Saxophonist Nelson Devereaux curates Sundays at Berlin in May. This week: Sonic Bliss. Friends since a spontaneous, chaotic, and dimly lit jam in a Berklee dorm room, saxophonist Nelson Devereaux and guitarist Asher Kurtz have knit a tight bond. More than 10 years after that first jam, the joyful duo will improvise together for a […]

Conor McGinnis started selecting tunes for WSUM 91.7 FM Madison over a decade ago. His show The Spinzone became a weekly radio show dedicated to sharing his latest record shop finds. Its early beginnings were mostly dominated by jazz; then, it plunged into deep house, broken beat, and nu-disco. His programming additionally got picked up […]

ESQUINA is inspired by Miles Davis’s electric period (On the Corner, Agharta, Pangaea), featuring synths, electric bass, and processed trumpet with FX pedals as well as Armenian melodies and influences. The band will perform beautiful original tunes with space for free improvisation and group interplay. Band Members Michael Sarian - Trumpet/FX Nathan Ellman-Bell - Drums […]

Paul Harper and Phil Aaron will perform jazz standards, modern jazz works, and the occasional song from the popular music world. Expect emotion, lyricism, and reverence for the art of jazz from these two fine musicians. Mr. Harper (tenor saxophone) and Mr. Aaron (piano) have been playing for a number of years together in the Paul […]

Danny Sigelman has long been an active member of the Twin Cities creative community/arts and music scene. As a radio DJ, he was a part of the founding crews at Radio K and The Current, and he currently hosts a weekly Saturday night show, The Jazz Impulse, at Jazz88 in the Twin Cities. Curating a […]

The Ana Everling Quartet’s music may sound like folklore, but they perform all original compositions, combining modern arrangements and improvised sounds. Everling and her band (i.e., Edinho Gerber on seven-string acoustic guitar; Hunter Diamond on sax, clarinet, flute, percussion; and Minnesota’s own Kenny Reichert on electric guitar) deliver complex performances that address universal themes. This […]

Pianist Kent Goodroad, bassist Dan Carpel, and drummer Miguel Hurtado will perform two sets of jazz standards over the dinner hour. Dan Carpel attended Berklee College of Music, where he was in the school’s Monterey Quartet. He was a member of Jason Palmer’s band throughout his time in town, and was a mainstay in their […]

Set one will find Martin Dosh playing solo—surrounded by his usual Rhodes, drumset, and samplers—constructing loops, playing new material, and reinterpreting old. Set two will be a trio collaboration with Anthony Cox on bass and Chris Thomson on saxophone, playing some loose compositions and improvisations. Martin Dosh has been making independent music out of his […]