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Sarah Morris has a habit of missing the forest. From the day the Minneapolis based singer-songwriter picked up a guitar, armed with the bone-deep memory of her parents’ well-loved record collection and rooted in the storytelling fire of a Mary Chapin Carpenter tune, she’s been too busy crafting love letters to the details of the trees. Sarah’s endearingly honest, expertly penned songs encourage audiences to pull away from the big picture and get caught up in the magic of our everyday minutia, the rainy day ache in her sunlit voice granting us permission to escape into stories at once hauntingly familiar and uniquely her own.

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Joel Shapira is a top performing classical and jazz guitarist based in the Twin Cities. His educational background includes studies with some of the world's greatest players and teachers including jazz legends Joe Pass, Tal Farlow and Gene Bertoncini, as well as master classical instructor Alan Johnston. A native of St. Paul, Joel attended Berklee School of Music in Boston and The Mannes School of Music in New York City where he lived, performed and taught for eight years.

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Nikki Matteson and Rich Rue are a musical duo from Minnesota, based in Minneapolis. They were the core members of the group, Nikki & The RueMates. Music from the 1950s and 1960s, as well as blues music, especially country blues and female blues, inspires their songwriting and these are the sounds upon which their live performances and recordings are based. When they perform in front of an audience, Rich’s blistering slide guitar and Nikki’s melodious singing create an intimate and joyful musical experience.

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The Roe Family Singers are a Good-Time, Old-Time Hillbilly band from the Mississippi-headwaters community of Kirkwood Hollow, MN. Led by wife & husband Kim Roe (Best Female Vocalist, City Pages/Village Voice) and Quillan Roe (Accident Clearinghouse), the band blends characteristic old-time sound with rock & roll urgency and influence.

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Whether it's something as menial as a pair of shoes, an oddly named Missouri town or a major life change like death and divorce, this smiley and warmly voiced Twin Cities Americana singer has a knack for writing songs that are easily relatable, lightly humorous and undeniably sweet. On his new album "Too Late at Night," he also now has an ace band to lay down stylish twang behind the tunes, including two Gear Daddies members.

- (Mpls) Star Tribune

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Musicians from the Midwest have a knack for reinventing tradition. Jeff Ray is no exception. Go to any one of his performances and you’ll hear his fans say the same thing, “his music sounds old and new at the same time”.

Born and raised in Minnesota, Ray left home at the age of 17 to cut his teeth in Memphis. It was through those travels that he developed his unmistakable “East-meets-West” Bluesy Americana sound.

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St. Paul roots-rock singer-songwriter Mary Cutrufello has been a mainstay in the Americana scene here and in Texas for thirty years. She's performed on The Tonight Show and Austin City Limits, and toured in all 50 states and several European countries. Hailed by USA Today as "a fierce guitarist with with a blistered-throat voice," Cutrufello mixes original songs and classics of American music (think Willie Nelson and Steve Earle) into a captivating, heartland-proud musical stew at once timeless and immediate.

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The Dang Ol' Tri'ole is a 5 person bohemian folk group from the Twin Cities. With nearly 15 years of playing together, they have honed their skills to demonstrate their fluency at their respective instruments through tight vocal harmonies, complex melodies, dense compositions, and improvisational soloing with a dynamic & cohesive presentation. Their unique experiences, and common bonds, have helped spawn their own sound that borrows from an array of styles including: Traditional Folk, Progressive Rock, Salsa, Blues, Ska, Gypsy, and Classic Rock.

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A spontaneous, vivid performance by some of Minnesota’s most stellar gypsy-jazz artists played in the Django Reinhardt French swing tradition of the 1930’s. Gypsy Mania features an exceptional stylistic dimension with prodigious improvisation – a group not to be missed.

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Mark Joseph has supported and worked with Samantha Fish, Marc Brousard, Greg Koch, Robby Kreiger, Whey Jennings, The Dire Wolves, Nicholas David, The Guess Who, WAR, Shred Is Dead, Keller Williams, Robert Randolph, The Travelin' McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Sherwin Linton, Merle Haggard and countless others. 

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Award-winning horn player Steve Clarke leads this classic swing combo through lively and energetic renditions of the jazz-era classics as well as smartly crafted originals.

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Award-winning horn player Steve Clarke leads this classic swing combo through lively and energetic renditions of the jazz-era classics as well as smartly crafted originals.

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Brilliant Colors Jazz Trio features (3) experienced jazz musicians well known and respected throughout the twin-cities and region, including: Glen Helgeson - guitar, Jim Chenoweth - bass and Nathan Norman - drums

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James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris Sr. is a Twin Cities legend. His earliest influences were in country music, citing Hank Williams Sr. and Gene Autry among his favorites. Cornbread began learning piano at the age of 13, but he quickly grew tired of having his hands slapped with rulers by "the nuns" and he quit. He hit the piano once again in his early twenties, but this time around it was all about the Blues and he just kept on playing.

Now in his nineties, Cornbread is more active than ever in the local music scene.  He plays several regular weekly and monthly gigs, and now incorporates jazz into his vast repertoire.  He can be seen solo, backed up or playing with Cadillac Kolstad or other musicians.

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Mateo is very well known as a committed flamenco guitarist.  He also specializes in Argentine tango and Latin jazz.  He is joined by the excellent violinist, Sophia Butler, and master percussionist, Eron Woods.  Expect the Unexpected as they journey through Spanish and Latin genres with inspired music making, always true to its' roots, with plenty of virtuosity thrown in.  

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Iowa-raised, Minneapolis-based Ben Cook-Feltz is a singer, songwriter, drummer and self-taught pianist. Combining observational, sometimes quirky lyrics with melodies that hearken back to the classic sounds of the 60′s and 70′s, he has been entertaining audiences throughout the Midwest as a dynamic performer, whether playing solo, with his crackerjack band, or backing up some of the finest regional talent. His most recent record, BCF, was released in September 2018.

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Conner McRae is a prolific MN-based blues and jazz drummer who can be found playing with groups like Davina & The Vagabonds, Swamp Kings, Frogleg, and more.

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"Genre-blending everything from blues & soul to hoodoo-hinted rock, these songs slip stealthily past your emotional defenses and melt your heart" - ROCK & BLUES MUSE

You can hear the nurturing root sounds of American R&B, New Orleans Rock 'n' Roll, Country-Driven Gospel and the Soul Music of the Spirit and the Church in Nicholas David (aka "the Feelin”). The soulful bearded songsmith known to the world in 2012 as he endured the intense scrutiny of hit-making judges and a major television audience during "The Voice".

David and his Feelin Band toured coast to coast headlining and playing support bills with national acts ranging from the Avett Brothers to Rusted Root to the BoDeans to name a few. Among many notable musicians David met during the 14-month-long-trek across the globe was guitarist and singer Samantha Fish. That meeting led to an invitation to come to New Orleans and record David's latest release Yesterday's Gone.

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Sarah Morris has a habit of missing the forest. From the day the Minneapolis based singer-songwriter picked up a guitar, armed with the bone-deep memory of her parents’ well-loved record collection and rooted in the storytelling fire of a Mary Chapin Carpenter tune, she’s been too busy crafting love letters to the details of the trees. Sarah’s endearingly honest, expertly penned songs encourage audiences to pull away from the big picture and get caught up in the magic of our everyday minutia, the rainy day ache in her sunlit voice granting us permission to escape into stories at once hauntingly familiar and uniquely her own.

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Iowa-raised, Minneapolis-based Ben Cook-Feltz is a singer, songwriter, drummer and self-taught pianist. Combining observational, sometimes quirky lyrics with melodies that hearken back to the classic sounds of the 60′s and 70′s, he has been entertaining audiences throughout the Midwest as a dynamic performer, whether playing solo, with his crackerjack band, or backing up some of the finest regional talent. His most recent record, BCF, was released in September 2018.

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Whether it's something as menial as a pair of shoes, an oddly named Missouri town or a major life change like death and divorce, this smiley and warmly voiced Twin Cities Americana singer has a knack for writing songs that are easily relatable, lightly humorous and undeniably sweet. On his new album "Too Late at Night," he also now has an ace band to lay down stylish twang behind the tunes, including two Gear Daddies members.

- (Mpls) Star Tribune

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The Mill City Hot Club was started by founding club member and guitarist Dean Harrington. The music is based on the tradition of gypsy jazz, pioneered in the 1920s by the Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt and French violinist Stephan Grappelli of the famous Quintet of the Hot Club of France.

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The Dang Ol' Tri'ole is a 5 person bohemian folk group from the Twin Cities. With nearly 15 years of playing together, they have honed their skills to demonstrate their fluency at their respective instruments through tight vocal harmonies, complex melodies, dense compositions, and improvisational soloing with a dynamic & cohesive presentation. Their unique experiences, and common bonds, have helped spawn their own sound that borrows from an array of styles including: Traditional Folk, Progressive Rock, Salsa, Blues, Ska, Gypsy, and Classic Rock.

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“After twenty-plus years, Minneapolis singer-songwriter Dan Israel has proven himself an expert at navigating the wide-open field between power pop and roots rock....spreading his wings has led Israel to his best album yet” - Michael Toland

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Formed in 2001, Parisota Hot Club plays a lot of Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli music ( Hot Club, Gypsy Jazz, String Swing, take your pick...) mixed with '60's Pop tunes and noir style movie themes.

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Mateo is very well known as a committed flamenco guitarist.  He also specializes in Argentine tango and Latin jazz.  He is joined by the excellent violinist, Sophia Butler, and master percussionist, Eron Woods.  Expect the Unexpected as they journey through Spanish and Latin genres with inspired music making, always true to its' roots, with plenty of virtuosity thrown in.  

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Roots based, melody driven tunes set in a loose jazz framework from members of The Neighborhood Quartet.

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Mark Joseph has supported and worked with Samantha Fish, Marc Brousard, Greg Koch, Robby Kreiger, Whey Jennings, The Dire Wolves, Nicholas David, The Guess Who, WAR, Shred Is Dead, Keller Williams, Robert Randolph, The Travelin' McCourys, Leftover Salmon, Sherwin Linton, Merle Haggard and countless others. 

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We haven’t yet confirmed which one of our talented, rotating local acts will be playing this day - please watch this space and check back later!

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The Mill City Hot Club was started by founding club member and guitarist Dean Harrington. The music is based on the tradition of gypsy jazz, pioneered in the 1920s by the Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt and French violinist Stephan Grappelli of the famous Quintet of the Hot Club of France.