Take Your Time Quartet performs straight-ahead jazz rooted in swing, bebop, and the Great American Songbook. Featuring saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums, the group brings an intimate small-combo sound shaped by melodic interplay, relaxed swing, and conversational improvisation. Join us every third Thursday from 1:00pm–2:30pm at Showtime Studio and Coffee in Roseville, Minnesota. Free admission. […]

From local favorites to emerging new talent, the Sunset Series is a showcase for great talent from all genres. Join us Thursday evenings, mid-June though mid-August at 7pm in Downtown Park, 40 Ninth Avenue S, Hopkins. Bring a chair and some friends! If there's rain, we'll announce we’re moving indoors by 3pm day of concert. […]

The Thursday Night Jazz Series, led by bassist Gary Raynor, will feature drummer Dave Anania (Blue Man Group) and award-winning pianist Mary Louise Knutson on this date! Walk-ins only. Very small venue. Get there early to get a seat. $10 cover or a 2 drink minimum per person.

Live sets by Parisota Hot Club are a melting pot of styles steeped in blues, jazz and ’60’s pop music. Retro noire style movie themes, à la Henry Mancini and others, selections by Django Reinhardt, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles are standard set features.Familiar melodies, unexpected excursions, and sonic surprises reminiscent of vintage psychedelic Brit-Rock, […]

From local favorites to emerging new talent, the Sunset Series is a showcase for great talent from all genres. Join us Thursday evenings, mid-June though mid-August at 7pm in Downtown Park, 40 Ninth Avenue S, Hopkins. Bring a chair and some friends! If there's rain, we'll announce we’re moving indoors by 3pm day of concert. […]

An outdoor performance of music by Chick Corea, Carlos Santana, Pat Metheny and other legends of jazz/fusion, plus original tunes by members of Global Jazz Collegium.

Red Planet has been lighting up the Twin Cities jazz scene since 2003 with their fearless blend of originals and bold reimaginings of Coltrane, Monk, and Hendrix. Featuring guitarist Dean Magraw, bassist Chris Bates, and drummer Jay Epstein, the trio is known for its explosive creativity, soulful interplay, and a sound that stretches from deep […]

Phil Aaron has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene for over thirty years. Phil has recorded five CD’s and has performed with many national and international musicians, including Lee Konitz, Eric Alexander, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jim Rotondi, Jim Snidero, Byron Stripling, Kendra Shank, Evan Christopher, John Fedchock, Jackie Allen and Barbara Morrison. Along […]

From local favorites to emerging new talent, the Sunset Series is a showcase for great talent from all genres. Join us Thursday evenings, mid-June though mid-August at 7pm in Downtown Park, 40 Ninth Avenue S, Hopkins. Bring a chair and some friends! If there's rain, we'll announce we’re moving indoors by 3pm day of concert. […]

Pianist Mary Louise Knutson and bassist Steve Pikal. Berlin combines state of the art sound and hospitality with the charm and intimacy of a European-inspired jazz club. No cover!

Groovy and energetic music by Chick Corea, Carlos Santana, Billy Cobham, Pat Metheny etc., plus original tunes by Global Jazz Collegium.

Four as one finding flow playing neo classic jazz by Silver, Shorter, Golson, Henderson, Rivers, Rollins, Monk, and originals. Good for your health. Don’t miss.

Bassist Michael Gold has performed with Larry Coryell, Warne Marsh, Lee Konitz, Sheila Jordan, Tal Farlow, Catherine Russel, Dave Graf, Patty Peterson, and many others. Pianist Dale Alexander credits include George Benson, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Billy Eckstine, Herb Ellis, Buddy Miles, Diane Reeves, Billy Taylor and many others. Nathan Norman, the consummate drummer of nuance […]

Lila Ammons, a native of Chicago, has had many musical influences from family to a myriad of musicians and from the musical styles of Mozart to Monk. And she has inherited an illustrious legacy through the gifts of her grandfather and uncle: Albert Ammons (piano) and Gene Ammons (tenor sax). Ammons was previously based in […]

Take Your Time Quartet performs straight-ahead jazz rooted in swing, bebop, and the Great American Songbook. Featuring saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums, the group brings an intimate small-combo sound shaped by melodic interplay, relaxed swing, and conversational improvisation. Join us every third Thursday from 1:00pm–2:30pm at Showtime Studio and Coffee in Roseville, Minnesota. Free admission. […]

From local favorites to emerging new talent, the Sunset Series is a showcase for great talent from all genres. Join us Thursday evenings, mid-June though mid-August at 7pm in Downtown Park, 40 Ninth Avenue S, Hopkins. Bring a chair and some friends! If there's rain, we'll announce we’re moving indoors by 3pm day of concert. […]

Venezuelan-born, Minnesota-raised pianist and composer Christian Moreno Cova welcomes you into his world through modern jazz music inspired by his heritage. Join his star-studded local band for a night bridging cultures and rhythms.

32nd Street Jazz brings a mix of classic '60s jazz, '70s funk, '80s pop and surprising mashups to downtown Minneapolis for a free concert at Water Works Park!

The Out to Lunch Combo is a five-piece jazz group based in the Twin Cities. They met at the University of Minnesota in a jazz combo under the direction of Phil Hey. After each rehearsal, the group would go out to get food together. And, in an offhand quip, Phil nicknamed them the “Out to […]

Come enjoy some groove-based jazz from Nolan’s debut album Music of a Moment.

Sam Miltich is a self-taught jazz guitarist born and raised in the woods of northern Minnesota. Sam burst on to the hot club jazz scene in his teens, joining Paul Mehling's Hot Club of San Francisco and touring internationally with the world-renowned Robin Nolan Trio. Sam's fluid and instinctive sound has graced hundreds of stages, […]

StableMates (Dale Alexander: piano, Gary Raynor: bass, & Jay Epstein: drums) have been musical comrades for several decades. Their repertoire is Jazz standards of the Great American Songbook and the classic post-bop material of progressive piano trio. The group was initially formed out of their musical connections with Brazilian pianist Manfredo Fest, with whom Raynor […]

Live sets by Parisota Hot Club are a melting pot of styles steeped in blues, jazz and ’60’s pop music. Retro noire style movie themes, à la Henry Mancini and […]

Soulful, bluesy jazz night with Judy Thomas and her stellar band