The progressive jazz group Kenne Thomas’ Lifeforce, led by Chicago drummer Kenne Thomas, carries on the sonic stylings of the Tony Williams Quintet,  Wayne Shorter and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. […]

Since moving to Minneapolis in 2005, Zacc Harris has gained a reputation as one of the area’s top guitarists, being named 2017 Twin Cities Best Jazz Artist by the City […]

Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul

Improvising drummer Davu Seru has assembled a meeting of friends and elders including saxophonist and educator Donald Washington, multi-instrumentalist and AACM polymath Douglas R. Ewart, master percussionist Babatunde Lea and […]

“Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more.”   Minneapolis Star & Tribune Born in Birmingham, Alabama, […]

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 originals […]

Glen Helgeson, Gary Schulte, Steve Pikal, Jay Epstein

The Red Hot Django Peppers is a band that formed from the love of the music of Django Reinhardt. The troupe consists of local guitarists Ryan Picone and Jose Betanzos, […]

Special tribute live stream

Please join us as we pay tribute to our good friend Steve Devich. For almost 30 years, Steve has led this fine organization and has leant his composition and arranging […]

Curated by bassist Liz Draper

Peter Kogan was Principal Timpani of the Minnesota Orchestra for 29 years and a veteran of the symphonies of Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Honolulu. His years working as a drummer in […]

Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul

The Resilience Concert Series at Overlook Park 418 Summit Av., St. Paul, MN   Lucia Newell, vocals, Cléa Galhano, recorders, Joan Griffith, guitar and mandolin. FREE with DONATIONS collected for the […]

Jay Young is one of the Twin Cities’ ‘first call’ bassists. He is a freelance performer and educator involved in a vast array of projects, working with national and international […]

Nicholas Christenson’s new quartet will be performing a set of original compositions drawing on American and European song and avant-garde traditions, followed by a set of international revolutionary songs from […]

Curated by bassist Liz Draper

Smooth Jazz Trailblazers

Jazz On Tuesdays

Free performance

“They swing like there’s no tomorrow.” – Jazz Police With energy and chops to burn, The Travis Anderson Trio bring fresh interpretations to standards and more – from Chopin to […]

Arthur “L.A.” Buckner’s deep infatuation with music began at an early age. At age 3 he would practically go an entire church service without looking away from the drums. His […]

Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery.

The Red Hot Django Peppers is a band that formed from the love of the music of Django Reinhardt. The troupe consists of local guitarists Ryan Picone and Jose Betanzos, […]

Benny Weinbeck is a successful performer, producer, composer, arranger and bandleader. His playing styles include jazz, latin, and world music. Weinbeck has produced several albums of original compositions and one […]

Curated by bassist Liz Draper

A darling of the Twin Cities theatre scene, she has turned her attention to jazz in the past few years under the direction of George Maurer. Categorized as a cross […]

Free performance

FEATURING DEAN GRANROS, ZACC HARRIS, CHRIS BATES, JAY EPSTEIN Guitarist Dean Granros has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene since the early 1970s West Bank music boom. […]

Dorothy Doring is a Twin Cities jazz vocalist who is a cross-over artist with a versatile musical experience in everything from folk to pop, country to rock, to blues and […]

Born and raised in Minneapolis, Charlie Lincoln is an in-demand bassist in the Twin Cities and has performed with local and international artists including Dave King, Dosh, Kris Davis, Terri […]

Jordan Anderson presents a hard swinging evening of soul-driven B3 trio featuring: Jordan Anderson- organ Peter Goggin- saxophones Phil Hey- drums

Jazz singer Katia Cardenas returns to stage after voice injury and 3 year hiatus with her upcoming concert at the historic, recently-restored Granada Theater in Uptown Minneapolis. This is Cardenas’ […]

Named after a child’s toy from the 1960s, jazz trio Happy Apple was formed in Minneapolis, MN, in 1996 by saxophonist Michael Lewis and drummer David King, with bassist Erik […]

Join Andrew Walesch and his orchestra for an exciting new show celebrating the music of one of America’s most iconic songwriters, Cole Porter.

Ticketed in person and donation based live stream options available