Jazz

World-beat grooves combined with elements of modern and traditional jazz, latin rhythms, Caribbean and Middle Eastern sounds: good music outside on the Cedar patio in the heart of the internationally-oriented West Bank.

Please join jazz pianist Butch Thompson, as he hosts this unique dance party at The Cedar. In addition to Butch's specially formed Hiawatha Jazz Band playing for dancing, on the bill are ballroom dancers/instructors Bill and Shannon Butler and choreographer Sarah LaRose , who will premier "A Solas," a new collaborative dance piece with Butch.  

During the early 1900s, the West Bank and Cedar Avenue, its main thoroughfare, were known as "Snoose Boulevard," the center of Swedish-American culture in the city.  The term was revived during the '70s by the fondly remembered "Snoose Boulevard Festival' and its creator, folklorist and musician Maury Bernstein

Viva City was initiated eighteen years ago to showcase the outstanding arts education offered in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS). This district-wide event is made possible by high-quality arts programs and the extraordinary volunteer efforts of MPS arts educators, students and families. Participants in Viva City represent only a fraction of those involved in visual, literary and performing arts classes across the city. The event motivates students, celebrates student achievement in the arts and provides staff development for teachers. The arts are a vital, nationally recognized component of Minneapolis Public Schools. The artwork and performances represent the breadth of the district art curriculum and attention to Minnesota Academic Standards. In their festival preparation, performance, and exhibition, the students have worked toward the Minnesota Academic Standards in Artistic Creativity, Performance and Interpretation. Read more »

An Italian guitarist in love with American music combines talents with a Ukrainian American mandolin and violin virtuoso for a magical evening of cross-pollinated roots, jazz, and folk. Beppe and Peter are old friends who love playing together and cooking up new arrangements of their rich body of musical works, with deeply satisfying results.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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Melodic and hard-hitting horn lines create a lyrical flow to the music of Chicago Afrobeat Project, undercut by a hypnotic, driven rhythm section.  Complex call-and-response percussion songs are dispersed throughout the dynamic live performances. This is a band that will keep you moving on the wide open dance floor all night!

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A terrific evening for lovers of fresh-sounding roots, blues and jazz! Twin Cities transplant Davina Sowers has become a hot favorite across the nation, beloved for her punchy songs and delivery. And Javier and the Innocent Sons (formerly known as HUD) have won the Road to Memphis Award from the Minnesota Blues Society, a select honor also awarded to Davina and crew a few years back.

Please note: Pokey Lafarge & The South City Three were scheduled to perform tonight. The group have to cancel their appearance for an opportunity to tape a Jools Holland holiday TV special in London. The Cedar hopes to re-schedule them for mid-2012. Refunds are available for those existing ticket-holders who wish them; please call The Cedar on 612-338-2674 ext 0.

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Join The Barley Jacks as they formally release their new CD The Lighthouse.  The Barley Jacks sing original vocals and play jaw–dropping instrumentals in a spirit of excitement and fun. They are masters of the fiddle, guitar, bass and drum who meld their divergent backgrounds of blues and bluegrass, classical and Celtic, R & B and bebop to inspire each other and create something entirely new.  Front-man and fiddler Brian Wicklund is joined by Joe Cruz–guitar, Kevin Rowe–bass, and Joel Arpin–percussion.  Their 2010 recording Either Side of Night has been warmly received by reviewers.

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Fusing elements of organic techno and classical, the music of German trio Brandt Brauer Frick refuses to be easily categorized. Their new album Mr Machine puts them alongside such names as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, but with considerably more groove. Join them on their first appearance in Minnesota, in a year which has seen the rapidly rising act perform at Coachella, Glastonbury, The Big Chill and numerous other leading edge festivals.

Opening will be local electronica artist Cepia, aka Huntley Miller.

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Singer and multi-instrumentalist Hindi Zahra draws upon the roots of her native Morocco along with the melting pot of influences of her adopted France in order to create her own original, stylish grooves--part soul, part folk, part jazz, and pure passion.

The Cedar is now fully air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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• On sale date: noon Fri Aug 19
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee), Depth of Field (no fee), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets at the door.

The Cedar warmly welcome back the incomparably talented, yet humble ukelele innovator of Hawaii, Jake Shimabukuro. Mixing jazz, rock, classical, traditional Hawaiian music and folk, Jake creates a sound that’s both technically masterful and emotionally powerful…and utterly unique in the music world.

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: noon Fri Jun 24
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby before and after shows (no fee), Depth of Field (no fee), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• All Cedar shows are all ages.
• Students with ID may gain discounted admission for tickets at the door.