“Ribot’s style [is] embedded in jazz vocabulary, but angular and gritty” – Sound of Boston   DAKOTA DEBUT   Marc Ribot’s four months with jazz organ legend Brother Jack McDuff were his first ever with an internationally touring artist. Although the two never recorded together (due to artistic differences that became apparent in Ribot’s later work… […]

“A new-generation Queen of the Blues” – PBS   Award-winning blues, soul and Americana singer Shemekia Copeland possesses one of the most instantly recognizable and deeply soulful roots music voices of our time. She is beloved worldwide for the fearlessness, honesty and humor of her revelatory music, as well as for delivering each song she performs with […]

“French music with lots of international twists… true joy” – Broadway World   Paris Chansons is an exciting French band with an Eastern European twist. They are known for their original renditions of French favorites from Aznavour, Dassin, Piaf, Macias, Adamo and Dalida, all the way to contemporary artists like Zaz & Stromae! Their exhilarating performances […]

“French music with lots of international twists… true joy” – Broadway World   Paris Chansons is an exciting French band with an Eastern European twist. They are known for their original renditions of French favorites from Aznavour, Dassin, Piaf, Macias, Adamo and Dalida, all the way to contemporary artists like Zaz & Stromae! Their exhilarating performances […]

NEARLY SOLD OUT. Please contact the box office at 612-332-5299 for seating options.   “sheer joy and love” – Paul Simon   Ladysmith Black Mambazo has performed for millions of people, singing a message of peace, love and harmony. With their 2024 release, Soothe My Soul… Songs From Our South African Church, the group puts their spin on gospel […]

“sheer joy and love” – Paul Simon   Ladysmith Black Mambazo has performed for millions of people, singing a message of peace, love and harmony. With their 2024 release, Soothe My Soul… Songs From Our South African Church, the group puts their spin on gospel music. The year 2024 marks the 64th anniversary of Joseph Shabalala forming […]

“Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved” – Time   Grammy Award-winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, from Tony Bennett, Phil Woods, and Benny Carter to Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis. He is acclaimed for his interpretations of the American popular songbook and has recorded […]

“Charlap approaches a song the way a lover approaches his beloved” – Time   Grammy Award-winning pianist Bill Charlap has performed with many of the leading artists of our time, from Tony Bennett, Phil Woods, and Benny Carter to Gerry Mulligan and Wynton Marsalis. He is acclaimed for his interpretations of the American popular songbook and has recorded […]

“Loaded with personality and a capacity for writing first-rate melodies” – PopMatters   Everything in Jon McLaughlin’s life makes its way into his music, whether he’s conscious of it or not. The artist, raised in Indiana and based in Nashville, brings all of his experiences and beliefs into each song he creates, something that is […]

“Cummings’ guitar work is sizzling.” – Billboard   There is no set timetable in the trajectory of watching great musicians develop. Some appear full-blown right from the start, and others can take a whole career to get to that elevated place. Albert Cummings arrived strong right at the beginning and has kept growing throughout endless tours […]