Dunsmore Jazz Room

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Soulful Funk, Sax and R&B! Twin Cities sax player, Ronny Loew takes center stage with the Ronny Loew Band. Joined by a powerhouse rhythm section featuring some of the finest musicians in the area, Ronny delivers a high-energy mix of familiar Funk, R&B, and Soul songs—where the saxophone takes on the role of the vocalist. Plus, enjoy special tributes to legendary saxophone icons like David Sanborn, Maceo Parker, and Grover Washington Jr. Ronny Loew: Sax Kevin Anderson: Guitar Tony Axtell: Bass Brian Ziemniak: Keys David Anania: Drums Members of the Ronny Loew Band have performed with icons including David Sanborn, Michael McDonald, Bobby Lyle, Candy Dulfer, Dr. Mambos Combo and Blue Man Group! www.ronnyloew.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Classic Film Composer Songbook Celebrating the 101st birthday of classic film and television composer Henry Mancini, featuring iconic songs such as “Moon River”, and “The Days of Wine And Roses”. Also featuring music from TV’s Peter Gunn, the Pink Panther movies, Victor/Victoria and more. Maud Hixson: VocalsRick Carlson: Piano Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Maud made her Guthrie Theater debut in the Noel Coward revue Coward’s Women, also appearing in Park Square Theater’s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long-running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter’s and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. She has made three appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall for the New York Cabaret Convention, presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation. Her newest recording is devoted to the music of her mentor, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, which earned a 2024 Bistro Award. “Maud Hixson’s anticipated and thoroughly polished performances are just what we all need to hear. She really is in a class by herself.” –Rex Reed www.maudhixson.com

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. A Night of Blues, Jazz, Americana, Indie, Singer-Songwriter! Sitting still will be impossible when these two masters of mirth combine their fiery display of dazzling virtuosic pyrotechnics on their instruments while mixing it all with humor and foot-tapping fun. Corky Siegel: Vocals, Blues harmonica, Piano Randy Sabien: Vocals, Violin, Piano Blues legend Corky Siegel is dubbed a “National Treasure” by DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE, and known internationally as: “A master of piano and harmonica, a superior entertainer, singer and songwriter.”- CHICAGO MAGAZINE. He is a Chicago Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and Lifetime Achievement awardee, with a catalogue of recordings on RCA, Vanguard, Alligator, and million selling blues/classical recordings on the iconic Deutsche Grammophon label. Randy Sabien is called “The past, present and future of jazz violin” by NPR’s JAZZ PROFILES. Randy Sabien is a regular at Big Top Chautauqua, and has performed many times on A Prairie Home Companion and Austin City Limits. His instrumental skill on the violin, guitar, mandolin, and piano, in the genres of jazz, country, and rock, is legendary. ” I cannot think of a single artist who embodies that spirit of playfulness more than Corky Siegel. As much as he is a renowned blues legend, he is a musical imp. His music makes me grin from ear to ear. Every time he does something completely different, and this time he will be joined by the masterful multi-instrumentalist, Randy Sabien. I can’t wait to hear these two engage in a fun-filled evening of musical cat-and-mouse.” – Steve Rashid Host of WDCB FM Jazz Radio CorkyMusic.com

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 drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. TCJazzFest – June 20-21, 2025. Free Admission. Reservations are recommended. Descending from a cantor lineage and a member of the Levy ancient tribe of spiritually elated musicians, Daphna Levy grew up with a deep passion for music. Recent performances include: Bansko jazzfest, Bulgaria; Royal Albert Hall, London; New Cultural Center, Paris; Baku jazzfest, Azerbaijan; Chamber orchestra project, Jerusalem; Zrinski Art Festival, Croatia, to name a few. Daphna is also a composer, lyricist, arranger and educator. She holds an MA degree in Philosophy. Daphna collaborated for two decades with Tel Aviv based Hed Big Band, an orchestra with which she toured the US. Her album “Late Night Journey” features highly acclaimed tenor sax player Lew Tabackin. The album was recorded in Tel Aviv and NYC with an international band of musicians from the US and Europe. Daphna Levy, Vocals Adi Yeshaya, Piano 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