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

HOAXER 9:30pm Featuring: Will Kjeer – Piano Peter Goggin – Alto Sax Charlie Lincoln – Bass Edmund Catlin – Drums Jordan Anderson Quartet 8pm

Featuring the soundtrack of the expatriate American artists in Europe between the World Wars and beyond. Celebrating jazz artists such as Sidney Bechet and Blossom Dearie, beloved French stars Edith […]

“Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more. This is what the Minneapolis Star/Tribune had to say about […]

A night of explosive and visceral music dedicated to the late great artist Peter Schimke. Jordan Anderson presents a creative fusion of Black American Music traditions in the fashion of […]

Outside near Nye’s

Free Performance

Jazz originals and standards

Cody McKinney is a bassist, composer, improviser, and sound artist currently residing in the Twin Cities. He has been actively composing, recording, and performing since the mid 1990s. McKinney studied […]

Ticketed in person and donation based Live Stream options available.

Minnesota born-and-raised, Connie Evingson has a catalog of acclaimed albums that run a wide spectrum of genres. From jazz to Broadway standards, to covering Peggy Lee or The Beatles, the Twin Cities-based […]

Kjeer – King – Lincoln 9:30pm Featuring: Will Kjeer – Piano Dave King – Drums Charlie Lincoln – Bass 8:00 Opening Set – Jerome Treadwell Quartet