The Riffin’ Trio have performed and recorded with Bon Iver, The Cactus Blossoms, Paul Cherry, Champagne Confetti (Aby Wolf), Craig Finn, […]