Songwriter and novelist Dylan Hicks will perform new and not-quite-as-new material with a sextet featuring Zacc Harris, Michelle Kinney, Christopher Thomson, Charlie Lincoln, and Peter Hennig. For the first set, the group will "open for itself” with a mix of solo, duo, and group pieces, improvisations, and experiments more or less distinct from the song-based […]

Enigmatic guitarist Marc Ribot has released 6 very diverse solo guitar albums: (including John Zorn’s Book of Heads, Plays the Works of Frantz Casseus, Saints, Don’t Blame Me, Exercises in Futility) and 2010's, Silent Movies (Pi Recordings) has been described as a "down-in-mouth-near master piece" by the Village Voice and has landed on several Best of 2010 lists including the LA Times […]

WEEK #3 FEATURING: SET I: KRISSY BERGMARK + BRYAN NICHOLS + CODY MCKINNEY + ERIK FRATZKE SET II JESSE WHITNEY

SET I: BLOODLINE ALBUM RELEASE: CODY MCKINNEY +JOHN KESTON +PETE HENNIG SET II: CODY MCKINNEY & DOUGLAS EWART

This sweet trio features: Twin City guitar legend Tim Sparks // Bassist, Gary Raynor, veteran of the Sammy David Orchestra and the Prairie Home Companion // Jazz luminary Jay Epstein laying down the groove on drums.

Zacc Harris has gained a reputation as one of the area's top guitarists, being named 2017 Twin Cities Best Jazz Artist by the City Pages. He performs in a host of creative projects including Atlantis Quartet, winner of the 2015 McKnight Fellowship and the Zacc Harris Group who recently released its second album, Small Wonders. […]

SET I: JOHN KESTON + MIKE HODNICK SET II: ANTHONY COX + BRANDON WOZNIAK

Joey Van Phillips (drums) // Brandon Wozniac (sax) // Ted Olsen (Bass)

Cory Healey’s unique drumming has led to collaborations with artists from many different genres. He has toured North America and Europe and had the privilege of performing with Kenny Wheeler, Dr Lonnie Smith, John Abercrombie, and David Berkman. While living in Chicago, he performed and recorded with Algernon, Fareed Haque’s Flat EarthEnsemble, W.W. Lowman, Ike […]

Jenny Klukken is a Minneapolis-based marimbist and a genre-blending composer. Her latest album "Color in Motion" showcases her virtuosity on the marimba and her Latin and jazz infused compositions. Jenny commands the stage with her stunning 5 octave marimba, bringing it to new audiences who are left wanting more. Jenny Klukken is joined by: Chris […]