The Jugsluggers (Bryan Iwamoto, Eric Mohring and myself) will be playing at the Wicked Wort Brewery in Robbinsdale, MN this Friday (April 10) from 6:30pm til 9:30pm. Venue is located at 4165 West Broadway. Hope to see you!

Following sold-out album launches in New York and London, saxophonist Alex Hitchcock brings his Letters From Afar album-release tour to Minneapolis. The band features stars of the New York jazz scene Lex Korten (Melissa Aldana, Tyshawn Sorey); JK Kim (Aaron Parks, Dayna Stephens); and Ben Tiberio (Ari Hoenig, Joel Ross). Band Members: Alex Hitchcock - […]

Fantastic Negrito is carrying the mantle for all the soulful bluesmen who came before him. The singer’s 2024 album Son of a Broken Man is gritty, raw, and full of fire and brimstone. “Son of a Broken Man is a fully therapeutic album about the dysfunction of a father-son relationship that also carries a message […]

Born to perform, Joyce Lyons doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t on stage, performing in a choir, club act or theater piece. Immediately after graduating from high school, Joyce […]

Our final Wayzata Musicales concert of this season will feature the amazing vocal/guitar duo of Jennifer Grimm and Joe Cruz on Saturday, April 11. Grimm began performing at an early age with her mother at various area venues. She now has a very successful solo career that has numerous local, national, and international credits. Grimm […]

This year’s Jazz Legends will honor Arne Fogel. Fogel can be heard here on Jazz88 and is a vocalist. Honoree Gary Gauger is the drummer of our group. Gauger has played with the Airmen of Note and Sammy Davis Jr. Our third honoree is bassist Gary Raynor. If you look at Jazz88’s music calendar you […]

MacPhail Jazz Night celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with a performance by the Dakota Jazz Ensemble, directed by Zacc Harris. Also, acclaimed MacPhail faculty artists Michael Cain, Paul Babcock, and Zacc Harris. The Dakota Jazz Ensemble at MacPhail Center for Music is a premier, audition-based group. Here, this group features some of the Twin Cities’ most outstanding high school jazz […]

Fred Hersch belongs to jazz’s piano pantheon. He has been an influential creative force for decades as an improviser, composer, educator, bandleader, collaborator, and recording artist. Here, he has been proclaimed “the most arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over the last decade” by Vanity Fair. Also, he is hailed as “a living legend” by The New Yorker. A seventeen-time […]

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar returns to Berlin to share work from his singular, sophisticated debut album, Riley. Cellist Rebecca Merblum opens the show. Band Members: Riley Mulherkar - Trumpet Chris Pattishall - Piano/Sound Design Barry Stephenson - Upright Bass Jason Burger - Drums ⊹ Riley Mulherkar is a founding member of the Westerlies and has played […]

Travis Anderson has been delighting audiences with his dazzling piano technique and inventive arrangements since 2003. Additionally, he has taken his unique piano style all over the metro area and beyond.

Peter Kogan Jazz Presents the music of Thelonious Monk

Berlin presents an evening of electroacoustic exploration and deep listening. First, May Klug and Jo Kellen will collaborate as Green Button to present a gentle, 30-minute exploration of electroacoustic feedback for guitar, flute, synthesizer, and voice. Then, pianist/composer Mary Prescott will process ritualistic audio patterns to explore the spiritual dimensions of physical sound. ⊹ Mary […]

Crescent Moon & Andrew Broder will perform a rare, high-vibrational set to celebrate the release of their collaborative album Eulogy. They will interweave their sonically rich, emotionally raw songs with extended improvised beat passages and exploratory improvising from deVon Russell Gray and Davu Seru on keys and drums, respectively. ⊹ Alexei Moon Casselle, aka Crescent Moon, […]

Them Coulee Boys spent the past decade-plus establishing themselves as one of the Midwest’s premier purveyors of bluegrass and Americana. The Cedar is thrilled to welcome the Eau Claire-based band to our stage for the first time. “A rollicking blend of bluegrass, folk, and rock and roll” - Folk Alley Soren Staff and Beau Janke—co-founders of […]

Bryan has performed at most music venues in the Twin Cities and Chicago (where he lived from 2001-2005,) in addition to international festivals including Sons d’Hiver (Paris, France) and Kerava Jazz Festival (Kerava, Finland) and local and regional festivals including the Chicago Jazz Festival and the Minnesota Sur Seine Festival. He's been a regular performer […]

Join trumpeter and composer Jon Ailabouni for an evening of original music from his most recent album entitled You Are Not Alone. Using the jazz tradition as a vehicle for storytelling, Ailabouni’s work speaks to the challenges of our times, offering hope and solace through musical catharsis. Ailabouni leads a five-piece ensemble that includes some […]

Like a Sunday morning in a Saturday night juke joint, the BZ3 Organ Trio bring the soulful vibe of the Hammond B3 to an exciting, eclectic mix of jazz, blues, soul standards, and original tunes. A mainstay with us here at the Capri, this is a chance to experience the soulful artistry of Hammond B3 […]

Cotter Schools is excited to announce our upcoming Jazz Festival, featuring a headliner concert with Bijon Watson and the Explosion Big Band. Bijon is a 3-time Grammy Award–winning trumpet player and will be backed by some of the best jazz musicians in the Midwest. Saturday, April 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM Location: HBP Theater at […]