Bassist Michael O’Brien will perform two sets of dinner jazz with his trio while back in town from NYC. Band Members: Michael O’Brien - Bass Chris Lomheim - Piano Jay Epstein - Drums ✧ Michael O'Brien has been performing and composing internationally for more than a decade with such notables as Harry Connick Jr., Ruben […]

Aaron Shapiro will lead a quartet in a set of original works crafted over the past decade in Chicago, each piece shaped by his experiences performing and collaborating throughout the city’s creative music scenes. Band Members: Aaron Shapiro - Guitar Nate Lepine - Saxophone /Flute John Sutton - Bass Tommaso Moretti - Drums ✧ Guitarist […]

Acclaimed jazz musicians Graydon Peterson and Brandon Wozniak unite for two wintery hour-long sets. ✧ Graydon Peterson is a bassist and composer living in Minneapolis. He regularly performs with a variety of vocalists and small ensembles, including Arne Fogel, Wayne Anthony, Firebell, Snowblind, Charanga Tropical, Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra, Tropical Zone Orchestra, D’Lakes, Babatunde […]

Barlow and his exceptionally gifted ensemble will present an enchanting evening of timeless jazz/R&B classics designed to captivate and invigorate your spirit. Band Members: Nathan Barlow - Lead Vocals Trevor Peterson - Bass Eric Mayson - Keyboard/Vocals Toby Ramaswamy - Drums ⊹ Vocalist Nathan Barlow has played all over the Twin Cities at venues such […]

Nathan Hanson and Erik Fratzke will explore the nooks and crannies of post-structuralist and restructuralist melodies and grooves. Jazz tunes, folk songs, and classic skronk will inform the proceedings. Join us and become familiar with the unfamiliar. Then, Scott Burton and Steve Hirsh will add their instincts to the Fratzke/Hanson ambiance for a second set […]

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 […]

Bulldozer School is a boundary-pushing trio featuring bassist and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Cox, drummer Dave King, and saxophonist/electronic artist Brandon Wozniak. The group moves fluidly between original compositions, reimagined standards, and open-ended explorations, blending acoustic and electronic textures with a focus on interaction, nuance, and spontaneity. Cox has performed with artists such as John Scofield, Geri […]

Bassist Josh Granowski, drummer Chris Hepola, and pianist Mike Vasich will pay tribute to legendary pianist Bill Evans on two consecutive nights at Berlin. 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 […]

Joined by his New York City–based quartet, New Zealand-born bassist/composer Hamish Smith presents his latest Ropeadope release, Elsewhere Now, an album of all-original material that explores themes of personal and global change. Don’t miss his Midwest debut at Berlin! Band Members: Hamish Smith - Bass Nicola Caminiti - Saxophone Gabriel Chakarji - Piano Miguel Russell […]

Bassist Josh Granowski, drummer Chris Hepola, and pianist Mike Vasich will pay tribute to legendary pianist Bill Evans on two consecutive nights at Berlin. 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 […]

Venezuelan pianist Gabriel Chakarji and Italian saxophonist Nicola Caminiti join forces to present a special evening of modern jazz featuring compositions by all band members. Band Members: Nicola Caminiti - Saxophone Gabriel Chakarji - Piano Miguel Russell - Drums Hamish Smith - Bass ⊹ Nicola Caminiti is a New York-based Italian saxophonist, composer, arranger, and […]

Pianist/composer Aaron Parks, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Eric McPherson perform music from Parks' third Blue Note release, By All Means, which explores a new color palette influenced by the likes of Wayne Shorter, Kenny Wheeler, Horace Silver, and Duke Ellington. Band Members: Aaron Parks - Piano Eric McPherson - Drums Ben Street - Bass […]