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Performing an inspired and enticing variety of musical styles with the Twin Cities’ top players, Katia has been described as having “the pipes to get over an R&B tune, but also has the instincts and subtlety to handle jazz standards" (Rhythm & Grooves). Katia Cardenas - vocals Beth Varela - drums Graydon Peterson - bass Ted Godbout […]
Minnesota Music Award Recipient Mick Sterling leads a 14 piece band featuring the background vocals of Twin Cities vocal champions Cate Fierro, Katie Gearty and Michelle Cassioppi, along with a three piece horn section, two piece string section and a band that Van himself would choose.
Andy Peterson, a Minneapolis native, is returning from Duluth to perform with his new quartet. Andy is currently a Junior at the University of Minnesota Duluth studying under Ryan Frane and Dr. Theodore Scheon. During his time in the Twin Cities, Andy studied under Joe Mayo, Geoffrey Senn, and Scott Johnson, and received an Associates […]
Beloved Billboard-charting duo Storyhill released their new album Where to Begin on November 8, 2019. Back from a 4-year hiatus, Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson return to some rarely heard material from the early days of their three-decade partnership, giving new life to old songs. Surprisingly fresh, these new recordings give a glimpse of the […]
Twin Cities native Chris Graham caught the attention of the local jazz community while only a teenager. His early talent and passion for the music earned him admission to The New School in New York city, where he had the privilege to study with true masters and elders of the music. Chris' guitar playing shows […]
Like a good many before him, singer and pianist Andrew Walesch manages to encapsulate the sophistication of a cosmopolite and the self-effacing charm of a country boy. Andrew Walesch and his big band, filled with many Twin Cities’ big band and jazz legends, will take you through a journey in time to celebrate Frank Sinatra’s […]
Honky-Tonk Jump plays tribute to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and other great Lone Star State swing bands. Whether you call it Western swing, Hillbilly Jazz, or Gulf Coast Boogie, this music just swings. Honky-Tonk Jump keeps the boots tappin' with Wills classics like San Antonio Rose, Benny Goodman take-offs like Mission to Moscow […]
MOORE BY FOUR quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene when the group was created in 1986 at Ruby's Cabaret in Minneapolis. The group performed sold out concerts at the Guthrie and Fitzgerald Theaters and went on to tour Europe and Japan, sharing concert billing with Harry Connick, Jr., Joe […]
Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without peer of a classic American nightclub style prevalent several generations ago, Marilyn flies in from New York for an exciting 5-night engagement Oct 14 to […]
Virtuoso pianist Bill Carrothers leads a quartet with Chicago guitarist Alejandro Urzugaste for 2 evenings of live music. They are joined by bassist Chirs Bates and Jay Epstein on drums. One evening of original music from the Flow recordings "Subject to Change" and "This From That." One evening celebrating the music Thelonious Monk. https://alejandrourzagaste.bandcamp.com/album/this-from-that […]
