The Walker Art Center celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, with a duo performance by trumpeter-composer Wadada Leo Smith and pianist-composer Amina Claudien Myers. OPening will be Douglas R. Ewart & Inventions: Douglas R. Ewart (composition, poetry, electronics, didgeridoo, winds, percussions), Melvin Gibbs (bass), Mankwe Ndosi (vocals, little […]

Chicago-based Quintet Blue Earth Sound celebrate the release of their new album "Cicero Nights," with keyboardist James Weir, guitarist Michael Wells, flutist-saxophonist Eamonn Prizy, bassist Martin Diaz and drummer Patch Romanowski.

Pianist/keyboardist Kevin Gamble presents an evening of music.

Burning Vocals, Traditional & Contemporary Orchestral Jazz, Swing & Bop When the artistry of vocalist Jennifer Grimm met the mastery of composer arranger Adi Yeshaya, a new sound was born. Don’t miss this 13-piece jazz orchestra in a night of compositions and new arrangements of jazz and pop favorites. Adi Yeshaya: Piano / Leader Jennifer […]

Two-time Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé places the history of African American musical culture at the heart of her work. Based in Montreal, she reflects on the social realities that have influenced the genres of blues, jazz and soul. Moreover, her trilogy highlights the history of African American music. Thus, three albums in quick succession were inspired […]

Award-winning trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Keyon Harrold is touring in support of Grammy-nominated recording, 2024’s Foreverland. This crossover album features a bevy of collaborators. These include British R&B vocalist Laura Mvula, emerging young singer Malaya, Common, Robert Glasper and PJ Morton. Harrold first came into the international spotlight as the trumpet voice behind the Grammy-winning Don Cheadle […]

Led by chief detonators Doug Haining, sax, and Scott Agster, trombone, the Explosion Big Band draws from the area’s finest musicians. The EXPLOSION is ready to detonate with the classic sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and more modern sounds of Thad Jones, Clare Fischer, Pat Metheny & others.

Pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco headlined the 2024 Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival and was featured at the 2019 Twin Cities Jazz Festival. He’s headed back to the Twin Cities this fall for two high-energy trio shows copresented by CAYO at Berlin! Jorge Luis Pacheco is a leading pianist from the new generation of jazz in […]

Jered Byford is a Southern-Minnesota based trombone player, and previous co-winner of the Carl Fontana Jazz trombone competition. He grew up in Western Washington, studied at the University of Miami, and takes heavy inspiration from a combination of bebop and modern jazz.   His drumless quartet will perform mostly originals, with a few standards and […]