“Crescent City legends… wildly energetic” – NPR Formed in 1977, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the pioneers of the modern New Orleans brass band movement, recognized worldwide as an unstoppable musical machine whose name is synonymous with genre-bending romps and high-octane performances. They have been featured guests both in the studio and on stage with artists […]

“one of the greatest fingerpickers in the world.” – Chet Atkins From swing to jazz to bottleneck blues to folk, Grammy-winning acoustic guitarist Pat Donohue plays it all with a flourish of artistry and melodic inspiration. Chet Atkins called Pat one of the greatest finger pickers in the world today; Leo Kottke called his playing “haunting.” Pat is […]

NEARLY SOLD OUT. Please contact the box office at 612-332-5299 for seating options. “If jazz is the bread, then the blues is the butter for Tuba Skinny.” – Offbeat For over a decade Tuba Skinny has grown steadily in popularity, releasing twelve albums and touring all over the world. They’ve attracted a wide variety of fans- young and […]

“If jazz is the bread, then the blues is the butter for Tuba Skinny.” – Offbeat For over a decade Tuba Skinny has grown steadily in popularity, releasing twelve albums and touring all over the world. They’ve attracted a wide variety of fans- young and old, neophytes and niche-enthusiasts- with the strength of their musicianship and […]

“Absolutely stunning… leaving the audiences enthralled.” – Hindustan Times Strings For Peace Amjad Ali Khan, sarod Sharon Isbin, guitar Amaan Ali Bangash, sarod Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod Strings For Peace is steeped in the tradition of ragas and talas of North Indian classical music with sarod master Amjad Ali Khan, his virtuoso sons Amaan and Ayaan Ali […]

“Absolutely stunning… leaving the audiences enthralled.” – Hindustan Times Strings For Peace Amjad Ali Khan, sarod Sharon Isbin, guitar Amaan Ali Bangash, sarod Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod Strings For Peace is steeped in the tradition of ragas and talas of North Indian classical music with sarod master Amjad Ali Khan, his virtuoso sons Amaan and Ayaan Ali […]

“Cleary’s full combo R&B is as broad, deep and roiling as the Mississippi River…” – Rolling Stone Jon Cleary’s love and affinity for New Orleans music go back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in a musical family.  Cleary’s maternal grandparents performed in London in the 1940s, under the respective […]

NEARLY SOLD OUT. Please contact the box office at 612-332-5299 for seating options. “Shemekia Copeland has established herself as one of the leading blues artists of our time.” – NPR Music 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 […]

Please note: this is a rescheduled performance originally set for February 24, 2023.   “Bennett has the personality, pizazz and powerful pipes to fill an arena” – Star Tribune Local theatre and music icon and three-time Grammy winner Jamecia Bennett brings her new blues show to the Dakota! This new production will feature her favorite jazz and blues […]

NEARLY SOLD OUT. Please contact the box office at 612-332-5299 for seating options. “blending traditional music, blues and Afropop to impressive effect”  – The Guardian Preserving her musical past, Sona Jobarteh innovates to support a more humanitarian future. The spirit of Sona Jobarteh’s musical work stands on the mighty shoulders of The West African Griot tradition; she is […]