Ted Olsen will be joined by longtime rhythm section colleagues Joe Strachan and Miguel Hurtado for a night of explorative, emotive modern jazz. Featuring original compositions, arrangements, and standards, the first set will feature NYC-based young lion Sophia Kickhofel on alto saxophone. The second set will feature the outstanding vocalist and songwriter Aby Wolf. Band […]

A very special house band will open this evening’s jam: Dave Power on drums, Eric Carranza on guitar, and Cody McKinney on bass. After the Desert Noir Trio show, the house band will stick around to jam. ◊ The Cherry Pit presents an open jam for musicians and music lovers in the Twin Cities. It’s […]

Join HEYARLO at Berlin on the last Thursdays of June, July, and August for their Shifting Forms series. As the summer goes on, the group will expand—shifting in size, sound, and sonic depth. The series will culminate in the release of HEYARLO’s highly anticipated debut EP. For the final night of Shifting Forms, celebrate the […]

Saxophonist Anna Dolde and pianist Klo Garoute will perform two sets of original jazz instrumentals and arrangements. Anna Dolde is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who is from Seattle and lives in Minneapolis. Her primary instrument is saxophone, but she also sings and plays flute and bass clarinet for projects across the Twin Cities, including Rabeca, […]

All-star Twin Cities musicians Joey Van Phillips, Kavyesh Kaviraj, Chris Thomson, and Chris Bates team up to perform the music of jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. Born in 1917, Monk built his signature improvisatory style on playful rhythms and clashing chords. He performed with Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane and is a […]

Join guitarist Chris Graham and a special guest (to be announced on Saturday, Aug. 23) for an intimate evening of jazz in a stripped-down guitar-piano duet format. With room for subtlety, surprise, and deep musical conversation, this performance will invite listeners into the heart of spontaneous interplay. Guitarist Chris Graham masterfully interweaves tradition and future. […]

Join the Ross Clowser Quartet in celebrating the release of Clowser’s debut album, "this is how we move through time.,” which will be released on Aura Vortex Records on Sept. 12. Band Members: Ross Clowser - Guitar Joe Strachan - Piano Josh Granowski - Bass Tarek Abdelqader - Drums ◊ Written over the past 5 […]

Pianist Jorge Luis Pacheco headlined the 2024 Twin Cities Winter Jazz Festival and was featured at the 2019 Twin Cities Jazz Festival. He’s headed back to the Twin Cities this fall for two high-energy trio shows copresented by CAYO at Berlin! Jorge Luis Pacheco is a leading pianist from the new generation of jazz in […]

sunpearl and friends will sonically articulate the effect of light bending through water throughout two improvised sets. The first set will be a duo performance by Robert Lehmann and Toby Ramaswamy, and the second set will be a trio set with sunpearl, Toby Ramaswamy, and Shahzad Ismaily. sunpearl is an ambient vocal project that draws […]

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 […]