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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 […]
No Room For Squares offers a funky, finger-poppin' rendition of the classics, utilizing tight arrangements, hard swing, and never forgets it is performing for an audience. Omar Abdul Karim, trumpet Jimmy Wallace, saxophone Dale Alexander, piano Adam Tucker, bass Bill Stieger, drums David Brattain, tenor saxophone
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The band Midnight Love was created by saxophonist Peter Vircks to feature a classic tenor sax and trombone frontline, vintage keyboard sounds and a funky rare groove setting with a romantic bent. It was a means to get a specific group of people together – his close musical comrades from different organizations that would shake hands […]
Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul
22-year-old soprano and tenor saxophonist Isaiah Collier sound and approach is drawn from the influences of jazz masters such as John Coltrane, Roscoe Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, Ari Brown and Gene Ammons. Isaiah’s newest album, Cosmic Transitions, flows with moments of stillness and others of chaos from one movement into the next. Each part representing a […]
Taylor studied under Jack Oatts and Manhattan School of Music's Garry Dial. In 2001, he relocated from Des Moines to Minneapolis where he has become one of Minnesota's most sought after jazz pianists. Taylor has performed with jazz notables such as Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Lew Tabackin, David "Fathead" Newman, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Wes […]
Free performance in Mears Park, St. Paul
Friday night kicks off with Patty Peterson Presents Jazz Women All-Stars. In 2016, the Jazz Women All-Stars made a terrific debut at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. This ensemble celebrates the great women of jazz artists in the Twin Cities, instrumentalists as well as vocalists. Patty has, once again, organized a prestigious line-up featuring Mary […]
