This show is taking place in both the Turf Club and Clown Lounge. Be sure to check out the Mardi Gras celebrations and bands playing on BOTH stages! And sponsored by Jazz88! The Brass Messengers are a Minneapolis street band playing mostly original music inspired by global sources. The BMs formed from the annual rubble […]
Fat Tuesday Party - No Cover
Pianist and singer Kandace Springs is one of the premier female artists of the jazz/soul genre. Her natural gifts for lyricism and soulfulness have earned her recognition worldwide. Further, her late mentor Prince described her as having “a voice that could melt snow”. The Nashville native has racked up an impressive list of accomplishments. Here, she has […]
Dale Alexander at the age of 24 had a rich and varied musical background than many musicians achieve in a lifetime. Studying with prominent musicians such as Marvin Dahlgren and Dr. Reginald Buckner of the University School of Music served to enhance Dale’s unlimited natural musical talent. He was recognized by the University of Wisconsin […]
Extraordinary vocalist Michael Mayo will accompany himself on piano and keys in his Minnesota debut. ⊹ Whether Michael Mayo is performing with his band, as a guest, or alone with a looper pedal and a piano, the Los Angeles native’s commanding, otherworldly vocalese has been gathering critical and commercial acclaim around the globe. Mayo attended […]
Contemporary Tango, New Music, Cutting-Edge Tango Charles Gorczynski Tango Quartet plays the music of contemporary tango composers and the work of iconoclast bandoneonist Astor Piazzolla, carving out their own space in the genre with fiercely original music. The quartet is known for visceral live performances and original sounds that cross modern tango, chamber music, new […]
Fusion Horn Band New Nostalgia is a Chicago-based instrumental ensemble band formed in 2017. Led by saxophonist and award-winning composer/arranger Neil Carson, this 9-piece “fusion horn band” blends the sophistication of jazz, the accessibility of pop, and the raw intensity of rock into a genre-defying experience. Known for their intricate-yet-catchy arrangements and virtuosic ensemble playing, New Nostalgia delivers a […]
Minneapolis-based pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson, has been called "one of the most exciting and innovative artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene. Knutson's long-awaited new jazz trio CD, In […]
Peter Kogan Jazz. Every 2nd Thursday at MetroNOME.
Just for You debuts with an inaugural performance by The Marvelous Leonardo—an intimate evening of live music in low light, where sound, atmosphere, and closeness take center stage. Designed as a deeply personal musical experience, Just for You strips away the excess and invites you into presence. This is music meant to be felt up […]
A duo ensemble born from a childhood friendship in the Midwest, Joe Westerlund (Megafaun, DeYarmond Edison) and Trever Hagen (Bon Iver) have merged their solo work on drums and trumpet into a distinct sound world of melodic, rhythmic, and lush electroacoustic texture. The pair pays respect to this instrumentation’s historical context, while reaching further into […]
An Evening of Beautiful Acoustic Folk Soul Vocalist Bruce Henry and guitarist Dean Magraw unite their extraordinary talents in A New Song — a powerful, acoustic celebration of soul, spirit, and musical alchemy. This duos’ […]
Marc Ribot, guitar Sebastian Steinberg, bass (Soul Coughing) Chad Taylor, drums Briggan Krauss, saxophone (Sexmob) Marc Ribot was never suited to play straight jazz. Ribot realized that in his 20s while trying to bop with veteran organist Jack McDuff. But Ribot soon found his calling—and the core of his mission, really—both in the city’s melting […]
Minnesota Blues legend James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris at 98 years of age, performs at the High Hat. A specially curated version of his band, Cornbread Harris and Friends, will feature Jayanthi Kyle on vocals with John Penny on guitar, Scott Soule on Bass, and Sam Brooks on Tenor Saxophone. Look forward to another memorable evening […]
Three-time Grammy-winning ensemble presents an original tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Music for Martin brings the Grammy Award–winning Sounds of Blackness back to the Ordway with one of their most powerful and enduring original works. First premiering on our stage in January 1988, this production was created, arranged, and produced by Gary […]
The Twin Cities Jazz Pop-Up Tour is a new performance series that extends the energy of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival beyond summer in Mears Park into the winter all around town! For this installment of the pop-up tour, Twin Cities Jazz Festival presents the Kevin Gamble Quartet—a high-energy fusion group inspired by funk and […]
Soul & blues sensation Nathan Graham returns to The Parkway by popular demand, this time performing with his full band! Minnesota troubadour LAAMAR opens the night with an intimate set. When you think of a singer-songwriter, who comes to mind? Nathan says it probably isn’t somebody who looks like he does, and he wants to […]
