Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul

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.  Swing, fusion and ballads provide a jazz moment to remember. Rich Manik - Alto, Tenor & Soprano Saxophones Jake Baldwin - Trumpet & Flugelhorn Dave […]

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 Pages. He performs in a host of creative projects including Atlantis Quartet, winner of the 2015 McKnight Fellowship and named 2011 Best Jazz Artist, as […]

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 poet Tish Jones. Expect creative expression and communion from Elder representatives of the prismatic Black Arts Movement that grew out of the 1960s. They’ll be […]

"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, Charmin moved to Minnesota while still a child and has called it home ever since. Though based in Minneapolis, she is no stranger to life […]

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 for trio, this group will take you on a journey to both familiar and far away places. Cody Steinmann - Guitar Chris Smith - Bass […]

Glen Helgeson, Gary Schulte, Steve Pikal, Jay Epstein

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 talents to their longevity. We're going to miss Steve a lot. Please join us as we celebrate his life and his music with our first […]