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December 2025
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Leo Kottke: Live at The Ordway
With Special Guest The OK Factor
Dec 5, 2025 • 7PM • From $50-$75
“wild, highly technical blend of bluegrass, folk, and jazz and classical” – Rolling Stone 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 […]
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Gunhild Carling
Sweden's Queen of Swing
Dec 5, 2025 • 7PM • From $52.25
“a star with megawatt energy and a breathtaking breadth of talent” – Theater Pizzazz Swedish musical sensation Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar whose show is a can’t-miss event! Whether she’s singing favorite swinging jazz standards, playing one of many instruments (trumpet, trombone, harmonica, oboe, harp, flute, recorder or jazz bagpipe!) or juggling and tap dancing, […]
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Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas
Feat. Maggie O'Connor
Americana Strings Master
Dec 10, 2025 • 7PM • From $69.76
“a national treasure” – Wynton Marsalis Three-time Grammy winning composer and fiddler Mark O’Connor has created several arrangements of Christmas classics. Here, he fashions a wondrous mixture of both instrumental and vocal music in bluegrass and other American music genres. The show features fresh takes on traditional songs with a few original compositions included. […]
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Merry Christmas From José James
Dec 16, 2025 • 7PM • From $47.10
“eclectic, groove-minded jazz singer” – NPR “Merry Christmas from José James” raises the bar for the contemporary Christmas show. James combines the classic jazz-crooner elegance of Frank Sinatra and Nat “King” Cole with the earthy sophistication of soul legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. Further, James breathes new life into much-loved holiday classics such as “The […]
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Merry Christmas From José James
Dec 17, 2025 • 7PM • From $47.10
“eclectic, groove-minded jazz singer” – NPR “Merry Christmas from José James” raises the bar for the contemporary Christmas show. James combines the classic jazz-crooner elegance of Frank Sinatra and Nat “King” Cole with the earthy sophistication of soul legends Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway. Further, James breathes new life into much-loved holiday classics such as “The […]
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents: A Creole Christmas
Dec 19, 2025 • 7PM • From $74.91
“passionate… on a timely mission to bring joy to the world.” – All About Jazz Celebrate the season as the incomparable Preservation Hall Jazz Band takes the stage with Creole Christmas. This memorable performance will feature New Orleans classics as well as beloved holiday selections with a twist. Founded in 1963, the band takes its name […]
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents: A Creole Christmas
Dec 20, 2025 • 6PM • From $74.91
“passionate… on a timely mission to bring joy to the world.” – All About Jazz Celebrate the season as the incomparable Preservation Hall Jazz Band takes the stage with Creole Christmas. This memorable performance will feature New Orleans classics as well as beloved holiday selections with a twist. Founded in 1963, the band takes its name […]
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents: A Creole Christmas
Dec 20, 2025 • 8:30PM • From $74.91
“passionate… on a timely mission to bring joy to the world.” – All About Jazz Celebrate the season as the incomparable Preservation Hall Jazz Band takes the stage with Creole Christmas. This memorable performance will feature New Orleans classics as well as beloved holiday selections with a twist. Founded in 1963, the band takes its name […]
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The Bad Plus
Progressive Jazz Scientists
Dec 25, 2025 • 6PM • From $41.95
“finely orchestrated, catchy original tunes, and a knack for radically reconstituted pop covers.” – The New York Times The Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades, they have played with spirit and adventure and have made their […]
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It’s because of concerts like this that I can’t stand living in Los Angeles. Why is it that Lowell Pickett’s Dakota … gets artists and tours to come to Minneapolis, MN and not darken the doors of any club in LA?
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