“tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat The only thing that Christian McBride loves more than jazz bass is his hometown of Philadelphia, where “jawn” is a multi-purpose word that loosely translates as “joint,” “place,” or “thing.” Christian’s New Jawn is his new band, his new thing, and in the piano-less tradition […]

“tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat The only thing that Christian McBride loves more than jazz bass is his hometown of Philadelphia, where “jawn” is a multi-purpose word that loosely translates as “joint,” “place,” or “thing.” Christian’s New Jawn is his new band, his new thing, and in the piano-less tradition […]

“tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat The only thing that Christian McBride loves more than jazz bass is his hometown of Philadelphia, where “jawn” is a multi-purpose word that loosely translates as “joint,” “place,” or “thing.” Christian’s New Jawn is his new band, his new thing, and in the piano-less tradition […]

“tight instrumentation, fast-and-loose percussive subtlety and soul for days.” – Downbeat The only thing that Christian McBride loves more than jazz bass is his hometown of Philadelphia, where “jawn” is a multi-purpose word that loosely translates as “joint,” “place,” or “thing.” Christian’s New Jawn is his new band, his new thing, and in the piano-less tradition […]

“vintage jazz-rock fusion… decidedly funky” – All About Jazz Eric Krasno is a founding member of Lettuce and Soulive and Stanton Moore is a founding member of Galactic and Garage-a-Trois. After meeting in the mid-1990s, they have crossed paths and shared the stage together countless times over the past 25 years. Both are Grammy award-winning artists […]

“Simpson’s raspy, dynamic voice is larger than life” – MPR The Mae Simpson Band blurs the lines between a wide range of influences. Fueled by the depth and energy of funk and rock, they take their hooks from the melodies of R&B and folk. The band is led and named after Mae Simpson whose “voice is larger than […]

“Simpson’s raspy, dynamic voice is larger than life” – MPR The Mae Simpson Band blurs the lines between a wide range of influences. Fueled by the depth and energy of funk and rock, they take their hooks from the melodies of R&B and folk. The band is led and named after Mae Simpson whose “voice is larger than […]

NEARLY SOLD OUT. Please contact the box office at 612-332-5299 for seating options. “If there ever was a reincarnation of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly…Parr is as close as you will ever get.”  – Americana Highways An easily confused and very shy individual, Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing his songs ever since leaving Austin, Minnesota […]

“If there ever was a reincarnation of Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly…Parr is as close as you will ever get.”  – Americana Highways An easily confused and very shy individual, Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing his songs ever since leaving Austin, Minnesota in the 1980s in search of Spider John Koerner, whom he […]

“smooth sound of traditional and contemporary Gospel” – Daily Sun 29:11 International Exchange is a music ministry based in South Africa and the United States. Our mission is to facilitate hope and reconciliation through musical performance and collaboration, artist development, and cross-cultural relationships. By recognizing that each of us is worthy of understanding and love, we […]