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 sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and more modern sounds of Thad Jones, Clare Fischer, Pat Metheny & others.

Effortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. Moreover, their virtuosic interpretations traverse the musical spectrum. For example, they draw on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington, Porter, Sondheim, LeGrand, Simon, and others. Here, they range from intimate ballads to soulful grooves, delivered with daring expression born of their […]

It isn’t hyperbolic to call Hancock our greatest living jazz artist. Now in his seventh decade of professional life, he has been an integral part of every popular music movement since the 1960s. His work with the Miles Davis Quintet is legendary. His Headhunters album is one of the highest-selling jazz albums of all time. He is […]

Love Call is a trio that unites all that is beautiful in the world into a set of original music that blurs the line between composition and improvisation. Band Members: Max Bessesen - Saxophone/Woodwinds Devin Drobka - Drums Ethan Philion - Bass ⊹ NYC woodwind artist and composer Max Bessesen creates music that “pushes boundaries […]

Effortless. Spontaneous. Inimitable. The convergence of two of jazz’s most legendary forces of nature. Moreover, their virtuosic interpretations traverse the musical spectrum. For example, they draw on the canons of luminary composers: Ellington, Porter, Sondheim, LeGrand, Simon, and others. Here, they range from intimate ballads to soulful grooves, delivered with daring expression born of their […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs […]

Chicago-born, Minneapolis-based drummer Kenne Thomas brings his quartet of established jazz players to Berlin. Band Members: Kenne Thomas - Drums Solomon Parham - Trumpet Abebi Stafford - Piano Vic Smith - Bass Kenne Thomas was raised in a musical family and was encouraged to pursue music by family friends Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt. He […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Suwal Singh (tabla, guitar) has contributed to the Minnesota music scene as part of projects such as SitarTabla (Eastern classical), Yeti Steady (avant-garde soundscapes), MoMoSauce (Nepali music), and Jest (pop rock). He has also worked as a session musician with Nathan Hanson, Brian Roessler, Eric Carranza, Colleen Buckman, and Dave Mehling and has appeared at […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Atlantis Quartet is a dynamic jazz ensemble hailing from Minneapolis, MN. This fall, they will be celebrating the release of Live at Berlin—a freewheeling set from a band with deep musical telepathy—on vinyl. The quartet pushes into a more open-ended sound on this bold live album. Band Members: Chris Bates - Bass Zacc Harris - […]

Vocalist and pianist Tommy Boynton of The Four Freshmen continues his exploration of the Jazz Vocal Tradition with local titans Jake Baldwin and Graydon Peterson.   Featuring: Tommy Boynton - voice, piano Jake Baldwin - trumpet Graydon Peterson - bass

Vocalist and pianist Tommy Boynton of The Four Freshmen continues his exploration of the Jazz Vocal Tradition with local titans Jake Baldwin and Graydon Peterson.   Featuring: Tommy Boynton - voice, piano Jake Baldwin - trumpet Graydon Peterson - bass

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Folks, there’s a new rockabilly band in town – Grant Edwards & The Cousins-In-Law. Grant Edwards, 42, has “the music” in him. It may have first grown in spirit, raised in an extremely strict religious sect, Edwards divine is not complete without song. At age 28, Grant quit his church opening a path of continued […]

Atlantis Quartet is a dynamic jazz ensemble hailing from Minneapolis, MN. This fall, they will be celebrating the release of Live at Berlin—a freewheeling set from a band with deep musical telepathy—on vinyl. The quartet pushes into a more open-ended sound on this bold live album. Band Members: Chris Bates - Bass Zacc Harris - […]

A funky instrumental trio consisting of three of the twin cities most seasoned musicians (we’re talking fresh herbs - none of the stale dried out store bought stuff). Trench Size Trio (TST) has been developing a sound and a body of work for close to a decade and not showing any signs of slowing down. […]

With a solo career spanning two decades, Chris Botti is the highest-selling instrumental artist in the United States. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. Additionally, his ongoing association with PBS has led to four Number One jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. He performs worldwide and […]

Johnnie Brown was born in Mississippi. He began singing as a child in his father’s church choir. As an adult, Johnnie’s sibling and friends encouraged him to take singing more seriously. Brown decided to take his vision as a performer to the next level and formed a band. Since, he has established a reputable name […]

The finale of Bryan Nichols’s October residency at Berlin, We Are Many is an improvisational large group playing Nichols' compositions. Based on a Pablo Nerudo poem, We Are Many combines some of the best elements of large and small group jazz and harnesses the power of an incredible assemblage of the Twin Cities' finest musicians. […]