Experimental Jazz on Lafond Presents: Schwartzberg / Abdelqader/ Linz

Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7pm.

Zion Community Commons: 1697 Lafond Ave., St. Paul.

Tickets at the door – $15 / $10 students. Cash, check, Venmo, Paypal accepted.

(Aaron not playing – but please check out these amazing players)

This concert is not wheelchair accessible.

Levi Schwartzberg grew up playing vibraphone and piano in the twin cities, specializing in improvisationally emphasized music. He has played with a number of groups such as Le Percheron, No Territory Band, and the Steve Kenny Quartet, in addition to leading his own quartet. He uses a variety of melodic and textural approaches to create an open and free-leaning sound that can fit in a wide array of musical contexts.

Tarek Abdelqader is a Twin Cities-based drummer moonlighting as a songwriter and sometimes-pianist. He received a 2018-19 Cedar Commission and a 2019 Metro Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund, which enabled him to travel throughout Palestine for research related to a debut EP, “Ramallah, 8/22.” In addition to performing with numerous Twin Cities bands, Tarek enjoys reading serial fantasy and hanging out at his house in slippers

Adam Linz is a well-known bass player in the Twin Cities jazz scene. He co-leads the internationally award-winning group Fat Kid Wednesdays with childhood friends Mike Lewis and JT Bates, touring extensively throughout Europe and North America. Adam has taught at Macalester College, Augsburg College, Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth and EDAM Music outreach in Paris, and has given clinics in places such as Chile, Argentina, Seattle, New York, Houston, Germany, and Switzerland. He is currently the Jazz Studies Program coordinator and electric and acoustic bass instructor at MacPhail Center for the Arts in Minneapolis. Adam has performed with such jazz greats as Evan Parker, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, and electronic artist, Dosh.