Nunnabove has been called the “next generation of the Minneapolis sound”. They were featured on season thirteen of America’s Got Talent. Also, The Current calls them “Minneapolis’s latest and greatest.” Furthermore, Terry Lewis says, “They have many years of music ahead of them”. Additionally, Star Tribune‘s national music critic Jon Bream says, “they have oodles […]

When the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Braxton Cook first started working on the album that would become 2025’s Not Everyone Can Go, he was going through several transitions that he just couldn’t ignore. Last year, Cook spent lots of time on the road — in Europe and Asia, along with two United States tours. “I was […]

Django Reinhardt’s unmistakable cool and jumpin’ joie de vivre made him an icon for an unlikely range of luminaries. There, guitar greats from Carlos Santana to Eric Clapton cite Django as an influence. Furthermore, Jimi Hendrix named his Band of Gypsies in tribute, and Willie Nelson adopted his influence in country-swing. The Django Festival Allstars […]

Renee Rosnes, piano Ingrid Jensen, trumpet Nicole Glover, saxophone Noriko Ueda, bass Allison Miller, drums In celebration of Miles Davis’s centennial, the award-winning Artemis explores his monumental impact. Here, they showcase new arrangements largely drawn from the trumpeter’s signature 1960’s period. Furthermore, from introspective moods to free interplay and dramatic shifts, Artemis presents a fascinating look at the many moods […]

Jane Siberry is one of Canada’s most original and influential singer-songwriters. Best known for transcendent works like “Calling All Angels”, “Love Is Everything”, and the iconic “Mimi on the Beach”, she has created a singular body of work that defies categorization. Her haunting contribution to The Crow soundtrack, “It Can’t Rain All the Time”, continues to resonate three […]

Singer/pianist Andrew Walesch encapsulates the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy, like many before him. Leading his all-star big band, showman Walesch kidnaps the Blue Eyes tradition and makes it his own. With this ten-piece band, Walesch embodies both a traditionalist and an iconoclast with his jazz-bent Sinatra revue. Walesch is […]

“groundbreaking, genre-bending innovative group” – Jazz Guitar Today Mark Lettieri is a six-time nominated, five-time Grammy winning guitarist, composer, producer, and instructor. He creates acclaimed guitar-based instrumental music and is a member of leading instrumental bands Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers. Also, he is a session musician proficient in a multitude of styles. Thus, he has recorded and performed in virtually […]