The Directory

Twin Cities musician and songwriter blending soul, jazz, funk and R&B.

Eight-piece Minnesota band blending ambient, jazz and noise-rock.

Burnsville performing arts center with a 1,000-seat theater.

Burnsville

Twin Cities jazz vocalist and Berklee graduate who has performed with Joe Lovano.

Apple Valley park that hosts the Apple Valley Arts Foundation's Music in Kelley Park concert series.

Apple Valley

Riverfront cafe and wine bar on St. Anthony Main with live music.

Minneapolis

19-piece jazz big band founded in 1987 that originated in St. Peter and plays traditional swing.

North Loop listening room for jazz, electronic and experimental music.

Minneapolis

Lowertown coffee and wine bar known for live jazz.

Saint Paul

City arts center with a seasonal performance series.

Bloomington

Four-acre vineyard and farm winery in Winona County that offers live music in the warmer months.

Dakota

Minnetonka brewery with regular weekend live music from local bands.

Minnetonka

Downtown Northfield town square that is the main stage for the Vintage Band Festival and summer community band concerts.

Northfield

Minnesota brass ensemble of more than 50 adult musicians performing across the Twin Cities since 1999.

Golden Valley park that hosts the free Monday evening Concerts in the Park.

Golden Valley

Historic 1927 theater on West Broadway in North Minneapolis hosting music, theater and film.

Minneapolis

Arts center in Mankato that runs a monthly concert series alongside its art exhibits.

Mankato

Edina park with free summer entertainment and concerts.

Edina

Twin Cities-based pianist and composer, co-founder of The Suburbs and The New Standards.

Minneapolis composer and bandoneonist working in contemporary tango.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis blues and jazz singer-pianist, a pioneer of Minnesota rock 'n' roll.

Supper club and showroom on Moore Lake, built for listening.

Fridley

Downtown jazz and supper club on Nicollet Mall.

Minneapolis

Minnesota jazz pianist and drummer who leads the trio Stablemates.

Minneapolis band playing piano-driven blues, jazz and New Orleans-style roots music.

Minneapolis

Twin Cities jazz and world-music guitarist who anchors a monthly series at The Black Dog in St. Paul.

St. Paul

Bandshell in Detroit Lakes City Park home to the weekly Tuesdays in the Park and Trucks & Tunes summer concerts.

Detroit Lakes

Twin Cities-based New Orleans-style brass band playing jazz, blues, Dixie and swing.

Small South Minneapolis bar with live local music most nights and a long-running Sunday residency by Shotgun Ragtime Band.

Minneapolis

Jazz-leaning sextet led by Minnesota songwriter Dylan Hicks.

Minneapolis

Rochester brewery with live music five nights a week and a monthly jazz jam.

Rochester

Downtown Minneapolis bar hosting the Only Every Monday series and late-night WE Collective jams.

Minneapolis

Eight-piece Duluth band playing jazz-influenced funk with a full horn section.

Duluth

Hopkins arts center with concerts, a gallery and classes.

Hopkins

Eat Street music club and restaurant in a converted 1868 ice storehouse.

Minneapolis

Large jazz ensemble playing original modern music by Asuka Kakitani and JC Sanford.

Minnesota trio fusing electronic music, jazz and hip-hop.

Nonprofit basement jazz room in Northeast Minneapolis.

Minneapolis

20-piece Eden Prairie big band playing swing-era classics, 1950s big band tunes and rock around the Twin Cities.

Eden Prairie

Twin Cities big band playing classic and modern big band music, led by Pete Whitman.

Minnesota trombonist, composer and educator who co-leads Inatnas Orchestra.

Minnesota vocalist whose work spans folk, jazz, opera, pop and R&B.

Twin Cities jazz vocalist and educator.

Orchard cidery near Dundas in the Cannon Valley with a taproom and regular live music.

Dundas

Iconic lakeside bandshell with free summer concerts.

Minneapolis

Saint Paul brewery that hosts live bands and jazz.

Saint Paul

Historic downtown Saint Paul landmark with free Sunday concerts.

Saint Paul

Duluth keyboardist and bandleader blending soul, R&B, jazz, funk and hip-hop with live instrumentation.

Duluth

Alexandria museum that presents the summer Music in the Gardens concert series.

Alexandria

Minnesota jazz vocalist and songwriter.

Twin Cities jazz pianist, composer and educator who leads her own trio.

Modern brass band pitched as "Minneapolis, meet New Orleans," with saxes, trumpets, trombones, sousaphone and drums.

Lowertown park with free summer concerts and the Twin Cities Jazz Festival.

Saint Paul

Mendota Heights park that hosts the city's Music in the Park series on select Wednesdays.

Mendota Heights

British-style pub on East Lake Street with Irish, folk, blues and jazz music and open jams.

Minneapolis

Music-themed brewery in Lowertown with live music.

Saint Paul

Twin Cities jazz pianist and composer with two Grammy nominations.

Guitar duo offering its own interpretations of jazz standards at Twin Cities venues and series.

Minneapolis

14-piece big band formed in 1983 playing big band and dance music.

New Ulm-area winery known for live jazz and summer concerts.

New Ulm

Downtown Winona music bar hosting local, regional and touring acts, plus jazz nights and open mics.

Winona

Grass amphitheater bandshell in Bloomington's Normandale Lake Park, home of the Tuesday Performance Series.

Bloomington

Twin Cities indie pop artist and guitarist with jazz and bossa nova influences.

Minneapolis math-rock fusion duo.

Minneapolis

17-piece Duluth big band playing horn-driven, swinging dance music since 2017.

Duluth

Waconia-area winery with weekend live music and seasonal Concert in the Barn shows.

Waconia

St. Peter bar with afternoon live music and jazz jam sessions.

St. Peter

Duluth four-piece mixing jazz fusion, groove psychedelia, folk, doom metal and punk.

Duluth

Burnsville guitar teacher and author of The Awesome Guitar Series, who has taught guitar full time for almost 25 years.

Burnsville

Minnesota funk and jazz instrumental duo on Secret Stash Records.

Seven-piece instrumental band blending soul, jazz, funk and high-energy grooves.

17-piece big band based in Woodbury playing danceable swing from the 1930s and 1940s.

Woodbury

Minnesota jazz trio blending modern jazz with rap and percussion.

Volunteer big band founded in 1964 and sponsored by Roseville Parks and Recreation, playing mostly swing.

Roseville

Hot club jazz group led by guitarist Sam Miltich.

St. Paul brass band rooted in New Orleans street music, featuring vocalist Thomasina Petrus.

St. Paul

Minnesota singer-songwriter and 7-string guitarist blending folk with swing and West Coast jazz.

Duluth

Eden Prairie's lakeside amphitheater with free summer concerts.

Eden Prairie

Northern Minnesota psychedelic jazz group drawing on Ethio-jazz and global funk.

University of Minnesota's acoustic concert hall on the West Bank.

Minneapolis

New Uptown jazz club owned by singer Johnnie Brown.

Minneapolis

Downtown Rochester event venue in a historic armory with a ballroom.

Rochester

Lewiston venue that hosts the Lewiston Area Farmers Market with live music on Wednesday evenings in summer.

Lewiston

Four-piece band playing what it calls art-rock jazz fusion.

Duluth four-piece playing soul, R&B, funk and jazz, with all four members singing.

Duluth

Selby Avenue spot in St. Paul hosting live jazz trios.

Saint Paul

Cozy downtown Winona bar with live jazz several nights a week.

Winona

Grand Avenue restaurant in St. Paul that books live jazz nights.

Saint Paul

Downtown Saint Paul hotel bar with regular live music, often jazz.

Saint Paul

1,800-seat auditorium at St. Catherine University.

Saint Paul

Vintage south Minneapolis theater for live music, comedy and 35mm films.

Minneapolis

Lower-level bar under Old City Hall with jazz and singer-songwriters.

Duluth

Minnesota jazz trio of Nelson Devereaux, Jacob Hanson and Ted Olsen.

Minnesota kids music trio around since 1990, known for matching overalls and an Andrews Sisters-style swing sound.

Big band of young Twin Cities-area musicians playing jazz classics and original arrangements.

Hidden speakeasy-style bar in Uptown known for live jazz.

Minneapolis

Minneapolis riverfront park that hosts free Saturday-evening Music in the Parks concerts each summer.

Minneapolis

Minnesota Zoo's 1,400-seat outdoor stage, home of Music in the Zoo.

Apple Valley

17-piece jazz and swing big band from the White Bear Lake and Mahtomedi area.

White Bear Lake

Dakota County park amphitheater in Farmington that hosts monthly Music in the Park evenings.

Farmington

Northeast Minneapolis saloon home to the weekly Old Town Tuesday Night Jam and a Friday night open mic.

Minneapolis