“What a terrific combo. Everything they do is a surprise.” – Greil Marcus Started in 2005 as an off-shoot project between Minneapolis-based musicians and friends Chan Poling (piano), Steve Roehm (vibes), and John Munson (bass), TNS has grown into a globe-spanning adventure, filling theaters and clubs around the world, spawning several CDs, videos, cartoons, dance/theater projects, and ancillary gewgaws that […]

“McCraven has quietly become one of the best arguments for jazz’s vitality” – New York Times Makaya McCraven is a beat scientist. The bleeding edge drummer, producer, and sonic collagist is one of Chicago’s savviest cultural players and a multi-talented force whose inventive process & intuitive, cinematic style defies categorization.  French-born but raised in the Pioneer […]

On Mondays, we’re waiving cover fees so our menu can take center stage and fans of our food can revel in our menu.  For more than 35 years Dakota has had a reputation for both its world-class music and cuisine. However, since reopening one year ago fans have only been able to experience our menu if they purchase a ticket to […]

“This is timeless, classic piano trio music, right up there with Bill Evans and Bill Charlap.” – Star Tribune Jazz pianist-composer Mary Louise Knutson has been called “one of the most exciting artists to happen to jazz piano in quite some time.” Her warm, inviting tone, broad range of emotional expression, and distinctive compositions have brought […]

“Self-styled poetess, folk goddess and country waif, Pieta’s music resonates with a seductive simplicity and lyrical grace.” — BBC The daughter of two preacher’s kids, Pieta Brown’s early upbringing in Iowa was in a rural outpost with no furnace, running water, or TV. There, she was exposed to traditional and rural folk music through her father, Greg […]

“brilliant, intuitive and inventive… explosive” – Music Connection Pianist-vocalist Sarah McKenzie is a hit in Europe and is loved in her native Australia. Now she is turning heads in the U.S. Her performances and recordings document McKenzie’s burgeoning brilliance in interpreting 20th-century jazz standards with her penchant for crafting sterling compositions that will surely become jazz […]

Natania Kamin is a charismatic vocalist, songwriter and dancer who is passionate about sharing the music of her native Brazil with American audiences. Ticket To Brasil is a bossa nova, samba and Brazilian jazz project founded by contemporary jazz guitarist and composer Pavel Jany. The group has performed at many national and international jazz events and […]

This production weaves the spiritual and humble beginnings of Whitney Houston. This powerful show will present Whitney’s gospel, R&B foundation and her #1 hits. These songs are the most vocally demanding recordings that only Whitney herself would dare to sing in one evening. This show features some of the Midwest’s most powerful vocalists like Kathleen […]

“This is urban fire for the 21st century.” – Pop Matters Recorded in both New York and Los Angeles, ‘All In,’ Splithoff’s invigorating debut, has indeed been brewing for quite some time now, and its release this year marks the culmination of nearly a decade of highs and lows, victories and defeats, breakthroughs and setbacks. Building […]