Jazz for Rent: a Free Concert at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
The duo ‘Ones and Twos’ featuring bassist Anthony Cox and pianist Jeremy Walker, will play a free benefit concert this Saturday May 9th at 7 pm. The fundraiser supports rent […]
The duo ‘Ones and Twos’ featuring bassist Anthony Cox and pianist Jeremy Walker, will play a free benefit concert this Saturday May 9th at 7 pm. The fundraiser supports rent […]
SlovCzech is an Eastern European folk-rock band based in the Twin Cities and was founded in 2008 by Petr Bachan (electric & acoustic guitar) from Czech Republic along with Jozef Klobusnik (accordion) from Slovakia. Other members include Mary Larew (violin), Dan Yoon (bass guitar), Ryan Leach (trumpet & keyboard), and homegrown Minnesota members Sara Jeddeloh […]
Veteran guitarist Paul Silbergleit returns to Jazz Central Studios, this time with his regular Milwaukee-based trio, to celebrate their release of The Stillness of July on Calligram Records (Chicago)! Paul […]
This legendary MN band reunites for Mother’s Day! Women Who Cook will grace the Dakota stage this Mother’s Day, in their first full show since 2002. Forty-four years ago, some of the Twin Cities most accomplished women musicians were assembled for an episode on TPT‘s NightTimes Variety, originally conceived by Marian Moore and Prudence Johnson as […]
Guitarist Robb Henry is introduced to French expatriate violinist Raphaël Fraisse in December 2001 and voila! Parisota Hot Club. Original intention in getting together to explore the music of Django Reinhardt. At this time, it was the first Hot Club of the 2000's devoted to the jazz stylings of Reinhardt and violinist Stephan Grappelli to […]
Guitarist Robb Henry is introduced to French expatriate violinist Raphaël Fraisse in December 2001 and voila! Parisota Hot Club. Original intention in getting together to explore the music of Django Reinhardt. At this time, it was the first Hot Club of the 2000's devoted to the jazz stylings of Reinhardt and violinist Stephan Grappelli to […]
Kenny Reichert has spent much of the past decade on the road: driving across North America and Europe, sharing meals with bandmates, and performing gig after gig. His original music has been shaped by those travels and the people he has met along the way. Now based between Minneapolis and Chicago, Reichert will be bringing […]
Mumblin' Drew's Oldfangled Orchestrators (MOO) is a 5-piece old-time string band combo from the Twin Cities, MN. From driving fiddle songs, to waltzing clarinet and sax harmonies, they reanimate the […]
One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path. Here, he embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism and pop allure. Mehldau has garnered critical acclaim as a bandleader, and major international exposure in collaborations with Pat Metheny, Renee Fleming, and Joshua Redman. Furthermore, Mehldau continues to garner numerous […]
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 […]
Every Tuesday 5:30-8:30 pm and Every Saturday 6:00-9:00 pm, Mary Louise plays solo at Angelina’s Kitchen, an Italian bistro and wine bar voted Woodbury’s Best Restaurant in 2024. She'll be […]
Every Tuesday in Indeed's "Ox" taproom, the brewery is hosting an intimate, small-room session of live improvised jazz from some of the Twin Cities favorite acts. It's less of a performance and more of a process—a raw, DIY vibe where you can hang with talented artists as they build something new, right in front of […]