An Evening of Powerhouse Jazz Performers The Jazz Women All Stars were created by Minnesota Music Hall of Fame vocalist and KBEM jazz radio personality Patty Peterson. In 2016, the Jazz Women All-Stars made a terrific debut at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in Mears Park. This ensemble celebrates the great women of jazz artists […]

Join HEYARLO at Berlin on the last Thursdays of June, July, and August for their Shifting Forms series. As the summer goes on, the group will expand—shifting in size, sound, and sonic depth. The series will culminate in the release of HEYARLO’s highly anticipated debut EP. For the final night of Shifting Forms, celebrate the […]

Saxophonist Anna Dolde and pianist Klo Garoute will perform two sets of original jazz instrumentals and arrangements. Anna Dolde is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who is from Seattle and lives in Minneapolis. Her primary instrument is saxophone, but she also sings and plays flute and bass clarinet for projects across the Twin Cities, including Rabeca, […]

St. Paul Peterson is bringing his funk all-stars to rock, playing all the hits from Prince, The Time, NPG, and more! Performed by some of the people that wrote, produced, and performed on the original tracks! One of the best musicians to emerge from the Twin Cities, St. Paul appeared in Purple Rain as a […]

All-star Twin Cities musicians Joey Van Phillips, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Chris Thomson, and Chris Bates team up to perform the music of jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. Born in 1917, Monk built his signature improvisatory style on playful rhythms and clashing chords. He performed with Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane and is a […]

Join guitarist Chris Graham and a special guest (to be announced on Saturday, Aug. 23) for an intimate evening of jazz in a stripped-down guitar-piano duet format. With room for subtlety, surprise, and deep musical conversation, this performance will invite listeners into the heart of spontaneous interplay. Guitarist Chris Graham masterfully interweaves tradition and future. […]

Modern jazz from south Minneapolis. Creating and improvising, without worrying about what jazz should be. Big Blue Moon features a flexible lineup around Nick Bhalla’s piano.

Lyrical Jazz Piano

Gospel, Jazz, Soul, and African Rhythms The Gifted Handz Experience blends Gospel, Jazz, Neo-Soul, and African rhythms into a soulful, genre-defying sound. Influenced by Fela Kuti, Robert Glasper, and Earth, Wind & Fire, Joe and Josh fuse West African drums with rich, contemporary harmonies. A track like Shaun Martin - Madiba (7 Summers) showcases their […]

Michaelton’s ambient immersion drifts like a tide, pulling listeners into a world of improvised soundscapes that are romantic, emotional, and deeply introspective. Dreamy waves of texture will gradually open into original music with warm grooves, lush undercurrents, and soulful vocals. This performance features Kavyesh Kaviraj on piano and Sami Knox on percussion and FX. Wormdove […]