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Kaviraj, Abdulkarim team up at Dakota
July 19, 2026 •Piano wizard Kavyesh Kaviraj and trumpeter Omar Abdulkarim, who are frequent collaborators, will team up again at the Dakota at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 27. Along with drummer Kevin Washington and bassist Dan Carpel, they will play a mix of originals and new arrangements from both co-leaders.
Indigenous bassist-composer will perform April 16-17
April 15, 2026 •Mali Obomsawin, an indigenous bassist-vocalist-songwriter-composer from the Abenaki First Nation at Odanak, Quebec, will perform two concerts in the Twin Cities, April 16 and 18. On Thursday night, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., she and her sextet will perform a set at the Walker Art Center, before a screening of the Oscar-nominated film Sugarcane. On […]
Johannes Tona, Kenni Holmen to team up at Berlin
February 4, 2026 •Saxophonist/composer Kenni Holmen and Ethiopian bassist/composer Yohannes Tona, bandmates in guitarist Cory Wong’s touring combo, will team up in a different setting, Friday-Saturday Feb. 6-7 at Berlin. They’ll play a mix of originals and familiar tunes, with the help of pianist Steven Hobert, drummer Steve Jennings and guitarist Geoff LeCrone. A native of the southern […]
Halloween Alaska to bid farewell at the Dakota
January 19, 2026 •A band that started as a side-project for four Twin Cities musicians but lasted 20 years – developing a cult following in the process – will play its farewell gigs Friday, January 23 at the Dakota. Drummer Dave King, James Diers (voice, guitar, keys), Jacob Hanson (guitars, voice) and William Shaw IV (bass, keys) started […]
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Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra at Walker Art Center, Friday, December 5
November 13, 2025 •Chicago-based trumpeter-vocalist-composer Rob Mazurek will lead his 10-piece Exploding Star Orchestra, Friday, December 5 at 7:30 at the Walker Art Center. Inspired by the sounds of “meta-versal transformation,” the orchestra […]
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