THE BRIAN GRIVNA QUARTET features Minnesota Jazz Legend Brian Grivna on alto sax and clarinet with an extraordinary rhythm section featuring Phil Aaron on piano, Kameron Markworth on bass and Peter Kogan on the drums. Jazz classics by Ellington, Bill Evans and many more. The Lexington is famed for great food and drink and a […]

The Cherry Pit presents an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s a social hub for Twin Cities creatives, a training ground to refine musicianship, and a vehicle for high-vibrational improvisation. This is not a free-form basement jam or strictly a jazz jam. Our goal is to find an equilibrium […]

Featuring Phil Aaron on piano and Graydon Peterson on bass, the Reid Kennedy Trio performs their arrangements of music inspired by the city of New Orleans and beyond.

Join Erica West for an enchanting evening that promises to be a celebration of the sultry sounds of Jazz and R&B. This music will feature the powerful and emotive voices of legendary artists, including Nina Simone, Shirlee Horn, Sarah Vaughan, Lizz Wright, Rachelle Farrell, Diana Krall, Esperanza Spaldinga, Jill Scott and more creating a magical […]

They’re Back!…Lighting Up Fingal’s Cave! 7-9pm at the MetroNOME Davu Seru (percussion) Dean Magraw (guitar) Souls Take Refuge and Remember… Keeping the Flames of Improvised Music Burning!

Rodgers & Hammerstein--the most famous songwriters on the planet. Rodgers & Hart--wrote some of the most legendary standards of all time. 5-time Grammy award nominee Karrin Allison and leading American Songbook visionary Deborah Grace Winer (Dizzy's Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center) lead this hot and cool jazz party. With a starry band, some breezy stories, […]

sunpearl is an ambient vocal project that draws improvisation from the warmth of open spaces, and the gentle light dappling through leaves behind closed eyes. Through soft, reflective soundscapes, sunpearl creates a feeling of calm and introspection, inviting listeners in. sunpearl is Isabel Fajardo (vocals) and Toby Ramaswamy (keys, drums) and was born at Figure […]

Charmin Michelle and T. Mychael Rambo return to the Dunsmore to celebrate the return of Spring with songs of April showers, May flowers and all things that bloom through the season. Charmin Michelle: Vocals T. Mychael Rambo: Vocals Dan Chouinard: Piano Chris Smith: bass “Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and […]

The Phil Hey Trio Phil Hey on Drums Tom Lewis on Bass Chris Lomheim on Piano

Chris Bates, Nathan Hanson and Davu Seru present an evening of improvised investigation into the current state of things. Music to remind us that we are not alone. Join us for an evening of duos and solos and this trio of longtime collaborators. Chris Bates is a bassist of formidable talent. Having worked professionally for 25 […]

Dakota Andersen is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and educator based in Minneapolis. A newcomer to the Twin Cities, he is quickly becoming established in the jazz scene with performances at Crooners Supper Club, the Hook and Ladder, Volstead’s Emporium, and Resource. Before his move to Minnesota, Andersen graduated from the University of North Texas with […]

Ahmed Abdulkarim has been performing music his entire life. He began on the piano, then moved to the bugle to the trombone before finally settling on the trumpet in 1956. Trumpet jazz is where he truly found his voice. Ahmed studied under Manny Laureano of the Minnesota Symphony and has performed at legendary venues including […]