UW Eau Claire Jazz Combo
Jazz Central Studios 407 Central Avenue Southeast, MinneapolisCome see UWEC Jazz Combo under the direction of Aaron Hedenstrom!
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Come see UWEC Jazz Combo under the direction of Aaron Hedenstrom!
Peter White has become known as one of the jazz industry’s greatest icons, despite being entirely self-taught. For over forty years, he’s worked with many greats, recorded eighteen solo and collaboration albums, and performed before countless audiences. He has collaborated with Boney James, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz and numerous others.
The Willie August Project performs two sets of award-winning original tunes and jazz classics. Consisting of Ben Siems (guitar), Jeremy Hauer (drums), and Matt Peterson (upright bass), the group plays melodic, rhythmically intricate music with roots in the ECM progressive jazz tradition. Ben Siems (co-founder, guitarist/composer) has performed at venues across the country as a […]
Set one will find Martin Dosh playing solo—surrounded by his usual Rhodes, drumset, and samplers—constructing loops, playing new material, and reinterpreting old. Set two will be a trio collaboration with Anthony Cox on bass and Chris Thomson on saxophone, playing some loose compositions and improvisations. Martin Dosh has been making independent music out of his […]
Pianist Kent Goodroad, bassist Dan Carpel, and drummer Miguel Hurtado will perform two sets of jazz standards over the dinner hour. Dan Carpel attended Berklee College of Music, where he was in the school’s Monterey Quartet. He was a member of Jason Palmer’s band throughout his time in town, and was a mainstay in their […]
Join RetroFizz for their annual tribute to that genius of American Popular Song, Burt Bacharach. This year's all-star special guest lineup will include Maud Hixson, Curtiss A, Julius Collins, Kendra Glenn, Becky Schlegel, Nate Dungan, John Kerns and possible others! Ariel Donahue: Vocals Jimmy Kennedy: Keyboard, Vocals Joe Weismann: Bass, Vocals Mo Engel: Drums, Vocals […]
The Ana Everling Quartet’s music may sound like folklore, but they perform all original compositions, combining modern arrangements and improvised sounds. Everling and her band (i.e., Edinho Gerber on seven-string acoustic guitar; Hunter Diamond on sax, clarinet, flute, percussion; and Minnesota’s own Kenny Reichert on electric guitar) deliver complex performances that address universal themes. This […]
Houston and Minneapolis-based guitarist and composer, Will Schmid, has been performing his original music professionally for over a decade. He has led ensembles in multiple appearances at the Twin Cities and Iowa City Jazz Festivals, and at nationally renowned venues such as New York’s ShapeShifter Lab and Cleveland’s BOP STOP at The Music Settlement. As […]
Danny Sigelman has long been an active member of the Twin Cities creative community/arts and music scene. As a radio DJ, he was a part of the founding crews at Radio K and The Current, and he currently hosts a weekly Saturday night show, The Jazz Impulse, at Jazz88 in the Twin Cities. Curating a […]
Paul Harper and Phil Aaron will perform jazz standards, modern jazz works, and the occasional song from the popular music world. Expect emotion, lyricism, and reverence for the art of jazz from these two fine musicians. Mr. Harper (tenor saxophone) and Mr. Aaron (piano) have been playing for a number of years together in the Paul […]
Minneapolis-based jazz pianist and composer, Mary Louise Knutson (k’NOOT-son), has been called "one of the most exciting artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time." Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought her much recognition on the national music scene.
ESQUINA is inspired by Miles Davis’s electric period (On the Corner, Agharta, Pangaea), featuring synths, electric bass, and processed trumpet with FX pedals as well as Armenian melodies and influences. The band will perform beautiful original tunes with space for free improvisation and group interplay. Band Members Michael Sarian - Trumpet/FX Nathan Ellman-Bell - Drums […]