The heart of the CAO repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show.

The Twin Cities Seven features some of the best TC musicians performing  everything from early jazz to hard swing to trad to contemporary,  They perform at jazz festivals, concerts and many venues including the Dakota. Doug Haining -Saxophone and Clarinet Dave Graf -Trombone Steve Wright -Trumpet Phil Aaron -Piano David Singley –Guitar Steve Pikal –Bass […]

FEATURING: Sax: Nelson Devereaux Bass: Keith Yanes Piano: Masa Ishikawa

This is a No Cost Broadcast Three dynamic and engaging voices merging together to present a collection of original compositions & other vehicles of improvisation by jazz titans, to produce a beautiful array of ensemble interaction. A melange with strength, sensitivity, truth, positivity, & some moxie at its core. FEATURING: Patrick Adkins - Piano Charlie […]

Jennifer Grimm, national recording artist and Twin Cities favorite, brings her powerful yet sultry vocals to Crooners’ new outdoor Belvedere Stage in a brand new show. With an 11-piece band, “Jennifer Grimm sings Judy Garland “ takes a tour through Garland’s biggest hits, while Jennifer Grimm shares stories of Grimm’s and Garland’s lives growing up […]

This is  No Cost Broadcast Lasse has brought together a variety of his musical friends, from the well established, to the up and coming. Much like one with words, a musical discussion with several perspectives creates a more critical dialogue than one without. With that in mind, this group will bring an equally contrasting set […]

The Larry McDonough Sextet will celebrate the birthday of Miles Davis, born on May 26, 1926, as well as the release of the legendary Miles Davis album Kind of Blue. Larry McDonough is a St. Paul based jazz pianist and singer, performing around the Twin Cities and elsewhere.  Larry has recorded with his group The […]

This is a No Cost Broadcast Drummer David Whitman presents a “soulflow” swingin’ jazz hammond-B3 quartet to audiences, performing compositions from his jazz album “Soul Flow.” A winner of the 2018 Independent Music Award for ***Best Instrumental Jazz Album*** (as well as multiple 2020 nominations for Best Song and 2020 AND 2018 nominations for Best […]