Honky-Tonk Jump plays tribute to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and other great Lone Star State swing bands. Whether you call it Western swing, Hillbilly Jazz, or Gulf Coast […]

Beloved Billboard-charting duo Storyhill released their new album Where to Begin on November 8, 2019. Back from a 4-year hiatus, Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson return to some rarely heard […]

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 […]

Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without […]

Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without […]

Virtuoso pianist Bill Carrothers leads a quartet with Chicago guitarist Alejandro Urzugaste for 2 evenings of live music. They are joined by bassist Chirs Bates and Jay Epstein on drums. […]

Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without […]

Virtuoso pianist Bill Carrothers leads a quartet with Chicago guitarist Alejandro Urzugaste for 2 evenings of live music. They are joined by bassist Chirs Bates and Jay Epstein on drums. […]

Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without […]

International Jazz Superstar

The heart of the CAO repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show.

The Twin Cities Seven features some of the best TC musicians performing  everything from early jazz to hard swing to trad to contemporary,  They perform at jazz festivals, concerts and […]

FEATURING: Sax: Nelson Devereaux Bass: Keith Yanes Piano: Masa Ishikawa

International Jazz Superstar

International Jazz Superstar

Like a good many before him, singer and pianist Andrew Walesch manages to encapsulate the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy. Andrew Walesch and […]

This is a No Cost Broadcast Three dynamic and engaging voices merging together to present a collection of original compositions & other vehicles of improvisation by jazz titans, to produce […]

International Jazz Superstar

International Jazz Superstar

Jennifer Grimm, national recording artist and Twin Cities favorite, brings her powerful yet sultry vocals to Crooners’ new outdoor Belvedere Stage in a brand new show. With an 11-piece band, […]

This is  No Cost Broadcast Lasse has brought together a variety of his musical friends, from the well established, to the up and coming. Much like one with words, a […]

International Jazz Superstar

International Jazz Superstar

International Jazz Superstar

The Larry McDonough Sextet will celebrate the birthday of Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926, as well as the release of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. […]

This is a No Cost Broadcast Drummer David Whitman presents a “soulflow” swingin’ jazz hammond-B3 quartet to audiences, performing compositions from his jazz album “Soul Flow.” A winner of the […]

The band Midnight Love was created by saxophonist Peter Vircks to feature a classic tenor sax and trombone frontline, vintage keyboard sounds and a funky rare groove setting with a romantic […]

Standard Ishue was formed 3 years ago when its members were organized into an ensemble at North Central University in Minneapolis. Since then, the group members have all graduated, and […]

New-romantic Folk

Original Mind, with Steve Hirsh, Brad Holden and Dick Studer) will be at the East Side Freedom Library in St. Paul.

Adam Harder Nussbaum is a drummer based in St. Paul. His group will play selections by Joe Henderson, Billy Strayhorn, Roy Hargrove, Cedar Walton, and others. Joining him are: Jake […]

Saxophonist/educator Clay Pufahl has performed with the Wolverines Classic Jazz Orchestra, Cedar Avenue Big Band, Skyway Big Band, Five by Design, B4 (swing band), the Minnesota Orchestra. Clay has also been affiliated […]

Contemporary Jazz Icons

Contemporary Jazz Icons

Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul

Soulful, Spacious and Deliciously in the Pocket

22-year-old soprano and tenor saxophonist Isaiah Collier sound and approach is drawn from the influences of jazz masters such as John Coltrane, Roscoe Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, Ari Brown and Gene […]

Arne appears frequently as a singer at the top jazz venues in the Twin Cities, and served as the opening act for Rosemary Clooney during her December 2001 appearance at […]

Bryan is one of the premier young jazz pianists in the United States and beyond, having performed at national and international festivals as well as regularly at local Twin Cities […]

Growing up in Minneapolis, Dale’ first band was a trio with Prince and Andre Cymone. He recorded with Prince on the 94 East Street CD project right before Prince signed […]

Taylor studied under Jack Oatts and Manhattan School of Music’s Garry Dial. In 2001, he relocated from Des Moines to Minneapolis where he has become one of Minnesota’s most sought […]

Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul

The Trio will be performing original compositions written by Jack Schabert and Zach Studdiford. Zach Studdiford, Piano Max Voda, Bass Jack Schabert, Drums

Friday night kicks off with Patty Peterson Presents Jazz Women All-Stars. In 2016, the Jazz Women All-Stars made a terrific debut at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. This ensemble celebrates […]

Also available virtually on Crowdcast. Saturday, June 26 features the crooning sounds of singer Kurt Elling, two-time GRAMMY winner and proclaimed by The New York Times as “the standout male […]

The Jazz Piano Showcase Hosted by Jon Weber, Featuring Dale Alexander, Laura Caviani, Will Kjeer, Kavyesh Kaviraj