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Jazz Appreciation Month

Hook & Ladder 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis

“This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today.” Bill Simenson Orchestra: “The Bill Simenson Orchestra is a 17 piece big band (5 […]

Free

Benny Benack III Quartet — The Midwest Jazz Collective Tour

Crooners 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Benny Benack III is a fiery trumpet player and singer performing standards and his own astute compositions with a thrilling sense of showmanship. Join the Benny Benack III Quartet during The Midwest Jazz Collective Tour at Crooners! Benny Benack III: Trumpet, Vocals Tyler Henderson: Piano Caleb Tobocman: Bass Charles Goold: Drums A graduate of The Manhattan […]

$35 – $45

“SIT – IN” PERFORMANCE SERIES w/t MN HARD BOP COLLECTIVE

MetroNOME Brewery 289 5th Street East, St. Paul

What is “Sitting-In”? Sitting in is not the same as a “jam session”. A musician’s definition of “sitting in” is to participate in a working group, as a guest, usually to play a couple of songs. This usually occurs at the invitation of someone in the band. This is how Jazz Musicians typically audition and […]

Mary Louise Knutson Solo Piano

Angelina's Kitchen 2170 Eagle Creek Lane, Woodbury

Minneapolis-based jazz pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson (k’NOOT-son), has been called "one of the most exciting artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene.

Free

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

The Dakota 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Since Hiromi’s debut album, 2003’s Another Mind, the world-renowned pianist’s sound has evolved with every release. Here, she erases the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. Now she changes tack again with her heaviest, funkiest album yet: Sonicwonderland. For her new quartet, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, she cast bassist Hadrien Feraud, drummer Gene Coye, and trumpet […]

$40 – $100

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder

The Dakota 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

Since Hiromi’s debut album, 2003’s Another Mind, the world-renowned pianist’s sound has evolved with every release. Here, she erases the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. Now she changes tack again with her heaviest, funkiest album yet: Sonicwonderland. For her new quartet, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, she cast bassist Hadrien Feraud, drummer Gene Coye, and trumpet […]

$40 – $100

Early Evening Jazz: Joel Shapira

Berlin 204 North First Street, Minneapolis

Guitarist Joel Shapira is a nationally acclaimed musician residing in Minnesota. He is a leader and/or member of multiple top Twin Cities jazz ensembles, and he is a master of the demanding discipline of solo guitar. He performs regularly with world-class musicians, has numerous recordings to his credit, and is featured on the New York […]

PRINTS

Berlin 204 North First Street, Minneapolis

PRINTS is a loop-based, improvised, experimental electronic trio with a hint of doomjazz and a dash of jungle, featuring Eric Carranza (Lady Midnight) on guitar, loops, and drum machine; Dave Power (The Staves) on live drums and sometimes also drum machine; and Andrew Thoreen (Har-di-Har) on bass, loops, and sometimes trombone.

$10

Early Evening Jazz: Bryan Nichols & Bryan Murray

Berlin 204 North First Street, Minneapolis

Pianist Bryan Nichols and saxophonist Bryan Murray will perform two sets of dinner jazz. After 20 years of living, studying, and performing in the New York music scene, Bryan Murray relocated to Apple Valley, MN, with his family in 2022. While in New York, Bryan led an “avant country” band called Bryan and the Haggards […]

Prudence Johnson & the Halcyon Jazz Quartet

Crooners 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Versatility can be rewarding but some music just feels like home. Vocalist Prudence Johnson returns to a jazz repertoire in the debut of the Halcyon Jazz Quartet, featuring vibraphonist Dave Hagedorn, percussionist Joe Pulice and bassist Kevin Clements. Together they take the "less is more" approach and reach for the emotional and musical depths of […]

$37.89 – $49.05

Nubya Garcia

The Dakota 1010 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis

British saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia

Reverso

Berlin 204 North First Street, Minneapolis

Reverso is a trans-oceanic improvising chamber jazz project co-led by JazzTimes’ number-one trombonist, Ryan Keberle, and Frank West, the acclaimed Paris-based pianist and music director for Ibrahim Maalouf. The trio, which also features the world-class French improvising cellist, Vince Curt, performs original music that crosses the boundaries of jazz and classical music inspired by the […]

$15
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