Bassist Ted Olsen is Berlin’s artist in residence on Sundays this August. For the third installment of his residency, Olsen will perform in pianist Michael Cain’s trio alongside drummer Adam […]

Bring Your Horn!

Naturally 7 is unlike any vocal ensemble you’ve ever heard. No less than Quincy Jones has called them “the best a cappella group in the world”! They are known worldwide for […]

The MNHBC Jazz Student “SIT-IN” Performance Series is funded by a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and the St. Paul Cultural Star.   What is “Sitting-In”?  Sitting in […]

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 […]

Led by chief detonators Doug Haining, sax, and Scott Agster, trombone, the Explosion Big Band draws from the area’s finest musicians. The EXPLOSION is ready to detonate with the classic […]

The Steve Kenny Quintet celebrates the release of their latest recording, Blue Chunks. The album is a compositional concept where bite-sized jazz situations are grouped into suites and performed as a larger […]

From NYC, an Evening of Creative Jazz This quartet is a special group of musicians based in New York City. The Sophia Kickhofel Quartet creates intriguing sounds and textures that […]

Lila Ammons with StableMates: Dale Alexander, Gary Raynor, Jay Epstein

Horn player Jake Baldwin and vocalist Tommy Boynton will celebrate the August releases of their latest albums—Vanishing Point and Tommy Tunes II: Too Casual, respectively—with a charming, cozy, and fun […]

Trumpeter Jake Baldwin and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Tommy Boynton double album release

Join us for an intimate evening with Atlantis Quartet, one of the Twin Cities’ most celebrated modern jazz ensembles, performing in the atmospheric Starlight Room at Icehouse. Known for their […]