In Person and live stream Andy will be playing a mix of styles ranging across the history of improvisational music, including works from Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Tom Harrell, Walter Smith III, Nicholas Payton, and more. Featuring: Kevin Gamble - Piano and Rhodes Calvin Caron - Bass Sten Duginski - Drums Andy Peterson, Duluth based […]

Opening Set : (8:00pm) Tim Sparks Trio Tim Sparks – Guitar Gary Raynor – Bass Jay Epstein – Drums 2nd Set : Tall Tales Zacc Harris – Guitar Dean Granros – Guitar Chris Bates – Bass Jay Epstein – Drums The band just celebrated the release of its second album, Taller Tales. Final set : […]

1st set: Michelle Kinney (cello) George Cartwright (saxophones) Noah Ophoven-Baldwin (cornet) Ivan Cunningham (saxophones) Josh Granowski (bass) 2nd set: Jeremy Ylvisaker (guitar) 3rd Set: King Cartwright Granowski

Ethan Iverson is best known as one-third of The Bad Plus, a game-changing collective with Reid Anderson and David King. The New York Times called TBP "…Better than anyone at melding the sensibilities of post-'60s jazz and indie rock." TBP has performed in venues as diverse as the Village Vanguard, Carnegie Hall, and Bonnaroo; collaborated […]

In this masterclass the Caili O'Doherty Quartet will discuss improvisation techniques and methods for developing a melodic sound.   New York-based pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Caili O’Doherty (pronounced “KAY-lee” “oh-DOE-er-tee”), is known for integrating structures of language in both her compositions and her approach to improvisation. Her recent music focuses on the celebration, preservation, […]

6:30PM Jon Weber Trio 8:00PM Kenny Horst Quartet 9:30PM Steve Kenny Quintet

Saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas debuted their extraordinary Sound Prints quintet on Blue Note Records in 2013, the year of Wayne Shorter’s 80th birthday, and from the outset the group had a joyful but somewhat imposing mandate: to lift up Shorter’s legacy through the writing and performance of new music conceived in his […]

New York-based pianist, composer, arranger and educator, Caili O’Doherty (pronounced “KAY-lee” “oh-DOE-er-tee”), is known for integrating structures of language in both her compositions and her approach to improvisation. Quarantine Dream (Posi-Tone Records) is the latest release from O’Doherty. It showcases eight original compositions and three influential songs reinterpreted by O’Doherty. The album was released on […]

6:30PM Sophia Kickhofel Group 8:00PM Joan Hutton & Sue Orfield – Take That Back 10:00PM Jazz Festival Jam Session hosted by Graydon Peterson