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A night of explosive and visceral music dedicated to the late great artist Peter Schimke. Jordan Anderson presents a creative fusion of Black American Music traditions in the fashion of his late mentor. Personnel: Jordan Anderson- piano/keyboards Steve Kenny- flumpet Charlie Lincoln- bass Abinnet Berhanu- drums
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Charlie Lincoln is an in-demand bassist in the Twin Cities and has performed with local and international artists including Dave King, Dosh, Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Ned Rothenberg. Charlie has toured in China, Thailand, and Taiwan and has appeared at festivals and clubs across North America. Charlie Lincoln […]
FEATURING DEAN GRANROS, ZACC HARRIS, CHRIS BATES, JAY EPSTEIN Guitarist Dean Granros has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities jazz scene since the early 1970s West Bank music boom. Granros draws from a number of influences, from Charles Ives to Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk to Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker to Anthony Braxton, combining […]
A darling of the Twin Cities theatre scene, she has turned her attention to jazz in the past few years under the direction of George Maurer. Categorized as a cross between Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, and Ingrid Michaelson, Leslie Vincent is an up-and-coming jazz singer to keep your eye on.
Arthur "L.A." Buckner's deep infatuation with music began at an early age. At age 3 he would practically go an entire church service without looking away from the drums. His father took notice and shortly thereafter purchased his first drum kit. L.A. Buckner is a performing musician, teaching artist, and producer from the Northside of […]
Peter Kogan was Principal Timpani of the Minnesota Orchestra for 29 years and a veteran of the symphonies of Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Honolulu. His years working as a drummer in New York City included backing up Blues greats Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Witherspoon, the big band of Larry Elgart and many others. He has released […]
Curated by bassist Liz Draper
The Red Hot Django Peppers is a band that formed from the love of the music of Django Reinhardt. The troupe consists of local guitarists Ryan Picone and Jose Betanzos, violinist Danny Lentz, and bassist Sean Rodrick. The Red Hot Django Peppers had their premiere performance in early 2019 at Moto-I and were then asked […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Show is in-person (no streaming) at ICEHOUSE Minneapolis Steve Kenny - Trumpet Levi Schwartzberg - Vibraphone Ted Olsen - Bass Miguel Hurtado - Drums We will be playing a two-set program of mostly original compositions, including Steve Kenny's Ghost Suite.
Two Sets
