In Person Performance OR This show will be live-streamed for free in partnership with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Crooners.

In Person OR Pay Per View Deb Brown, Sara Renner, and Jana Anderson pay tribute to legendary songwriters Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. The classic songs will take the audience on a nostalgic journey remembering the music of the 60s and 70s. Songs include “You’re So Vain,” “Nobody Does it Better,” “Will You Still […]

Chris Bates, JT Bates, Bryan Nichols, Brad Holden, Joe Mayo

“A new band of three bada**es… Anthony Cox (upright bass), Brandon Wozniak (tenor saxophone) and Dave King (drums) together? Power trio. King is best known internationally as a member of the Bad Plus; he’s also part of Happy Apple, Halloween Alaska and several more bands and projects. Wozniak has been literally blowing us away since […]

In Person Performance OR Pay Per View Songstress and comedian Erin Schwab makes light of love in this hilarious and entertaining ode to all the things people do to make a glorious mess of it. A beautiful, romantic and laugh-out-loud funny evening of song headlined by the Bette Midler of the Twin Cities.

Kendra moved to the Twin cities in the early 90’s and has worked with The Jam Factory Band, The R-Factor, Maxx band and Nicholas David Mrozinski and the feeling band (3rd winner up on the Voice) to name a few.   She has also sang backgrounds for National recording artist such as: Scott Holt, blues […]

About College Night with NCU: College Night aims to give college students serious in the study of jazz to perform in a safe and encouraging environment, yet providing a rigorous and competitive space for them to learn from one another. This is how great jazz performers of tomorrow are forged. The evening will feature jazz […]

An American artist celebrating strength, resilience, and truth while illuminating the fragility of love, the inevitability of loss, and the vulnerability of motherhood. With jazz sensibilities and an R&B influence, Jennifer Grimm is a powerful performer with soul and sentiment channeling the greats while ushering in a new era. Additional free lives stream available

Marilyn Parker, with Larry Sims, Thomasina Petrus, Tom Wells, Kevin Washington, Chris Fulton, and Solomon Parham.

Hosted by showman extraordinaire Mick Sterling this musical love fest featuring some of the most adored names on the local scene, is sure to send you over the moon! Surprise special guests will appear on all three nights. So join us for all the infatuation, seduction and fun in this variety show celebrating that thing […]

Heavy Hitters is a modern jazz quartet comprised of four Twin Cities jazz stalwarts. Music by Monk, Coltrane, Shorter, plus originals and more. Featuring: Joel Shapira – guitar Pete Whitman – saxophones Tom Lewis – double bass Pete Hennig – drum set

Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard

Hosted by showman extraordinaire Mick Sterling this musical love fest featuring some of the most adored names on the local scene, is sure to send you over the moon! Surprise special guests will appear on all three nights. So join us for all the infatuation, seduction and fun in this variety show celebrating that thing […]

“Joyann Parker is the best Twin Cities female singer you’ve never heard. Whatever she plays, Parker owns it.” – Star Tribune

Hosted by showman extraordinaire Mick Sterling this musical love fest featuring some of the best-loved names on the local scene in jazz, rock and soul, is sure to send you over the moon… twice! Surprise special guests will appear on both nights. So join us for all infatuation, seduction and fun in this variety show […]

Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard

Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard

Hosted by showman extraordinaire Mick Sterling this musical love fest featuring some of the most adored names on the local scene, is sure to send you over the moon! Surprise special guests will appear on all three nights. So join us for all the infatuation, seduction and fun in this variety show celebrating that thing […]

Davina and The Vagabonds offer “a modern take on old-time blues and jazz” (PennLive). They’ve created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Davina’s commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom […]

Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard

Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele are thrilled to return to the Dakota stage to present a three-part series with “Songs of Healing, Peace and Joy.” Each program will feature a unique set of music that will focus on one of these expressions: Healing (Feb 10), Peace (Feb 17) and Joy (Feb 24). Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele grew up […]

Founded and led by Minnesota jazz drummer Jesse Simon, the mission of the Minnesota (MN) Hard Bop Collective is to preserve the jazz music of the hard bop eras by performing this rarely heard music live with the energy and sound that the composers intended while engaging audience members in historical anecdotes on the music […]

In Person AND Pay Per View Stylistically diverse and roots-connected, Out of the Dark expands on the success of Parker’s debut, Hard to Love, with 11 new songs composed by Parker and guitarist Mark Lamoine. Parker co-produced the album with Lamoine and Kevin Bowe, the Minneapolis-based producer, songwriter and guitarist whose myriad credits include Etta […]

Jake resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is one of the most in-demand freelance trumpet players in the Twin Cities, with performances ranging from his own original jazz groups to the Minnesota Orchestra. This show will be live-streamed for free in partnership with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival and Crooners through the Keep Music Live fund.

In Person AND Pay Per View Stylistically diverse and roots-connected, Out of the Dark expands on the success of Parker’s debut, Hard to Love, with 11 new songs composed by Parker and guitarist Mark Lamoine. Parker co-produced the album with Lamoine and Kevin Bowe, the Minneapolis-based producer, songwriter and guitarist whose myriad credits include Etta […]

The Cody Steinmann Trio has all the intense emotions, subtleties and angular harmonic/melodic tendencies you can expect from any of Cody’s endeavors. Using the medium of jazz standards and maybe some spontaneous improvisations, this group will take you on a journey to both familiar and far away places. Featuring: Cody Steinmann – Guitar Chris Smith […]

MOORE BY FOUR quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene when the group was created in 1986 at Ruby’s Cabaret in Minneapolis. The group performed sold-out concerts at the Guthrie and Fitzgerald Theaters and went on to tour Europe and Japan, sharing concert billing with Harry Connick, Jr., Joe Williams, Carmen […]

Once again, “The Pavarotti of Gospel” (Star Tribune), raises his voice to perform music that exemplifies the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month. From the gospel sounds of Rev. James Cleveland and Mahalia Jackson to the more subtle messages of freedom and hope by artists like John Lennon, Sam Cooke, Pop “Roebuck” Staples, Mavis […]

Originally conceived as a three-part series “Healing Peace, and Joy” has been redesigned into a single evening of music that will be streamed at no cost to viewers as a gift to our community from Jearlyn, Jevetta and the Dakota. The important musical themes of Healing, Peace, and Joy will be vividly brought to life in this […]

Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele are thrilled to return to the Dakota stage to present a three-part series with “Songs of Healing, Peace and Joy.” Each program will feature a unique set of music that will focus on one of these expressions: Healing (Feb 10), Peace (Feb 17) and Joy (Feb 24). Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele grew up […]

“The Session” is led by trumpet player and band leader Solomon Parham.  Solomon,  a native of  Detroit,  has played on stages with several well respected musicians such as Delfeayo Marsalis, Roy Hargrove, Eric Kamau Gravatt, Anthony Cox, Saxophonist Eric Alexander, Wess Anderson, and Bassist Christian McBride, to name a few. In addition to his numerous […]

Sherwin’s show includes a talented group of musicians, and features his beautiful wife Pam, who lights up the stage singing the songs of June Carter and The Carter Family as Sherwin tells “The Johnny Cash Story.”

Link to: www.auguitar.com at showtime.

Multi-generational jazz trio featuring Twin Cities-raised musicians Will Kjeer and Charlie Lincoln, paired with international drum mainstay Dave King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple). This show will be live at Crooners and also live-streamed for free in partnership with the Twin Cities Jazz Festival through the KEEP MUSIC LIVE fund.

In Person AND Pay Per View Robert Robinson is reason to believe that the greatest music reaches every name and crosses every boundary, from audiences in the Pontiac Silverdome to troops in South Korea. Standing five foot five and sipping Diet Coke, Robert is “God’s canary.” He possesses the ability to sing any song and […]

“It’s very clear: Our love for George Gershwin is here to stay … What you notice when you listen is how pure the songs sound, how spare and intimate. When she sings, Johnson sometimes imagines wrapping them in velvet. Her lush, precise, expressive voice, with its pearls of vibrato, is best unadorned. A smart, sensitive pianist – like Chouinard, an […]

This night we carry on the Artists Quarter tradition of B3 Organ Night with Pierre Lewis. St.Paul native Pierre Lewis has been keyboardist for the Commodores for the past 12 years. He spent his formative years as twin cities organ legend Bobby Lyles’ sub and regular organist for another Twin Cities saxophone legend Morris Wilson. […]

Johnnie Brown’s raspy baritone voice delivers Teddy Pendergrass better than anyone in the country. His 14-member band headed by George Parrish delivers the music of “the Sound of Philadelphia” like it was meant to be played. Johnnie Brown has been selling out shows all over town for the last 7 years. You will not want to […]

Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Lesley Gore – just their names evoke memories! Now, “The Girls Singers” have a new show, “Sirens of the 60s” that recalls the great songs and memories of a musically and culturally transitional period of time.

Michael Monroe lives and records on the North Shore of Lake Superior in his solar powered log cabin studio. His instrumental music is seen across the nation on PBS and Canada in the award winning documentary, “Chased By The Light”, about Jim Brandenburg, National Geographic photographer and best selling author.

In Person AND Pay Per View Celebrated vocalist Joyann Parker treats us to a tour through the life and career of Patsy Cline, performed dozens of times at Crooners and back by popular demand!

The musicians of the JazzMN Quintet are all members of the JazzMN Orchestra, the Twin Cities premier professional jazz ensemble. The JazzMN Quintet will present a historical view of various artists that employed this instrumentation beginning with its infancy  in the swing era, into its standardization in bebop, through its heyday of the hard bop […]

The Sophia Kickhofel Quartet consists of several accomplished Twin Cities jazz musicians, with Ted Olsen on bass, Ben Ehrlich on drums, Lasse Corson on piano, and Sophia Kickhofel on alto saxophone. In addition to modern music, the Sophia Kickhofel quartet will be performing jazz standards, including tunes composed by John Coltrane and the great pianist Chick Corea

The New Standards return! Twin Cities musicians and raconteurs Chan Poling (The Suburbs) on piano, bassist John Munson (Trip Shakespeare, Semisonic), and Steve Roehm (Billygoat, Electropolis) on vibraphone. This dazzling trio creates jazz arrangements of recognizable hits and deep tracks alike, drawn from diverse musical genres ranging from pop, glam and soul, to rock and […]

A group of Twin Cities musicians that get together to perform now and then and explore music from various artists. The group for this performance includes Joe Mayo saxophones, Dave Brattain saxophones, Ted Godbout piano, Ted Olsen bass, and Mac Santiago drums. Some of the artists we’ll be exploring may include: Kevin Daily, Stanley Clark, Kenny […]