This internationally recognized performer, composer, author and educator has gained critical acclaim as a soloist and has performed widely with jazz greats and led his own quartet. Bergonzi’s discography includes 60+ records, most notably, Standard Gonz of Blue Note Records and has been the recipient of three NEA grants.

Also available virtually on Crowdcast. Saturday, June 26 features the crooning sounds of singer Kurt Elling, two-time GRAMMY winner and proclaimed by The New York Times as “the standout male vocalist of our time.” Known for his poetic intuition and versatility in styles and genres, Elling has recorded with Branford Marsalis, Danilo Perez, Stefon Harris […]

The Jazz Piano Showcase Hosted by Jon Weber, Featuring Dale Alexander, Laura Caviani, Will Kjeer, Kavyesh Kaviraj

Some musical partnerships were just meant to be. Twin Cities vocalist Connie Evingson and New York-based pianist and honorary Twin Citian Jon Weber paired up during the 2012 Twin Cities Jazz Festival and on a Prairie Home Companion European cruise.

4-5:15pm -Jerry Bergonzi Quartet 6-7:30pm - JazzMN Orchestra featuring Ricky Peterson with special guest Bob Mintzer Also available virtually free on Crowdcast.

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 […]