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New York-based saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler continues his recent streak of creative reinvention with incognito ergo sum—the second release from his boundary-pushing trio with bassist Dan Loomis and drummer/percussionist Fabio Rojas. A follow-up to the trio’s 2020 debut, Inside the Grief—which responded powerfully to the overlapping crises of that year—this new album draws […]
Two of the most respected artists in contemporary jazz join forces in this duo. Brad Mehldau is hailed as “one of modern jazz’s most innovative musicians” by Glide Magazine. Christian McBride says, “Brad is justifiably revered as one of the greatest pianists of all time. I’m very proud to have been friends and cohorts with him […]
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 […]
Eight Grammy Awards Two Emmy Nominations Two Oscar Nominations 2024 NEA Jazz Master Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. A true Renaissance man, Blanchard stands tall as one of jazz’s most-esteemed trumpeters. Moreover, he defies expectations by creating a spectrum […]
sunpearl and friends will sonically articulate the effect of light bending through water throughout two improvised sets. The first set will be a duo performance by Robert Lehmann and Toby Ramaswamy, and the second set will be a trio set with sunpearl, Toby Ramaswamy, and Shahzad Ismaily. sunpearl is an ambient vocal project that draws […]
Eight Grammy Awards Two Emmy Nominations Two Oscar Nominations 2024 NEA Jazz Master Terence Blanchard has been a consistent artistic force for making powerful musical statements concerning painful American tragedies – past and present. A true Renaissance man, Blanchard stands tall as one of jazz’s most-esteemed trumpeters. Moreover, he defies expectations by creating a spectrum […]
Bassist Josh Granowski, drummer Chris Jamal, and pianist Mike Vasich will pay tribute to legendary pianist Ahmad Jamal. Longtime Midwesterner Josh Granowski has been making music in Minnesota for more than a decade. He has played upright bass and bass guitar/FX with notable forward-thinking improvisers including Davu Seru, George Cartwright, Dave King, and deVon Gray. […]
32nd Street Jazz returns to Fingal’s Cave with a special tribute to the legendary Miles Davis. The band will perform all the music from Kind of Blue, the groundbreaking album from 1959. MICHAEL WILSON ALTO & BARITONE SAXOPHONES, FLUTE Mike studies chimpanzees and human evolution in his day job at the University of Minnesota. He […]
New Orleans trumpeter and sound artist LANI B. SUPREME will be presenting works from his debut release, The Future Is Bright: Live At The Brooklyn Museum. Band Members: LANI B. SUPREME - Trumpet Dan Carpel - Bass Miguel Hurtado - Drums Ethan Ostrow - Piano ⊹ LANI B. SUPREME is an internationally performing American musician, […]
This show is part of Cody's "Stray Bullet Blues" Album Release Tour. " is a musical expression of a harrowing personal experience. On October 7th, 2023, a stray bullet exploded through the window of my home - an uninvited rupture of brutality that left no physical wounds, but echoed through my life with emotional […]
