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.
Minnesota Blues legend James Samuel "Cornbread" Harris is at the High Hat with an intimate Blues quartet representing the band Cornbread Harris and Friends. Cornbread will be at center stage bringing classic Blues originals and vintage Jazz covers. You'll also get an occasional priceless word of wisdom from the dexterous elder pianist who is also […]
Over the course of a music career that is approaching its 40-year mark, Adi Yeshaya has earned international recognition as an arranger, composer and orchestrator. He has collaborated with renowned artists, including Prince, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Lena Horne, Doc Severinsen and Burt Bacharach. In addition, he has been arranging music for NBC The Voice. […]
Zacc Harris is a Minneapolis-based guitarist, composer, and bandleader who has been an integral part of the Twin Cities jazz scene since 2005. Recognized for his articulate guitar work, inventive compositions, and dynamic live performances, he performs with and leads a range of projects, including the Atlantis Quartet, the Zacc Harris Group, and American Reverie. […]
Rick Carlson taught himself to play the piano by studying the vast works of Count Basie and Duke Ellington and capitalizing on a long string of happy accidents. He has also perfected the art of “circular drinking”, whereby he can sip martinis uninterrupted while still playing a cohesive piano solo. He has been the pianist […]
Tyler Lustek is a jazz pianist, composer, and educator based out of Minneapolis/St. Paul. As a bandleader, Tyler fronts the Tyler Lustek Confluence, which released its poetry-centric debut album Shmehara: Live at Jazz Central Studios in August 2025. Tyler teaches jazz & contemporary piano at the MacPhail Center for Music, serves on the jazz faculty […]
Phil Aaron has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene for over thirty years. Phil has recorded five CD’s and has performed with many national and international musicians, including Lee Konitz, Eric Alexander, Delfeayo Marsalis, Jim Rotondi, Jim Snidero, Byron Stripling, Kendra Shank, Evan Christopher, John Fedchock, Jackie Allen and Barbara Morrison. Along […]
Bryan Nichols is a pianist, composer, and educator based in Minneapolis. Often found playing jazz and improvised music, but at home in a variety of musical worlds, he leads and composes for his own trio, quintet, and nonet in addition to performing, recording, and touring with forward-thinking artists like Nicole Mitchell, Ron Miles, and Olga […]
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 Bill Charlap." And from 2010-2018, Knutson toured with trumpeter Doc Severinsen, former bandleader for the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.Knutson has also performed with such jazz greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Kurt […]
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 […]
Jim Witzel grew up in the north-Bay Area town of San Rafael and began learning guitar at age twelve. While attending SF State he was fortunate to study with Bay Area alto-saxophonist legend John Handy. After graduation Jim free-lanced extensively around the Bay Area, working clubs and concerts as both a leader and sideman with […]
Dave Hagedorn is a renowned percussionist and educator in the world of classical music. He has performed with some of the most prestigious orchestras in the United States, including the Minnesota Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with numerous chamber ensembles, including […]
