Dorothy Doring is a seasoned Minnesota jazz vocalist. Doring’s professional singing career has developed over several decades producing three award winning jazz albums. Dorothy has past experience in everything from country to rock to blues and jazz. Dorothy adds the freedom of jazz improvisation plus the intimacy of cabaret into every performance. Dorothy Doring and […]

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honors for performance and composition – scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music, and his critically acclaimed release, SIMPLE COMPLEX, rose to #1. Jon lives in New […]

The Selby Avenue Brass Band brings a unique voice to the Minneapolis / St. Paul music scene.  While our musical roots come from the streets of New Orleans we expand from that genre into many others. The group is led by Tom Wells, tubaist, arranger & composer and music educator in the Twin Cities area. Tom’s […]

Doreen’s Jazz brings the best of New Orleans to every performance. This group has performed their joyful, energetic original and soulful New Orleans jazz in (47) states and (24) countries.  Doreen’s Jazz has represented the United States on several occasions by teaching and performing for Dignitaries and Royalty, including (4) US Presidents.  Doreen’s Jazz, and its representatives, can […]

An American jazz musician, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, educator, and producer, Teri lives in New York City and also spends time in New York’s Hudson Valley. She began playing piano at age 5, and played church organ throughout her teens. When she discovered jazz in her early 20s – and soon after made her first demo […]

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. […]

Niny Salem is a soulful jazz vocalist from Vientiane, Laos. A Southeast Asian immigrant who has lived on three continents and drawn inspiration from experiences across four, she brings global perspective and multilingual artistry—singing in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Based in the Twin Cities, she has performed with top local and national musicians, delivering intimate […]

Trius has been playing together as a trio for a number of years.   Dave Hagedorn, vibes, retired from directing the jazz program at St. Olaf College in 2020, after leading it for 23 years.  He has performed and/or recorded with the George Russell Living Time Orchestra (nominated for a Grammy in 1985), as well as […]

When was the last time you heard a singer/songwriter bust into a fantastic bebop guitar solo? When was the last time you saw a jazz guitarist step up to the vocal mic and bring the audience to tears with a country ballad by Gram Parsons? Minnesota music legend Ben Glaros has found a way to […]

Luminous, multi-genre vocalist and international touring artist Katia Cardenas inspires audiences with her sultry, soulful voice and infectious energy and presence. Possessing an impeccable range and dynamic style, Katia grew up in a musical family, and her professional training came largely “on the job,” performing throughout high school with her mother’s Bay Area bands and […]

A SOUL MAN SHAPED BY THE PAST, FORGING A PATH OF HIS OWN INTO THE FUTURE The soulful bearded songsmith, known to the world in 2012 as he endured the intense scrutiny of hit-making judges and a major television audience during “The Voice”. Finishing third that year, his riveting performances and his unassuming personal proclamations […]

Room3 is a jazz fusion wild card rooted in tradition yet driven by experimentation. Their sound is imaginative, playful and rhythmically sharp, mixing elements of bebop, contemporary jazz, prog rock, funk and more. The collective currently operates out of Minneapolis, most commonly as a five-piece, with RAWTWHYLAH (aka Colin Mitchell) on drums, Beck Anderson on bass, Eli Awada on keyboards, Jovon Williams on […]