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In Person & Live Stream Shawn is a recent transplant to Minnesota from Reno, Nevada, where he attended the University of Nevada, Reno. The band will be playing a mix of Shawn’s originals and works by great artists like Lawrence G. Williams and Brad Mehldau. Featuring: Ryan Garmoe, Trumpet Will Kjeer, Piano Shawn Wang, Bass […]
Headliner (9:30) Joel Shapira Quartet Pete Whitman – Saxophones Joel Shapira – Guitar Tom Lewis – Bass Dave Schmalenberger – Drums Joel Shapira Quartet” is comprised of four Twin Cities jazz veterans, all in top playing form. Joel Shapira guitar, Pete Whitman saxophone, Tom Lewis bass, Dave Schmalenberger drums. The group released “Open Lines” in […]
Framework, an instrumental trio from the Twin Cities, has two CDs out, featuring many original compositions, as well as creative arrangements of pre-existing material. Featuring legendary drummer, Jay Epstein, and powerhouse bassist, Chris Bates, the group covers a wide range of grooves, from Jazz waltzes to odd-meter Fusion, but can still swing with the best […]
In person and live stream Featuring: Davu Seru: drums JC Sanford:trombone Levi Schwartzberg: vibraphone Featured musicians are members of No Territory Band, a group Davu Seru composes for. They'll be playing originals and the music of modern composers.
Dave Milne, Laura Caviani, Chris Bates, Jay Epstein
In Person & Live Stream The American Straight 8ths Quintet is a project conceived by bassist Sam Worthington and drummer Phil Hey. How might a band sound, they asked themselves, if its repertoire was primarily selected from the great and underperformed tradition of straight 8th jazz music? Curiosity killed the cat, and they formed a […]
Peter Kogan – Drums Pete Whitman – Saxophones Nick Syman – Trombone Mitch Van Laar Abebi Stafford – Piano Will Kjeer – Piano Charlie Lincoln – Bass Geoff LeCrone – Guitar Peter Kogan backed up Blues masters Lightnin’ Hopkins, Floyd Jones and Honeyboy Edwards, appeared with the Larry Elgart Big Band and played with jazz, […]
Liz Draper (upright bass) and Tasha Baron (piano) are a tightly knit duo drawing heavy influence from Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Eric Dolphy.
