Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Art Rock and Jazz Fusion Downbeat-nominated, Galactic Cowboy Orchestra, performs their complex yet musical original pieces with a few choice covers tossed in for good measure. The intricate nature of their music is magnified when they perform sans drums in the intimate setting of the Dunsmore Room. Lisi Wright: Vocals, Electric 5-String ViolinDan Neale: Vocals, Acoustic & Electric GuitarsJohn Wright: Vocals, Bass Guitar Galactic Cowboy Orchestra was started in 2009 by founding member/bass player John Wright. The band was born out of a desire to play technically challenging music derived from John’s influences ranging from Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Dixie Dregs and King Crimson, to name a few. Wright enlisted the aid of guitarist Dan Neale, who brought to the table many deep Jazz influences in his advanced playing and composing style. Along with the band’s first drummer, Mark O’Day, the beginnings of Galactic Cowboy Orchestra were found. Soon after, violinist (and John’s wife) Lisi Wright joined the band with her aggressive “electric guitar player plays violin” style and engaging stage presence. Fast forward 15 years: 6 studio releases and one live release, three Downbeat Nominations, a Minnesota Arts Tour Grant, collaborations with symphony orchestras, thousands of miles of touring and the band has a stronger than ever commitment to create the ultimate musical moment between the players and the audience with their Art Rock/Jazz Fusion creations. “Musically inventive and sonically charged, The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra transported the audience to a new artistic plane. What energy! What joy! What a terrific show!” – Steven Schmidt, former General Manager, City of Rochester Music Department www.galacticcowboyorchestra.com

Join us at 6:30 pm for The Bistro Showcase Hosted by Jun Sugiyama Featuring Sensele & Katie Thull For more information visit our Events & Music Facebook page

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Exciting Latin-Jazz, Folk-Rock, and Cuban Rhythm Fusion Yazmin & Beat Zero return to the Crooner’s Main Stage with their riveting fusion of Latin-jazz, Funk, Folk/ Rock, and Cuban rhythms, all driven by the heartfelt bilingual songwriting of Yazmin: vocalist, pianist and composer of the group. They will be joined by the Havana Quartet, a group of incredible, young Cuban string players, and the one and only Minneapolis singer of Prairie Home Companion fame, Prudence Johnson. Get ready for an unforgettable journey through all depths of emotion in song and a joyful, rhythmic fusion of Classical, Cuban and American sounds. Yazmin: Piano, VocalsPrudence Johnson: VocalsÁlvaro Benavides: BassAndrew Gillespie: DrumsHansel Perez Carrero: Violin 1Ana Caridad Frómeta: Violin 2Amaya Fuentes Sarria: ViolaDenise Hernandez Raberio: Cello Yazmin, originally from Northern Wisconsin, is a powerhouse songwriter and musician who’s talents have landed her on stage with the likes of Nanci Griffith, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Maykel Blanco. She’s spent more than half her life immersed in Cuban music and has woven these deep influences into her own songwriting. She visits Cuba frequently and leads music and dance-focused group trips there. In 2023 she joined forces with Grammy-nominated Álvaro Benavides from New York City on bass and Andrew Gillespie from Minneapolis, MN on drums, to form the latest version of her band Beat Zero. Yazmin has three albums to her name and the debut recording of this particular lineup is set to be released in August ’25. ” …She was incredible. I sat out on the porch, up the hill a little bit, and I was transported to another place. How brilliant is she? She is absolutely fantastic. What a voice, what a keyboard player, just absolutely extraordinary!” -Nanci Griffith (Singer-Songwriter) www.yazminmusic.com