This group, a brand-new aggregation, pays homage to the great pianist and composer Thelonious Monk just two days after his birthday (Oct. 10). More an appreciation band than a cover band, this quartet will share some unexpected songs and reimaginings of Monk's incredible music. Band Members: Bryan Nichols - Piano Dave King - Drums Bryan […]

The Cherry Pit presents an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s a social hub for Twin Cities creatives, a training ground to refine musicianship, and a vehicle for high-vibrational improvisation. This is not a free-form basement jam or strictly a jazz jam. Our goal is to find an equilibrium […]

Upright bassist Liz Draper, drummer Chris Hepola, and vocalist/keyboardist Crystal Myslajek unite to present two sets of genre-defying music spanning experimentalism; improvisation; and new expansive, reflective songs exploring geographical and environmental themes. Bassist Liz Draper has played with everyone from Sub Pop's Grammy-nominated slowcore band Low to the Balkan folk group Orkestar Bez Ime, Righteous […]

Alto saxophonist Owen Brady and guitarist Jackson Peters will perform two sets, rendering a mix of familiar and obscure pieces of jazz repertoire, orchestral excerpts, film scores, and originals. Jackson Peters is a graduate from Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in guitar performance. Known for his range and versatility, he has performed alongside a wide […]

Vocalist Aby Wolf returns to Berlin with piano virtuoso Kavyesh Kaviraj and first-call drummer Pete James Johnson to present a collaborative set of originals and select covers (arranged by Johnson and Kaviraj) for the Twin Cities’ brilliant Laurels String Quartet. This stellar supergroup convenes once in a blue moon. Don't miss it. Band Members: Erica […]

Drummer Chresten Hyde, guitarist Toivo Hannigan and bassist Dan Carpel perform a mix of old and new standards, deep cuts, and improvisation. Drawing on a wide variety of influences both inside and outside of jazz, they bring a modern, fresh approach to the guitar trio. Chresten Hyde is a drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter based in […]

Bassist Yohannes Tona, a core member of Cory Wong’s touring band, will showcas his own world-jazz compositions at Berlin. Band Members: Yohannes Tona - Bass/Compositions Matt Berry - Guitar Wendell Henry - Drums Steven Hobert - Keys Pete Whitman - Sax ⊹ Yohannes Tona was born in Awassa, a vibrant city in southern Ethiopia where […]

Rekindling a project from before Kaleena Miller moved to NYC, these four dance around each other—literally and musically—to improvise new forms and connect music and dance in previously unheard ways. Band Members: Bryan Nichols - Piano Kaleena Miller - Dance JT Bates - Drums Cody McKinney - Bass ⊹ Bryan Nichols is a pianist, composer, […]

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 […]

The Cherry Pit presents an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s a social hub for Twin Cities creatives, a training ground to refine musicianship, and a vehicle for high-vibrational improvisation. This is not a free-form basement jam or strictly a jazz jam. Our goal is to find an equilibrium […]

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 […]

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 […]