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Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery.
4-5:15pm -Jerry Bergonzi Quartet 6-7:30pm - JazzMN Orchestra featuring Ricky Peterson with special guest Bob Mintzer Also available virtually free on Crowdcast.
Some musical partnerships were just meant to be. Twin Cities vocalist Connie Evingson and New York-based pianist and honorary Twin Citian Jon Weber paired up during the 2012 Twin Cities Jazz Festival and on a Prairie Home Companion European cruise.
The Jazz Piano Showcase Hosted by Jon Weber, Featuring Dale Alexander, Laura Caviani, Will Kjeer, Kavyesh Kaviraj
Also available virtually on Crowdcast. Saturday, June 26 features the crooning sounds of singer Kurt Elling, two-time GRAMMY winner and proclaimed by The New York Times as “the standout male vocalist of our time.” Known for his poetic intuition and versatility in styles and genres, Elling has recorded with Branford Marsalis, Danilo Perez, Stefon Harris […]
This internationally recognized performer, composer, author and educator has gained critical acclaim as a soloist and has performed widely with jazz greats and led his own quartet. Bergonzi’s discography includes 60+ records, most notably, Standard Gonz of Blue Note Records and has been the recipient of three NEA grants.
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 […]
Arne appears frequently as a singer at the top jazz venues in the Twin Cities, and served as the opening act for Rosemary Clooney during her December 2001 appearance at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
Jennifer Grimm, national recording artist and Twin Cities favorite, brings her powerful yet sultry vocals to Crooners’ new outdoor Belvedere Stage in a brand new show. With an 11-piece band, “Jennifer Grimm sings Judy Garland “ takes a tour through Garland’s biggest hits, while Jennifer Grimm shares stories of Grimm’s and Garland’s lives growing up […]
The heart of the CAO repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette. The group complements the musettes with swing, ballads, cha chas, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show.
Marilyn Maye, the 92-year-old cabaret legend, who many claim is firmly at the apex of her amazing career, lives by her credo “It’s Today!” like nobody else. A practitioner without peer of a classic American nightclub style prevalent several generations ago, Marilyn flies in from New York for an exciting 5-night engagement Oct 14 to […]
Honky-Tonk Jump plays tribute to Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys and other great Lone Star State swing bands. Whether you call it Western swing, Hillbilly Jazz, or Gulf Coast Boogie, this music just swings. Honky-Tonk Jump keeps the boots tappin' with Wills classics like San Antonio Rose, Benny Goodman take-offs like Mission to Moscow […]
