Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. TCJazzFest – June 20-21, 2025. Free Admission. Reservations are recommended. An American jazz musician, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, educator, and producer, Teri Roiger lives in New York City and also spends time in New York’s Hudson Valley. She began playing piano at age 5, and played church organ throughout her teens. When she discovered jazz in her early 20s – and soon after made her first demo with the legendary stride pianist, Butch Thompson – her musical path was set. One afternoon in Minneapolis, a young Teri Roiger sat down at a piano amidst a group of seasoned musicians, and played a burning rendition of John Coltrane’s Giant Steps. An astounded nearby bass player said, “Hey, you aren’t supposed to be able to do that,” a remark that ignited Teri’s determination to pursue a life in jazz. For the Jazz Fest, Teri will perform her tribute to Abbey Lincoln. Teri’s 2012 release, DEAR ABBEY: The Music of Abbey Lincoln, produced by Brian Bacchus, made the Jazz Journalist Association’s “best of” vocal releases list for 2012, and was featured as one of the five best tribute releases in NYC Jazz Record’s January 2013 issue. Jack DeJohnette, legendary jazz drummer & 2012 NEA Jazz Master: Teri has an intuitive laid back sense of time reminiscent of Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter but with her own uniqueness. Mark Myers, JazzWax.com: A vocalist who wraps (Abbey) Lincoln’s complex songs around her finger… TERI ROIGER (vocals) PHIL AARON (piano) JOHN MENEGON (bass) PHIL HEY (drums) The Twin Cities Jazz Fest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of bringing communities together to enjoy and appreciate the art form of jazz and inspire new generations of youth. What started as a small one­-day event in downtown Minneapolis 26 years ago has grown into one of the largest free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest. www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins one hour before showtime. Songs, Photos and History from St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, 1945 – 1956 With its four musical hosts – Dan Chouinard, T Mychael Rambo, Thomasina Petrus, and Charmin Michelle – Rondo ’56 paints a portrait in music, stories and archival photos of St. Paul’s thriving Black neighborhood in the decade before it was sliced down the middle to make room for I-94. Alive with oral histories and R&B and jazz and gospel hits from the years just after World War II, Rondo ’56 is a loving evocation of this vibrant and tight-knit community that was home to most of St. Paul’s Black residents. Written and created by Dan Chouinard in collaboration with T Mychael Rambo, Thomasina Petrus, and Charmin Michelle. T. Mychael Rambo: Vocals and Narration Thomasina Petrus: Vocals and Narration Charmin Michelle: Vocals and Narration Dan Chouinard: Piano and Narration Daryl Boudreaux: Percussion Walter Chancellor: Bari Saxophone Scott Johnson: Tenor Saxophone Dan Chouinard is a St. Paul based pianist, accordionist, sing-along enabler and occasional writer of shows for MPR, TPT, Theater Latté Da and others. At St. Joan of Arc church in Minneapolis he was curator and host of the annual MLK Holiday concert for 24 years. He wrote the first version of Rondo ’56 in 2010 with the help of Rondo elders, Rondo performers (including T Mychael Rambo) and the MN Historical Society.DanChouinard.com Classically trained in piano, violin and flute, Charmin Michelle transitioned into singing in the early 1990s performing in jazz clubs throughout the Twin Cities. Though based in Minneapolis, she is no stranger to life on the road, and has toured internationally since 1986, performing at jazz festivals and clubs throughout Spain and France. charmsongs.com Thomasina Petrus is a 30 year equity actor and premier jazz vocalist in the Twin Cities. She is a founding member of New Dawn Theatre, a company member of Penumbra Theatre and brownbody.org and founder of the new vocal ensemble SingHers. She is also creator of Thomasina’s Cashew Brittle, featured at the MN State Fair, local retailers and online. Thomasinascashewbrittle.com T. Mychael Rambo is a two time Regional Emmy Award winning actor, vocalist, arts educator and community organizer. His credits include national and international film, commercials and performances. T. Mychael is an established recording artist, arts educator, motivational speaker and affiliate professor in the College of Liberal Arts, Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota.