Wed, Jul 30
Join us for another Hegg Brothers Show featuring the music of Paul Simon! Featuring Jeremy Hegg on piano and vocals, Jon Hegg on keys and vocals, Jim Speirs on trumpet, Joel Shotwell on saxophone, Andrew Reinartz on bass, Derek Hengeveld on drums, and Andrea Ross on vocals! Don't miss these unforgettable performances!
Thu, Jul 31
Join us for another Hegg Brothers Show featuring the music of Paul Simon! Featuring Jeremy Hegg on piano and vocals, Jon Hegg on keys and vocals, Jim Speirs on trumpet, Joel Shotwell on saxophone, Andrew Reinartz on bass, Derek Hengeveld on drums, and Andrea Ross on vocals! Don't miss these unforgettable performances!
Fri, Aug 01
Join us for another Hegg Brothers Show featuring the music of Paul Simon! Featuring Jeremy Hegg on piano and vocals, Jon Hegg on keys and vocals, Jim Speirs on trumpet, Joel Shotwell on saxophone, Andrew Reinartz on bass, Derek Hengeveld on drums, and Andrea Ross on vocals! Don't miss these unforgettable performances!
Sat, Aug 02
Welcome back the Ryan Picone Quartet from Minneapolis! Ryan started teaching at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University as the new guitar professor in 2022. Then in Fall of 2023, Ryan received a fulltime position as the director of Jazz Studies at CSBSJU. Currently, at CSBSJU he has developed a new approach around teaching guitar that involves performance, ensemble, improvisation, individual interests building, harmonic theory, ear training, music interpretation and technique. Ryan's new guitar curriculum was developed so that after just one semester each student would have the necessary skills to continue their musical journey, after just one semester. Ryan believes in mentorship and realizes the importance of music education. In his guitar studio every student has their own curriculum that is build around their interests and goals.
Wed, Aug 06
It's the first Wednesday of the month, and that means it's time for Jazz Jam! Come and catch some of the rising stars in our community for a completely improvised night of jazz! Musicians bring in their instruments and sit in with our house band, led by drummer Dan Heier, to create some of the most memorable moments we've witnessed on our stage.
Fri, Aug 08
Jeremy Quick, skilled musician and composer, has been studying and enjoying music since he was a young child learning “piano” on his parents’ Wurlitzer organ. Soon after, he picked up a classical guitar and began mimicking the playing of others. Thus began one man’s journey to jazz. In 2021, Quick completed a master’s degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. He was an adjunct professor of guitar and double bass at Casper College from 2021-2023. Jeremy is currently instructor of music industry at Chadron State College where he also teaches guitar and bass.
Wed, Aug 13
After moving to NYC thirty years ago, saxophonist, composer, and educator David Bixler cut his teeth touring the world with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Toshiko Akioshi. He later joined the Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Big Band, with whom he played a decade-long residency of Sunday evenings at Birdland and won a LATIN GRAMMY for the recording, Final Night at Birdland. Bixler is the host of LINER NOTES with David Bixler, a podcast centered on conversations with jazz musicians. He also serves as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. As both a Selmer and Vandoren Artist he is active as a clinician and performer throughout the world. Bixler and his family reside in New York City.
Sat, Aug 16
Jazz Flux is a group comprising several of Milwaukee's most active performing jazz musicians. The love of jazz has brought this group together to create and maintain one of America's great musical traditions. The group derives it's unique sound from elements of hip hop, R&B, and pop while incorporating elements of those genres into it's performances of traditional jazz. Along with multiple musical influences the band's performances are distinguished by the high energy the band brings; byproduct of the groups passion for the music and friendship with one another.
Thu, Aug 21
Jacob Khalil’s music is the soundtrack to your best life. A singer-songwriter who lifts the spirits of any audience, with “a voice that soothes the soul.” Jacob’s singular brand of sunshine soul creates what Broadway World referred to as a “joyful experiencing of the music, with patrons clapping, singing, and swaying along.” Since moving to New York from Salt Lake City in 2020, the Houston native has become a staple of New York City nightlife. In 2023 he sang alongside Sam Smith on Saturday Night Live. Since his sold-out Birdland debut in March 2022, Jacob has been invited back to the club multiple times, including filling in for Grammy winning singer-pianist Billy Stritch at his weekly residency. Jacob’s anticipated debut single Rest Of My Life (ROML) was released January 2024, preceding an album that will release in the summer. Jacob performs all over NYC in venues like Birdland, City Winery, The Cutting Room, Mercury Lounge, 54 Below, and many others. He tours nationally to performing arts centers, clubs, and music festivals.
Fri, Aug 22
Six albums into their lauded career, the Claudettes (of Chicago) continue to put a fascinating new spin on American roots music. Blues and R&B are laced with punk spirit and film-noir moods to create the band’s singular “garage cabaret” sound. The Claudettes have earned worldwide acclaim with their recordings and concerts that are equal parts heart, musicianship and theatrical flair. Force-of-nature vocalist Rachel Williams (who dominates the stage like a glam-rock rebirth of Annie Lennox and renowned pianist/songwriter Johnny Iguana join the positively heroic rhythm section of Zach Verdoorn (bass, guitar, vocals) and Michael Caskey (drums). Outside the Claudettes, Iguana has toured with Junior Wells and Otis Rush, played on many Grammy-nominated albums and recorded with Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Derek Trucks, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and more. Johnny is also composer of the score for the Emmy-winning smash FX/Hulu series “The Bear.”
Sat, Aug 23
Six albums into their lauded career, the Claudettes (of Chicago) continue to put a fascinating new spin on American roots music. Blues and R&B are laced with punk spirit and film-noir moods to create the band’s singular “garage cabaret” sound. The Claudettes have earned worldwide acclaim with their recordings and concerts that are equal parts heart, musicianship and theatrical flair. Force-of-nature vocalist Rachel Williams (who dominates the stage like a glam-rock rebirth of Annie Lennox and renowned pianist/songwriter Johnny Iguana join the positively heroic rhythm section of Zach Verdoorn (bass, guitar, vocals) and Michael Caskey (drums). Outside the Claudettes, Iguana has toured with Junior Wells and Otis Rush, played on many Grammy-nominated albums and recorded with Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Derek Trucks, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and more. Johnny is also composer of the score for the Emmy-winning smash FX/Hulu series “The Bear.”