Minnesota born-and-raised, Connie Evingson has a catalog of acclaimed albums that run a wide spectrum of genres. From jazz to Broadway standards, to covering Peggy Lee or The Beatles, the Twin Cities-based singer has an adventurous spirit that, like her music, knows no boundaries. Her ten albums released through Minnehaha Music have all charted in […]

Cate has her own tribute show “Stronger Than Pride: The Passionate Songs of Sade” that is “a sexy, passionate show and performance”. Cate Fierro has one of the strongest voices to hit the Twin Cities music scene. She is one of the lead singers in The Irresistibles, a soul R&B band led by legendary Mick […]

Levi Schwartzberg: Vibraphone Denny Carlson: Alto Saxophone Charlie Lincoln: Bass Ben Ehrlich: Drums

The music of Mississippi may be described as an intense blend of colors and eclectic traditions that include modern jazz, festejo, hip hop and African influences. Wild and burnin’ one moment, soft and sweet the next…, this group has an emotional and creative range that is not to be missed! Mississippi is made up of […]

The Leighton Tuenge Quintet is a group based in Eau Claire Wisconsin that primarily works with UW Eau Claire faculty member and Minneapolis musician Dr. Aaron Hedenstrom. We meet on a weekly basis to improve and expand our skills with standards and foundational Jazz language. Over the last few months we have had the privilege […]

This evening’s performance aligns with a ‘60s attitude, that musicians may equally express themselves through the sounds and feels of jazz, funk, and avant-garde classical music. We will embrace electric sounds, defined pulse, and open-mindedness. Amongst arrangements of Scofield and Hendrix, we will present groove-inspired Olson originals,small group standards, and unaccompanied improvisations. Featuring: Chris Olson […]

Cate Fierro has one of the strongest voices to hit the Twin Cities music scene. She is one of the lead singers in THE IRRESISTIBLES, a soul R&B Band led by legendary and award winning frontman, Mick Sterling also performing in MICK STERLING & HIS BAND and enjoys their newest project, A Band Called SOUL. She […]

Cate Fierro has one of the strongest voices to hit the Twin Cities music scene. She is one of the lead singers in THE IRRESISTIBLES, a soul R&B Band led by legendary and award winning frontman, Mick Sterling also performing in MICK STERLING & HIS BAND and enjoys their newest project, A Band Called SOUL. She […]

TICKET TO BRASIL is a Bossa Nova, Afro-Brazilian Samba and Latin Jazz Fusion project created around a collective  love for the celebration of rhythm.   The group was founded in 1998 by classical and contemporary jazz guitarist Pavel Jany, and it is based in the Twin Cities,  Minnesota. Ticket to Brasil has opened for renowned artists […]

Joan Hutton is a Minneapolis-based performer, music educator and composer, originally from Toronto, Canada.  In 2017  she launched the Joan Hutton Jazz Project to perform her original jazz compositions and has since become a regular on the Twin Cities jazz scene. Joan and fellow multi-woodwind player David Milne use various combinations of woodwinds, ranging from […]

Currently, This 3 time GRAMMY Award Winner lives in Minneapolis, When she is not gigging with her own band "J Movement " She carries the torch of being the new featured lead vocalist of the original Grammy Award-Winning Sounds Of Blackness which was under the direction of Gary Hines and produced by super producers Jimmy […]

The Good Vibes trio plays music from the deep well of the jazz tradition. Spirited and VIBErant originals and renditions of material from Ornette Coleman, Karl Berger, Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, Freddie Hubbard, and Kenny Kirkland along with many others. Hagedorn, Hey and Bates play with a direct and kinetic energy that often leaves them […]

The Graydon Peterson Quartet is: Jake Baldwin: Trumpet Joe Strachan: Keys Peter Hennig: Drums Listen to The Graydon Peterson Quartet HERE

(originally scheduled for Aug 26, 2020) "Powerful, soul-stirring, fierce and gritty." –NPR Music

Praised by other musicians for her sense of time and ability to swing, jazz vocalist and composer Sarah M. Greer delights and entertains audiences with her warm, expressive vocals, inventive scat singing and refined use of improvisation. A busy singer, educator and presenter, Sarah created and has led Songtaneous, a monthly community singing project, since […]

Authentic New Orleans Jazz Shimmies and Sashays into Crooners with Butch Thompson and The Southside Aces!