Spinning a global mix of jazz, soul, boogie, and other improvised music.

An Evening of Jazz, Rock, Soul, and Great Improvisation The 1980s and 90s brought us a wealth of innovative music and fabulous songs, artists and bands. U2, The Police, Cindy […]

In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band observe the 50th anniversary of what started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door). It began […]

Classic Carpenters Join us as Aimee' Lee and a stellar cast of musicians -13 in all - present a stunning tribute to The Carpenters, the biggest-selling group of the 70's. […]

In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band observe the 50th anniversary of what started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door). It began […]

With energy and chops to burn, The Travis Anderson Trio brings fresh interpretations to standards and more – from Chopin to Mario Bros – they swing like there’s no tomorrow while saluting […]

Founded in 2006, Charanga Tropical performs with instrumentation that dates back to the roots of Cuban music featuring a sizzling Latin rhythm section, three violins, vocalists, and flute. The music is rich […]

David Smith, keyboards Tony Axtell, bass Ke’Andre Mack, drums Solomon Parham, trumpet Kathy Mueller, synth, flute, vocals Peter Vircks, saxophone Geoff Jones, vocals Chreese Jones, vocals A three-time Emmy Award-winning […]

A pianist with a long association with the elegant St. Paul Hotel , who may be talked into playing some of his Bill Evans or Keith Jarrett transcriptions

Drummer JT Bates grew up at the Dakota, being in the same room as many of the drummers who created this language of the modern drumset. Billy Higgins, Ben Riley, Elvin Jones, […]

Moore By Four quickly established themselves as a fixture on the Twin Cities music scene when the group was created in 1986 at Ruby’s Cabaret in Minneapolis. The group performed […]