Bates has played alongside some of his personal favorite singer/songwriters Pieta Brown, Phil Cook, Erik Koskinen, Dead Man Winter, and The Pines. He made his first solo recording, Open Relationships, ...

Great Pop and Jazz, The Women Songwriters Hall of Fame Don’t miss “The Best of Ann Hampton Callaway,” the new show by the Tony-nominated singer-songwriter. Callaway dazzles us with highlights from her ...

Trish Hurd-Paczkowski is a piano teacher and a former tango band director, arranger, pianist and singer. Now, she’s in love with jazz. Graydon Peterson is a bassist and composer living in Minneapolis.

T. Mychael has made an indelible mark in the Twin Cities. Here, he has performed principal roles at such theaters as the Guthrie, Ordway Theatre, Illusion Theatre, and Mixed Blood. Also, Park Square ...

In 2015 Charanga Tropical became the first and only North American group ever to perform at Havana’s International Danzón Festival. Over eight hot summer days, the band played at elegant dance halls, ...

Guitarist Mimi Fox presents a new project, honoring the 100th anniversary of Wes Montgomery’s birth. Here, she features her original pieces and well-crafted arrangements of Montgomery’s famous ...

SUMMER SONG FEST: Gershwin, Berlin, Carmichael with the Acme Jazz Orchestra ...

Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over fifty-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is an NEA Jazz Master and four-time Grammy winner. Also, he is the first bassist in history ...

Led by pianist, composer, and educator Tyler Lustek, the Tyler Lustek Confluence is a cutting-edge jazz ensemble that reimagines the progressive possibilities of music while keeping one foot firmly ...

Growing up in a musical family gave JT Bates an early start into sound and rhythmic exploration. He set on the path to becoming a working musician while playing in his father’s big band as a teen.