Cody McKinney Residency
Cody McKinney Residency
SET I: JOHN KESTON + MIKE HODNICK SET II: ANTHONY COX + BRANDON WOZNIAK
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SET I: JOHN KESTON + MIKE HODNICK SET II: ANTHONY COX + BRANDON WOZNIAK
Charles Lloyd has a legendary history in the music world; the depth of his expression reflects a lifetime of experience. His concerts and recordings are events of pristine beauty and elegance, full of intensely felt emotion and passion that touches deep inside the heart. This is not entertainment, but the powerful uncorrupted expression of beauty […]
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 the Zacc Harris Group who recently released its second album, Small Wonders. […]
Patty Peterson, one of the most beloved and iconic vocalists in the Twin Cities, pays homage to one of the most iconic artists of all time, Barbra Streisand. Lending her own expressive vocal style, Patty will perform favorite selections from Streisand’s extensive library including “People,” “Guilty,” “Evergreen,” “On A Clear Day,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” […]
Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman’s band as his pianist and arranger for 3 years. In 1972 he settled in Los Angeles, beginning a […]
This sweet trio features: Twin City guitar legend Tim Sparks // Bassist, Gary Raynor, veteran of the Sammy David Orchestra and the Prairie Home Companion // Jazz luminary Jay Epstein laying down the groove on drums.
The GATL plays jazz originals. Modern songs under an old-time facade. It’s music your granddad would listen to, if your granddad was a time-traveler from 2050 with a hankering for vintage cocktails and hot jazz. It’s hot, infectious, and emotional. Kind of like that on-and-off relationship you had in your early twenties, but a lot […]
SET I: BLOODLINE ALBUM RELEASE: CODY MCKINNEY +JOHN KESTON +PETE HENNIG SET II: CODY MCKINNEY & DOUGLAS EWART
Smooth Jazz recording artist, drummer/composer Kenne Thomas has performed worldwide over a decades long career. He settled in Japan for a time; touring with King Records jazz organist, Toshihiko Kankawa; in concerts, clubs and television.
Live and Live Streaming Options Available. Featuring: Graydon Peterson - Bass Joe Strachan - Piano Jake Baldwin - Trumpet Ben Ehrlich - Drums
Formed in 2006, Atlantis Quartet is at the forefront of the twin cities modern jazz scene, having toured the Midwest and East Coast while releasing five albums to critical acclaim. JazzTimes’ Bill Milkowski calls the band “startlingly original” and both the City Pages and Star Tribune have named them Best Twin Cities Jazz Artist (2011, […]
8:30pm Lifeforce Rich Manik - Saxophones, Dave Graf - Trombone, Ted Godbout - Piano, Charlie Lincoln - Bass, Kenne Thomas - Drums 7:00 Opening Set - Trish Hurd-Paczowski Quartet Trish Hurd-Paczowski - Piano, Peter Goggin - Alto Sax, Adam Harder Nussbaum - Drums, Kameron Markworth - Bass
In Person and Livestream options available. Instructional Guest Artist Adi Yeshaya is an Israeli-American composer, arranger and jazz pianist. Graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Adi has been active, both as a musician and educator for nearly four decades. His credentials include arranging and orchestration for many artists, including Prince, Whitney Houston, Aretha […]
Laura Caviani has performed and recorded for over 15 years. The Minneapolis Star Tribune hailed her debut CD, Dreamlife as "...in a word, outstanding". Marian McPartland called it "...sparkling and inventive". Her second release, As One, was touted as "stunningly fresh" by Jazz Times. Her holiday album, Angels We Haven't Heard, was considered "this season's finest […]
Matthew Whitaker grew up surrounded by music. At 9 years old, Matthew began teaching himself how to play the Hammond B3 organ and 4 years later, he became the youngest artist to be endorsed by Hammond in its 80+ year history. By age 15, he was also named a Yamaha Artist, becoming the youngest musician to join the stellar […]
WEEK #3 FEATURING: SET I: KRISSY BERGMARK + BRYAN NICHOLS + CODY MCKINNEY + ERIK FRATZKE SET II JESSE WHITNEY
Enigmatic guitarist Marc Ribot has released 6 very diverse solo guitar albums: (including John Zorn’s Book of Heads, Plays the Works of Frantz Casseus, Saints, Don’t Blame Me, Exercises in Futility) and 2010's, Silent Movies (Pi Recordings) has been described as a "down-in-mouth-near master piece" by the Village Voice and has landed on several Best of 2010 lists including the LA Times […]
As part of the symposium, performances by Simon Harding, Paul Harper, Joe Mayo, and Pete Whitman on Sax. Laura Caviani - Piano Kam Markworth - Bass Mac Santiago - Drums
Songwriter and novelist Dylan Hicks will perform new and not-quite-as-new material with a sextet featuring Zacc Harris, Michelle Kinney, Christopher Thomson, Charlie Lincoln, and Peter Hennig. For the first set, the group will "open for itself” with a mix of solo, duo, and group pieces, improvisations, and experiments more or less distinct from the song-based […]
Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist. Performing worldwide and selling more than four million albums, he has found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre. Over the […]
This perfect trio features: CHRIS BATES, bassist // BRYAN NICHOLS, piano // JAY EPSTEIN, drums
After a warm up from infrequent dancing and or review of some classic swing moves with the Uptown Swing dance company expect to turn up the heat with The Red Hot Django Peppers as they burn up the Hot Club Swing style popularized by Django Reinhardt.
Free clinics presented by Emily Brewer, Chris Dickhaus, Simon Harding, Jimmy Jensen & Pete Whitman On site repairs, horn assessments, and mouthpiece refacing. Special guest exhibitor Schmitt Music.
Liz Draper (upright bass) and Tasha Baron (piano) are a tightly knit duo drawing heavy influence from Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Eric Dolphy.
Leading his all-star big band packed with local sidemen legends, showman Andrew Walesch kidnaps the Blue Eyes tradition and makes it his own in his jazz-bent Sinatra revue that jams venues all over the Midwest and beyond with a uniquely cross-generational audience.
WEEK #4 FEATURING: SET I: CODY MCKINNEY’S GRAPHIC SCORE ENSEMBLE ALBUM RELEASE SET II: DAMEUN STRANGE
In Person and Live Stream options available. Featuring: Patrick Adkins - Piano Peter Goggin - Saxophone Chris Bates - Bass Jay Epstein - Drums
Featuring: Patrick Adkins - Piano, Peter Goggin - Saxophone, Chris Bates - Bass, Jay Epstein - Drums
Debbie Briggs as described by a fan: “…Her voice sounds like whiskey poured over velvet, like honey in your tea” No doubt Debbie Briggs is on her way to becoming a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene due to her dynamic voice that harkens back to a simpler time, when broken hearts and broken […]
8:30pm Zacc Harris Group - Small Wonders Ensemble Zacc Harris - Guitar, Chris Bates - Bass, JT Bates - Drums, Bryan Nichols - Piano, Brandon Wozniak - Tenor Sax, Jake Baldwin - Trumpet 7:00 Opening Set - Hamline Jazz Combo Peter Hanson (alto sax), Henry Bednar (trumpet), Jesse Mickelson (guitar), Lydia Lecher (piano), Bob Delage […]
We think it’s about time to put a tuxedo-clad group of women on stage and set them free to sing, swing, sass and show the alternative of what Vegas’ lounges in the 60s could have been like. Featuring: Patty Peterson, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken with Jendeen Forberg on drums and Jordan Hedlund on bass. Special Guest – James Rocco will be our host!
The Acme Jazz Company was formed in 2008 to play original big band music. All the music is composed and/or arranged by members of the band. The primary composers/arrangers are Bob Parsons, Lance Strickland and Doug Rasmussen. ACME also features Arne Fogel on vocals, a master of the American Standard well know in the Midwest. […]
“the best 12-string guitarist ever heard.” – Pete Seeger “wild, highly technical blend of bluegrass, folk, and jazz and classical” – Rolling Stone This year, Leo Kottke’s annual November concert is a Dakota residency with special guest, Dave King. After recording more than 40 albums over four decades, prolific guitarist Leo Kottke boasts an impressive body of […]
The young pianist captivates audiences with treatments that showcase his inquisitive, far-ranging intellect as well as smooth style and strong technique. Subtle threads of humor reward the careful listener. A Minnesota native, Abebi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from prestigious Rice University in Houston, Texas. Featuring: Peter Goggin - Saxophone Adam […]
Whether singing bebop, bossa nova, big band swing or a ballad, Connie's voice is readily identifiable - sure in pitch, a tad smoky in places, razor sharp in articulation and exhibiting an inherent sense of swing that's dead-center in the pocket. Nominated as JazzWeek Vocalist of the Year in 2005 alongside Stacey Kent, Madeleine Peyroux, […]
Charanga Tropical features the classic charanga instrumentation of flute, three violins, vocalists, and full Latin rhythm section. The group is one of just a few charanga groups performing in the United States. Band repertoire feature classic danzónes as well as a vibrant mix of modern salsa and original compositions. The ensemble has appeared at festivals […]
8:30pm Abebi Stafford Group Abebi Stafford - Piano Kameron Markworth - Bass Doug Little - Tenor Sax Adam Nussbaum - Drums 7:00 Opening Set - Ahmed & the Creators Ahmed Abdulkarim - Trumpet Dave Brattain - Saxophones Dale Alexander - Piano Bill Stieger - Drums Charlie Lincoln - Bass