The Dylan Salfer Band is a dynamic six-piece from Minneapolis, led by guitarist/vocalist Dylan Salfer. Dylan cut his teeth playing with legends like Buddy Guy, Bobby Whitlock, James Cotton, & Bernard Allison. Salfer had a vision to assemble the city’s top talent. Thus, he formed a band featuring sax, bass, keys, & not one, but […]
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.
Green Line is a five piece jazz + funk band based in Minneapolis.
Vocalist Maud Hixson and pianist Rick Carlson perform jazz songs by women songwriters
StableMates: Dale Alexander, Gary Raynor, Jay Epstein
Paul Harper – Tenor Saxophone Phil Aaron – Piano Tom Lewis – Bass Nathan Norman – Drums
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 […]
Kenny Garrett’s latest release, 2021’s Sounds from the Ancestors, is a multi-faceted album. The music, however, doesn’t lodge inside the tight confines of the jazz idiom. Here, this is not surprising: the alto saxophonist and composer acknowledges Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye as significant touchstones. Miles Davis’ seminal LP, On the Corner, subverted its main […]
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 […]
TUESDAY JAZZ DANCE PARTY NO COVER CHARGE
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."
Effortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. Moreover, their virtuosic interpretations traverse the musical spectrum. For example, they draw on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington, Porter, Sondheim, LeGrand, Simon, and others. Here, they range from intimate ballads to soulful grooves, delivered with daring expression born of their […]
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 […]
A bevy of Twin Cities talent takes to The Parkway stage to pay tribute to the lovely lads from Swindon — British pop giants, XTC! This tenth annual performance marks a decade supporting the Pay It Forward Fund, a non-profit helping breast and women’s cancer patients in the metro. Come early and kick off the […]
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 […]
Jazz, Contempory, and Classic American Songbook For this show, Bernadette will be singing an eclectic mix of new and old jazz arrangements. She will be sharing her own journey of how jazz can be a powerful and positive way to exercise and build social connections through music. Omar Abdulkarim: Trumpet, Flugelhorn Pete James Johnson: Drums […]
Steven’s transportive sound from the heart embodys Wonder and Mystery. He seeks to facilitate playfulness, healing, provoke compassion and warmly sink into the moment. His music has been described as “delightful, innovative and viscerally inspiring” that “dazzles audiences, opens hearts and fires up imaginations.” Steven performs on piano, accordion, & vocals as a soloist, with […]
The sound of acoustic jazz fusion is coming back to Erta Ale Ethiopian Cafe/Restaurant. We'll play some of our original material mixed with music from around the world, even something by Ethiopian jazz fusion legend Mulatu Astetke and more! Stop by, Erta Ale is located just a short walk from St Paul's Mears Park. We […]
Atlantis Quartet is a dynamic jazz ensemble hailing from Minneapolis, MN. This fall, they will be celebrating the release of Live at Berlin—a freewheeling set from a band with deep musical telepathy—on vinyl. The quartet pushes into a more open-ended sound on this bold live album. Band Members: Chris Bates - Bass Zacc Harris - […]
A Creative and Unique take on the Jazz Quartet! Female-led jazz ensemble with marimba in the spotlight! Jenny commands the stage with her virtuosity on the marimba, playing originals and standards! Jenny Klukken: Marimba Matt Peterson: Upright Bass Chris Olson: Guitar Dave Schmalenberger: Drums Jenny Klukken studied classical percussion at the University of MN in […]
Guitar, bass, drums trio jazz. Originals and jazz favs.
