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, Max Roach, and on from those depths. To share a stage shared by so much music from far and wide is an honor. JT is […]

Witness the Minnesota debut of one of the foremost up-and-coming jazz vocalists of our time! For the inaugural evening of July Reunions With Ella Grace, Julia Danielle will join us from New York City, where she is earning her master’s degree at The Juilliard School, for two dynamic sets of original compositions and arrangements from […]

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 sold-out concerts at the Guthrie and Fitzgerald Theaters and went on to tour Europe and Japan, sharing concert billing with Harry Connick, Jr., Joe Williams, […]

This 16 piece band boosts having been on-going for the last 35 years . Originally under the musical direction of arranger/ composer Steve Devich, they have built a library of big band music containing over 450 charts!

New York transplant at home on Guitar, piano, and, I hear, Bass. He’ll be strumming and picking

Adi Yeshaya and his son Ethan have a secret: sometimes they play jazz together. While visiting each other’s houses for dinner at each other’s houses, they’ll often play some tunes for fun. Well, it was a secret…until now! With the help of master drummer Ben Ehrlich, the Yeshaya boys are ready to take their tunes […]

Regional Jazz Trio will play two sets at Berlin. Band Members: JT Bates - Drums Anthony Cox - Bass Mike Lewis - Saxophone Growing up in a musical family gave JT Bates an early start into sound and rhythmic exploration. He set on the path to becoming a working musician while playing in his father’s […]

Mike Bartunek is a saxophonist and music educator based in the Twin Cities. This performance will feature his original compositions.     Featuring: Mike Bartunek - alto saxophone Andrew Long - tenor saxophone Mike Lauer - guitar Max Johnk - bass  Ben Ehrlich - drums

Led by pianist, composer, and educator Tyler Lustek, the Tyler Lustek Confluence is a cutting-edge jazz ensemble that reimagines the progressive possibilities of music while keeping one foot firmly planted in the jazz tradition. The Tyler Lustek Confluence is currently producing its poetry-centric original debut album, Shmehara, recorded live at Jazz Central Studios in late […]

Pianist and composer Rob Clearfield makes his Berlin debut in support of his new album, Voice in the Wilderness. Reconciling the creative spirit of his native Chicago with a lyricism that touches the heart, the France-based pianist presents a diverse program of original compositions, with influences ranging from the hip-hop infused production of Robert Glasper […]

Keyboardist William Duncan presents an evening of music.   Featuring: William Duncan - keys

Bassist Michael Gold, saxophonist Brad Holden, pianist Phil Aaron, and drummer Greg Schutte have developed a long-term, close friendship and deep musical affinity. Join them for an inspiring evening of jazz. Jazz bassist Michael Gold moved from New York to the Twin Cities in 1996. He has performed with such artists as Larry Coryell, Warne Marsh, […]