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“Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more.” This is what the Star Tribune had to say about this charismatic chanteuse. Here, Michelle’s conversational style recalls the late Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz. And yet, her music is free of tiresome camp […]
A member of the Midwest music scene for many years, Ginger Commodore is a regular visitor to the Dakota stage. Classically trained, gospel-influenced, and jazz-inspired, Ginger’s musical foundation is a true amalgam of musical styles presented with her unique delivery.
Just in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo. His remarkable career has taken him all over the musical map in a wide range of solo projects and collaborations. An […]
Just in case you aren’t familiar with Béla Fleck, there are many who say he’s the premiere banjo player in the world. Others claim that Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo. His remarkable career has taken him all over the musical map in a wide range of solo projects and collaborations. An […]
Davina and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national music scene. Their high-energy live shows feature level-A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. Also, their influences range from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits. Moreover, the band is converting audiences one show at a […]
Grammy-winning titan of jazz saxophone Joe Lovano and virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage have enjoyed a long journey of mutual admiration. They first met in 1999 at Yoshi’s in Oakland, where Joe was performing with McCoy Tyner. Julian’s father brought the young prodigy to the show, and it was there he connected with Joe. They kept […]
Grammy-winning titan of jazz saxophone Joe Lovano and virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage have enjoyed a long journey of mutual admiration. They first met in 1999 at Yoshi’s in Oakland, where Joe was performing with McCoy Tyner. Julian’s father brought the young prodigy to the show, and it was there he connected with Joe. They kept […]
Since Hiromi’s debut album, 2003’s Another Mind, the world-renowned pianist’s sound has evolved with every release. Here, she erases the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. Now she changes tack again with her heaviest, funkiest album yet: Sonicwonderland. For her new quartet, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, she cast bassist Hadrien Feraud, drummer Gene Coye, and trumpet […]
Since Hiromi’s debut album, 2003’s Another Mind, the world-renowned pianist’s sound has evolved with every release. Here, she erases the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. Now she changes tack again with her heaviest, funkiest album yet: Sonicwonderland. For her new quartet, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, she cast bassist Hadrien Feraud, drummer Gene Coye, and trumpet […]
If you love the full sound and quality of the R&B bands of the 70s, 80s, and 90s you will love The Johnnie Brown Experience. Johnnie Brown brings the excitement, musicianship, and lyrics all alive again. His raspy baritone voice and showmanship will take you back to the pinnacle of R&B music. During The Johnnie Brown Experience, you will […]
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.
