Get planning for your Fall concert schedule with a few picks for Tuesday, September 9th through Sunday September 14th: Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025: Cedar Avenue Big Band at Jazz Central Wednesday, Sept 10 + Thursday, Sept 11, 2025: Barrington Levy at Dakota Jazz Club Thursday Sept 11, 2025: Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band at Crooners...Read More
Kaitlin Cassady is an up-and-coming writer and performer getting ready to release her sophomore album North Star on September 4 at the Cedar Cultural Center. North Star features more jazzy moments than one might expect from a folk album, and one of those gems is the tune “Melancholy Daydreams.” On the tune, Cassady shows off her penchant for adventurous...Read More
Danny Sigelman’s State Fair Picks: I can’t think of a better way to kick off the Fair this year than with one of the Twin Cities’ finest groups, Davina and the Vagabonds August 21 and 22nd at the Bandshell stage. The consummate piano player and singer, Davina Sowers has carved out her own niche and following among...Read More
Jazzy Offerings at the State Fair Click here for MN state Fair website where you can find more info about all these offerings. Friday August 22 Davina and the Vagabonds 1:00-1:45, 2:30-3:15 at the Bandshell Iconic Jazz Artist out the Twin Cities MPLS the Band 3:45-4:30, 4:45-5:30 at the Bandshell Groundbreaking R&B and hip-hop...Read More
Get ready for next week’s shows with some handpicked by Jazz88: Tuesday, August 26, 2025: John Pizzarelli Trio at Dakota Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Red Planet at MetroNOME Wednesday, August 27 2025: Ozomatli at Dakota Thursday, August 28, 2025: Patty Peterson Presents Jazz Women All Stars at Crooners Friday, August 29 2025: St Paul &...Read More
There’s some tangible enthusiasm heating up around town for The Riffin’ Trio. The group just celebrated the release of Introducing the Riffin’ Trio with a show at the Turf Club on August 15th. Now the group is ready to settle into their monthly residency at Dusty’s in Northeast (catch them every 4th Sunday from 5-8p). Now that...Read More
Monday, August 18th, 2025 at the Dakota Jazz Club- Naturally 7 Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Jazz Central Studios- Explosion Big Band Wednesday August 20, 2025 at Dakota Jazz Club- Steve Kenny Quintet Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Crooners- David Huckfelt & Annie Humphrey with Jeremy Ylvisaker Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Icehouse- Atlantis...Read More
Cody Steinmann is a trusted guitar player and teacher in town who can be found giving lessons, playing gigs and sitting in. Steinmann is also a recording artist who is consistently putting out new material. Earlier this summer, Steinmann released the new EP Barely Anyone Calls Me So I Just Stay At Home and Make My...Read More
Monday, August 11, 2025 Purple Funk Metropolis & Gifted Handz at Dakota Jazz Club-Tickets start at $25.47 Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Sophia Shorai & Tommy Barbarella at Dakota Jazz Club- Tickets start at $19.29 Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Ethan Iverson Trio with Anthony Cox and Kevin Washington at Crooners- Tickets are $35-45 Thursday, August 14, 2025...Read More
I don’t know what the feel is called when the drummer hits a cross stick on every quarter-note, but I love it. To me it will always be the “Swept Away” feel from the masterful playing of Questlove on The Roots album “Do You Want More?!??” Heck, maybe that’s what leader Joan Hutton called out...Read More
