May
24
7:00 PM19:00

Pavel Jany & Global Jazz Collegium

Genre: Jazz/World

Details: Global Jazz Collegium is an assembly of local and international musicians founded by the Twin Cities based guitarist and composer Pavel Jany. The group has released two albums of mostly original material and performed at the Selby Jazz Festival, TC Jazz Festival, MN State Fair and at many local jazz venues and concert series. In addition to the original material, Global Jazz Collegium's repertoire includes works by Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Billy Cobham, Carlos Santana, Hermeto Pascoal, and other legends of jazz/fusion.

Tickets: Donation encouraged

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May
4
8:00 PM20:00

Ichiko Aoba

Genre: Japanese Folk

Details: Ichiko Aoba has the power to bend space around her, pulling listeners from reality and surrounding them in the comforting fabric of her imagination. She’s been casting these spells since her debut at 19 years old, making picturesque dioramas with only her voice and guitar. But in recent years, she’s turned a corner and let a new process take hold. The Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist tapped into the full breadth of her ability, marrying the classical guitar of her earlier work with lofty orchestral sweeps.

Tickets: $37.50-$48.56

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May
3
8:00 PM20:00

Ichiko Aoba

Genre: Japanese Folk

Details: Ichiko Aoba has the power to bend space around her, pulling listeners from reality and surrounding them in the comforting fabric of her imagination. She’s been casting these spells since her debut at 19 years old, making picturesque dioramas with only her voice and guitar. But in recent years, she’s turned a corner and let a new process take hold. The Japanese singer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist tapped into the full breadth of her ability, marrying the classical guitar of her earlier work with lofty orchestral sweeps.

Tickets: $37.50-$48.56

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Apr
29
8:15 PM20:15

Jesse Cook

Genre: Flamenco, Jazz, World Music

Details: Beyond his prolific accomplishments as a beloved Nuevo Flamenco guitarist over the past 25 years, JESSE COOK has honed his skills as a composer, producer, arranger, performer, and filmmaker.

Tickets: $45-$59

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Mar
27
12:00 PM12:00

Minneapolis String Project

Genre: Jazz/Soul/Fusion

Details: Ernest Bisong, David Feily and Greg Byers have spent years performing and honing their musicianship in separate spheres of the Minnesota music scene and come together to form this unique musical partnership. MPLS String Project deviates from the standard repertoire for bowed stringed instruments and draws from jazz, fusion, soul, as well as an array of world music influences. Live performances leave audiences dazzled by their cooperative improvisation and creativity.

Tickets: Free

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Mar
4
7:30 PM19:30

Dreamers’ Circus

Genre: Indie-Folk

Details: The ambitiously inventive Nordic trio Dreamers’ Circus is one of the most talked-about acts in acoustic music. The three members mine their backgrounds in traditional and roots music to present a genre-bending amalgam of folk sensitivity, jazz-tinged improvisation, and classical complexity, distilled through an openness to pop influences across a range of instruments, including fiddle, accordion, piano, and cittern.

Tickets: $25

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Feb
25
7:00 PM19:00

Trace Bundy

Genre: Fingerstyle

Details: Internationally acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. Here, he uses harmonics, looping, and multiple capos to create music that is poetry in motion. Seeing the fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers. Fans marvel as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers.

Tickets: $30-40

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Feb
24
7:00 PM19:00

Masters of Hawaiian Music George Kahumoku, Jr., Sonny Lim & Herb Ohta, Jr.

Genre: Hawaiian guitar

Details: Three Masters, featured regularly at Maui’s renowned Slack Key Show, share the uniquely Hawaiian styles of slack-key guitar and ‘ukulele. These styles originated in the early 19th century, when Portuguese immigrants introduced the ‘ukulele to Hawai‘i. Then, Mexican cowboys brought guitars to the islands, along with their ranching knowledge. Hawaiians have made these instruments their own.

Tickets: $40-45

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Feb
23
2:30 PM14:30

The Dream Songs Project

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Genre: Classical (new music)

Details: Alyssa Anderson voice and Joseph Spoelstra, guitar. New music for voice and guitar featuring "The Waste Land Pt 1" by Yoshi Weinberg and "The Old Wide Way" by Katherine Bergman. Both song cycles were commissioned by the ensemble.

Tickets: Free

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Feb
8
7:00 PM19:00

Ana Popović

Genre: modern blues guitar, vocals

Details: Ana Popović has been touring and recording regularly for over 20 years. Her high-energy concerts showcase not only Ana’s mesmerizing guitar skills but also her fabulous band, successfully merging musical styles. Ana’s passion on stage is so evident that it is clear, this IS what she lives for. Ana estimates that over the years she has done about 2500 shows, and easily has another 2500 in the making.

Tickets: $35-45

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Jan
31
8:00 PM20:00

Mike Dawes

Genre: Folk, Pop, Rock

Details: Mike Dawes is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging, and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. He is regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarist and has shared the stage with acts as diverse as Tommy Emmanuel, Christopher Cross, Periphery, The Aristocrats, Justin Hayward, and others.

Tickets: $30

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