Doug Haining is one of the most swinging sax and clarinet players, citing the influence of Johnny Hodges. Doug has been delighting audiences for over three decades, working in Minneapolis, Minnesota area bands including The Wolverines Big Band, The Mouldy Figs, Red Wolfe’s Ellington Echoes, the Hall Brothers Band, the JazzMn Big Band, the Russ […]

A songwriter, vocalist, producer, teacher, charismatic and engaging performer with a lush, powerful voice.  Colleen Raye began winning vocal awards in classical music as a teenager in Ellsworth, WI and at age 15 she began performing professionally in musicals and nightclubs. Raye was a Music Major in college where she sang opera and choral music with […]

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honors for performance and composition – scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music, and his critically acclaimed release, SIMPLE COMPLEX, rose to #1. Jon lives in New […]

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 […]

An American jazz musician, vocalist, pianist, songwriter, educator, and producer, Teri 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 […]

Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honors for performance and composition – scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music, and his critically acclaimed release, SIMPLE COMPLEX, rose to #1. Jon lives in New […]

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 […]

Great New Orleans Style Jazz! The Selby Avenue Brass Band and incomparable Thomasina Petrus on vocals have benn performing together for over 10 years at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Selby Jazz Festival, Vintage Brass Band Festival, Crooner's, Rondo Community Music Series, and multiple local and regional venues. It has been said that "Thomasina Petrus […]

The Steve Kenny Quintet – “Blue Chunks” is a Jazz concert show featuring the original works of Steve Kenny, a popular and engaging Jazz Trumpeter and band leader. His crowd-pleasing Blue Chunks suites have been presented at various Jazz venues over the last year, and this Crooners performance is a precursor to the ensemble going […]

Sticky melodies layered over funky grooves, with clever arrangements, tasty solos, and plenty of vibraphone! Steve Roehm: Vibraphone Dan Schwartz: Guitar, Vocals Nick Salisbury: Bass Greg Schutte: Drums If you spend some time with the quartet’s music, you won’t be surprised to learn its members are in-demand players around and beyond the Twin Cities. Roehm’s […]

Jazz pianist Tedd Firth, most often seen in the Twin Cities as accompanist to such vocalists as Marilyn Maye, Michael Feinstein and Bernadette Peters, returns to Crooners for an intimate cocktail hour in Maggie's Lounge. Tedd Firth: Piano Tedd Firth is a musical director, pianist and arranger. As musical director and accompanist he has worked […]

Join the Fridley High School Jazz ensemble for their Spring Showcase. This dedicated community of students will be performing selections from the last academic year of music-making, including both big band and newer selections. Siena Olson: Director Noah Burkhardt: Flute Kenneth Thao: Flute Eli Yang: Alto Sax Alex Johnson: Tenor Sax Alison Martin: Violin Fara […]