Patrick Adkins is a Minneapolis based pianist and composer most frequently active as both a sideman and band leader at jazz venues across the Twin Cities, he is equally at […]

Jazz revivalists the Hot Sardines throw a raucous yuletide extravaganza inspired by classic holiday films (such as White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life) and timeless classics, with hat-tips to Louis Armstrong, Edith Piaf, Duke Ellington and beyond such as: “Mistletoe and Holly,” “Le Noël de la Rue,” “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy,” “Blue […]

Guitarist, singer & songwriter Willy Porter will be joined by cellist & vocalist Mai Bloomfield (Jason Mraz/Raining Jane), singer/percussionist Carmen Nickerson and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Pearl for this show. The quartet will perform Porter’s critically acclaimed immersive recording, Humans in a Room in its entirety as well as venturing into new material and catalog work. Doors […]

Prolific guitarist Leo Kottke boasts an impressive body of work and an unrivaled fingerpicking style. His forty-plus albums over four decades have earned him two Grammy nominations and widespread acclaim. Drawing inspiration from folk, blues, and jazz, he plays his signature six-string and twelve-string guitars with effortless aptitude, a big heart, and an even bigger […]

32nd Street Jazz presents Holiday Suprises 32nd Street Jazz presents Holiday Surprises brings together great beer, good food, and live jazz to support local music education. Put a little holiday jazz into your holiday shopping. 🎷 By attending, you’re helping the MetroNOME Foundation open doors for kids who love music but don’t always have access […]

La Dolce Vita Jazz will be playing a few standards and mostly original songs. All are welcome!

StableMates (Dale Alexander: piano, Gary Raynor: bass, & Jay Epstein: drums) have been musical comrades for several decades. Their repertoire is swinging Jazz standards of the Great American Songbook and the classic post-bop material of progressive piano trio. The group was initially formed out of their musical connections with Brazilian pianist Manfredo Fest, with whom […]

The Capri is proud to present the Big Band Holiday Show. Get ready to swing into the season with festive holiday classics and incredible jazz standards.

A spontaneous, vivid performance by some of Minnesota’s most stellar gypsy-jazz artists played in the Django Reinhardt French swing tradition of the 1930’s. Hot Club Mania features an exceptional stylistic dimension with prodigious improvisation – a group not to be missed. The ensemble includes the unmistakable mastery of jazz violinist Gary Schulte, plus the diverse […]