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 […]

Prolific guitarist Leo Kottke boasts an impressive body of work and an unrivaled fingerpicking style. His forty-plus albums over four decades have earned him two Grammy nominations and widespread acclaim. Drawing inspiration from folk, blues and jazz, he plays his signature six-string and twelve-string guitars with effortless aptitude, a big heart and an even bigger grin.  Kottke […]

$10 cover or a 2 drink minimum per person Willie Wisely hits The High Hat with the Tommy Barbarella Organ Combo, featuring Tommy (Prince, Greazy Meal) on B3, Jeff Bailey (Craig Taborn, James Carter) electric bass, Geoff LeCrone (Dr. Mambo’s Combo) on guitar and Dave Anania (Blue Man Group, Greazy Meal) on drums. It’s a […]

The award-winning Marilyn Maye appeared 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the record for appearances by a singer. He called her “Super-Singer”. Steve Allen presented her at various times on his national television show, which led to an RCA recording contract, seven albums and 34 singles including her hit record of “Cabaret”. Beside the […]

Tanner Taylor studied under Jack Oatts and Manhattan School of Music’s Garry Dial. An in-demand pianist throughout the Midwest, he regularly performs in the Omaha, Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Kansas City music scenes and is co-founder of Jazz Central Studios in the Twin Cities. Taylor has performed with jazz notables such as Clark Terry, Slide […]

The award-winning Marilyn Maye appeared 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, the record for appearances by a singer. He called her “Super-Singer”. Steve Allen presented her at various times on his national television show, which led to an RCA recording contract, seven albums and 34 singles including her hit record of “Cabaret”. Beside the […]

Guitar duo Pavel Jany and Dean Harrington will perform an hour of acoustic jazz and international music. The eclecticism of Pavel Jany's guitar playing and composing has no boundaries. Jany has founded several international jazz projects on the Twin Cities' music scene, including the Brazilian jazz ensemble Ticket To Brasil, the instrumental trio Talking Strings, […]

Grammy-winning saxophonist Miguel Zenón and prolific pianist Luis Perdomo will team up for two exceptional shows at Berlin. Their mission? To celebrate the Latin American songbook and the joy, tenderness, and beauty within. Grammy winner, Doris Duke Artist, and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced […]

$10 cover or a 2 drink minimum per person Zacc Harris is a Minneapolis-based guitarist, composer, and bandleader who has been an integral part of the Twin Cities jazz scene since 2005, earning the honor of Best Jazz Artist in 2017 by City Pages. A dynamic performer and composer, Harris leads and contributes to a […]

Big Blue Moon is a modern jazz piano trio from south Minneapolis. The group programs a setlist of Nick's originals, jazz standards, and improvisational arrangements & interpretations of favorite tunes from the 60s and 70s including Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Nick Drake. In a split second, this trio can turn from beautifully arranged sections […]

Award-winning pancakes plus traditional Colombian and Venezuelan dishes and eclectic music from around the globe, including some holiday tunes!

Jazz pianist Tedd Firth, most often seen in the Twin Cities as accompanist to such vocalists as Marilyn Maye, Michael Feinstein and Bernadette Peters, returns to Crooners for an intimate cocktail hour in Maggie's Lounge. Tedd Firth: Piano Tedd Firth is a musical director, pianist and arranger. As musical director and accompanist he has worked with […]