Brian Grivna – alto sax and clarinet Phil Aaron – piano Dan Carpel – bass Peter Kogan – drums Brian Grivna began performing at age 12 as Young Artist clarinet soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra. He added saxophone and flute the following year, and by age 15 was subbing for his teacher in commercial dance […]

Phil Aaron with Gary Raynor, Jay Epstein at the Hat

Thursday October 9th, 7pm Experimental Jazz on Lafond Presents: Stephen Marotto and Willful Devices Zion Community Commons: 1697 Lafond Ave., St. Paul (this concert is not wheelchair accessible) Tickets at the door - $15 / $10 students. Cash, check, Venmo, Paypal accepted Cellist Stephen Marotto is a passionate advocate for contemporary music and plays regularly […]

Vocalist Arne Fogel celebrates the music of JEROME KERN and DOROTHY FIELDS, with Rick Carlson on piano. The classic “Great American” songs by the two of them, together and and […]

St. Paul's historic Landmark Center kicks off their 14th annual Landmark Live concert series with Davina & The Vagabonds' Davina Sowers. Making a rare solo appearance, Davina will kick off an all-female lineup that includes Chastity Brown and Kiss the Tiger. The Landmark Center presents the series in their F.K.Weyerhaeuser Auditorium – a beautifully intimate […]

32nd Street Jazz returns to Fingal's Cave at MetroNOME Brewery in St. Paul to perform our own take on the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue, in its entirety. We'll also feature a set of originals which will be part of our upcoming appearance on Backroads from Lakeland PBS in Bemidji. 32nd Street Jazz […]

Dean Magraw, Steve Pikal, Jay Epstein at the Hat!

It’s a little over 2,000 miles from Compton to Nashville. Drop the needle on Keb’ Mo’s latest album, 2022’s Good To Be, and you can make the trip in under four minutes. “I’ve lived in Nashville for the last eleven years,” says Keb’, “but Compton has always been my home. Finding a way to connect […]

Dale Alexander, Christian Swenson, Jay Epstein at Waterbury

An Evening of Classic Basie Style Big Band ACME Jazz Company is an 18-piece Big Band featuring vocalist Arne Fogel, performing selections from the Great American Songbook. Saxophonist Bob Parsons contributes the classic charts, plus unique arrangements to the band’s growing eclectic repertoire. This month, the band celebrates The Sinatra Sound. Arne Fogel: Vocalist Bob Parsons: Music Director and Arranger Arranger […]

Saxophonists Pete Whitman and Bryan Murray face off in an old fashioned non-lethal battle of the Tenors! Along with the contenders are pianist Phil Aaron in this corner and bass Gary Raynor in that corner , with referee Peter Kogan on the drums. The arena is located in Fingal's Cave - the great lower level […]

Kavyesh Kaviraj, Christian Swenson, Jay Epstein at the Hat!

A night of straight up jazz with a piano trio featuring Adam Wolff on piano and Rachel Holder on vocals.

Vocalist Maud Hixson and pianist Rick Carlson perform jazz songs by women songwriters

StableMates: Dale Alexander, Gary Raynor, Jay Epstein

Including a delicious concoction of Jazz, Funk/Soul, and Latin—paying homage to the greats of days gone by, with a generous tip of the hat to the styles of shared musical heroes of more recent times, OG members of the Twin Cities legendary Powerhouse band, Greazy Meal, featuring Tommy Barbarella (Prince, Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas) on […]

The music of iconic jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt

Kristin Korb is an upright jazz bassist and vocalist. Originally from Montana she resides in Denmark and tours in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe. She is on a midwest tour and will be playing once again at the Danish American Center, where she performed in 2022. She also performed at the Twin Cities Jazz […]

There are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. As the immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography, "Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven't heard anybody yet who has come after him."

Guitarist Tim Sparks will join forces with bassist Gary Raynor and drummer Jay Epstein for a dynamic evening of jazz at the Hi Hat in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The trio, each a longtime pillar of the Twin Cities music scene, will bring together decades of collective experience and improvisational chemistry. Sparks’ intricate fingerstyle technique—rooted in […]

Tim Sparks has been redefining the acoustic guitar repertoire since he won the National Fingerpicking Championship in 1993 with a ground breaking arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Sparks continues to surprise, challenge, and thrill audiences with his diverse repertoire and stunning technique. Equally at home with Country Blues, Jazz or World Music, Sparks’ extraordinary ability […]