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Ben Sidran has been a major force in the modern day history of jazz and rock and roll having played keyboards with or produced such artists as Steve Miller, Mose Allison, Diana Ross, Boz Scaggs, Phil Upchurch, Tony Williams, Jon Hendricks, Richie Cole and Van Morrison. It's been a long and varied journey for Ben […]
All Terrain Vehicle is a trio of guitar, bass and drums, featuring (respectively) Zacc Harris, Cody McKinney, and Dave Power. This super group of celebrities plays mostly improvised music that will take you to another plane of existence (Time Is A Flat Circle).
Ted Olsen (upright bass) // Will Kjeer (piano) // Abinnet Berhanu (drums)
In Person & Live Stream Twin Cities native Chris Graham caught the attention of the local jazz community while only a teenager. His early talent and passion for the music earned him admission to The New School in New York city, where he had the privilege to study with true masters and elders of the […]
8:00pm Opening Set by the Will Schmid Quartet Will Schmid – Guitar Patrick Adkins – Piano Graydon Peterson – Bass Ben Ehrlich – Drums Minneapolis and Houston-based guitarist and composer, Will Schmid, has been performing his original music for almost a decade. Before moving to Texas for graduate school at Rice University in 2020, his […]
RICK CARLSON taught himself to play the piano by studying the vast works of Count Basie and Duke Ellington and capitalizing on a long string of happy accidents. He has also perfected the art of “circular drinking”, whereby he can sip martinis uninterrupted while still playing a cohesive piano solo. He has been the pianist […]
Week #4 featuring: Set 1 - Kevin Gastonguay Play New Hits Set 2 - Trumpet Band
Since moving to Minneapolis in 2005, Zacc Harris has gained a reputation as one of the area's top guitarists, being named 2017 Twin Cities Best Jazz Artist by the City Pages. He performs in a host of creative projects including Atlantis Quartet, winner of the 2015 McKnight Fellowship and named 2011 Best Jazz Artist, as […]
Stray Gray Duck has a foot in every corner of American music. Influenced by the band Stray Gators that backed up Neil Young on the album Harvest, we present instrumental music focused on American music traditions including folk, blues, indie, jazz, and country. Shane Akers (The Dollys, Doug Otto and the Getaways) on dobro, Chris […]
A tribute to cultural healing In person and live streamed
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 […]
Live dinner music with: Kavyesh Kaviraj (piano), Ted Olsen (bass), and Peter Goggin (saxophone)
