Jazz
Jazz Age Rumpus IV
The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesOnce again Hook and Ladder Theater welcomes listeners and dancers to revel in the sounds of the Jazz Age! Year four of the festival kicks off with Davenport’s most famous son, Bix Beiderbecke, the cornetist whose genius continues to influence jazz musicians nearly a century after his death. You’ll also indulge in the hothouse music of Lee Wiley’s Cole Porter songbook. In the late 1930s, she became the first singer to make records of all one composer. And finally, a septet bringing you the rollicking small band sounds of Duke Ellington’s first two decades on the scene.
Jazz Appreciation Month – Sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund and Jazz Central
The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States“This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today.”
Jazz Appreciation Month – Sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund and Jazz Central
The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States“This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today.”
Jazz Appreciation Month – Sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund and Jazz Central
The Hook and Ladder Theater 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States“This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today.”
Jennifer Grimm Sings Judy Garland
“Sweet singer with a thrilling vibrato…” — Burlington Post “Jennifer Grimm Sings Judy Garland” is an energetic and exciting concert celebrating the music and showmanship of Judy Garland. Join Jennifer and her eleven-piece band, including seven horns. Here, she sweetly sails through Garland classics like “You Made Me Love You”, “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”. Also, of course, “Over the Rainbow”. Rediscover the music and magic of the Judy Garland era as sung by Jennifer Grimm, a similarly Minnesota-born artist. Also, she grew up traveling and singing with her showbiz family, bringing showmanship and love of entertainment throughout the region. Some of Jennifer’s credits include performing at Carnegie Hall, and the Johnny Mercer Songbook Series at The Ordway. Also, Steerage Song at the Fitzgerald Theater; earning the #2 spot on Aruba’s year-end top 100 countdown. She has performed in New York City with shining press in The Village Voice. Additionally, she opened for Oleta Adams at the St. Vincent Blues Festival. Grimm was featured on Garrison Keillor’s (creator of A Prairie Home Companion) Rhubarb Show. She has also shared performance events with Huey Lewis and The News, Michael Buble, and Martina McBride. Then, she starred in the Ordway’s production of My Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra. Further, she was the voice of the World Figure Skating Champions Tour theme song. Recommended for fans of Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Julie Andrews.