Jazz-centered DJ set

This two-set show will feature the formidable trio of Ahndenet bandleader Abinnet Berhanu, new-to-town saxophonist Ryan Freitas, and Kennedy Center resident Lasse Corson. It’s an official Twin Cities Jazz Festival event! Virginia transplant Abinnet Berhanu started his fascination with music on the trumpet but later fell in love with the sheer power of drums. A […]

Comin’ in hot! Twin Cities-based gypsy jazz/swing band Mississippi Hot Club is performing an intimate hometown show concert at Berlin on Friday, June 20! Mississippi Hot Club is a gypsy jazz quartet of Minnesota natives: Joshua Parlanti, Alissa “Big Al” Jacobsen, Joseph Downing, and Ian Stenlund. The group’s name is inspired by the Mississippi River, […]

Charlie Bruber and Jack Barrett, longtime friends and collaborators, will perform a duo set at Berlin. When they play their original compositions as a duo, you can hear a friendship distilled to its purest form. This show is an official Twin Cities Jazz Festival event! Jack Barrett has explored avenues of classical, progressive rock, metal, […]

Bassist Calvin Caron and pianist Patrick Adkins will perform a 60-minute set of cerebral, elegant modern jazz. Then, bantu-jazz musician and composer Nyttu Chongo will perform his own hour of original works, accompanied by renowned percussionist Tim O'Keefe. This show is an official Twin Cities Jazz Festival event! Patrick Adkins is an inventive, empathetic Minneapolis-based pianist […]

The Larry McDonough Group returns to Berlin to celebrate the release of their new CD, Best of the Aster Classic Jazz Series, which filled the Aster Cafe in April. They will perform one set from the CD and one set of the music of Dexter Gordon, including music from the 1986 Oscar-winning film Round Midnight. […]

Usually our night off, Blue Tuesday is a rare night when Berlin opens its doors for an intimate gathering — this is not your ordinary dinner and a show. Our third Blue Tuesday is performed by the Adam Linz Quartet, and pays tribute to jazz legend Charles Mingus. Be a part of an exclusive experience […]

Pianist Michael Cain, bassist Ted Olsen, and drummer Adam Nussbaum will present two sets of jazz infused with R&B and contemporary influences. With special guests Barbara Cohen (vocals) and Terrell X (beatboxing, spoken word), expect an electrifying mix of jazz, soul, and improvisation that will keep you engaged all night long. As a pianist and keyboardist, Michael Cain has had a prolific recording career, […]

Ousmon Dubwise (bass/vocals) and Jamill Shaw (tenor saxophone) of Milwaukee’s Jazz Flux bring their tunes to the Twin Cities. Jazz Flux is a group of several of Milwaukee's most active jazz musicians. A love of jazz has driven this group to cocreate and maintain one of America’s great musical traditions. The group derives its unique […]

Minneapolis music producer and creative multi-hyphenate Medium Zach started out as a DJ before focusing on making his own records in the studio. With a deep vinyl collection of funk, R&B, hip-hop, jazz, and soul at home, it only felt right to have him come through with a crate for a special Late Night Lounge set […]