There might be no finer time than the present to soak up local favorite Chastity Brown’s soothing and thought-provoking folk-rock.
CHASTITY BROWN
JAN 30-31 • 7PM
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The Cookers
This veteran jazz ensemble gained attention recently for backing out of a New Year’s Eve gig at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., because of how the institution is being run under a new board of directors. But the Cookers should be garnering attention for their splendid hard-bop musicianship. The players have more than 250 years of experience in jazz and have been heard on more than 1,000 recordings, by a who’s who including Sonny Rollins, Charles Lloyd and Dexter Gordon. The two younger Cookers, 60-something trumpeter David Weiss and saxophonist Donald Harrison, have played with Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard and Art Blakey, among others.
THE COOKERS
FEB 1 • 7PM
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Esteemed Twin Cities vocalist Prudence Johnson sits in with Dan Newton’s Cafe Accordion Orchestra.
CAFE ACCORDION ORCHESTRA w/PRUDENCE JOHNSON
FEB 2 • 7PM
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Local jazzists the Southside Aces are gearing up for Mardi Gras season with another “Night in New Orleans” show.
SOUTHSIDE ACES: A NIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS
FEB 3 • 7PM
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The Headhunters
Yes, they are the band that played with Herbie Hancock on his iconic 1973 fusion album “Head Hunters.” They’ve carried on as a group for more than five decades, though the personnel has changed. In 2024, they dropped “The Stunt Man,” their seventh studio effort, interpreting George Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” and Wayne Shorter’s “ESP,” as well as captivating modern jazz originals. Last year, the Headhunters released “Live at Garcia’s Chicago“ featuring old favorites like ”Watermelon Man.“ Longtime co-leaders drummer Mike Clark (drums) and Bill Summers (percussion) will be joined by New Orleans vets Chris Severin (bass), Clarence Johnson (saxophone) and Shea Pierre (keyboards).