An evening of music with Nils Westal and trio mates.

The Pete Quirsfeld Trio returns to Jazz Central Studios with new original music. Pete's compositions draw from a wide range of musical influences and life experiences, but are rooted in jazz.   Featuring: Ethan Ostrow - piano Graydon Peterson - bass Pete Quirsfeld - drums and compositions

This 16 piece band boosts having been on-going for the last 35 years . Originally under the musical direction of arranger/ composer Steve Devich, they have built a library of big band music containing over 450 charts!

Pianist/keyboardist Kevin Gamble presents an evening of music.

Led by chief detonators Doug Haining, sax, and Scott Agster, trombone, the Explosion Big Band draws from the area’s finest musicians. The EXPLOSION is ready to detonate with the classic sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and more modern sounds of Thad Jones, Clare Fischer, Pat Metheny & others.

Jered Byford is a Southern-Minnesota based trombone player, and previous co-winner of the Carl Fontana Jazz trombone competition. He grew up in Western Washington, studied at the University of Miami, and takes heavy inspiration from a combination of bebop and modern jazz.   His drumless quartet will perform mostly originals, with a few standards and […]

This show is part of Cody's "Stray Bullet Blues" Album Release Tour.   " is a musical expression of a harrowing personal experience. On October 7th, 2023, a stray bullet exploded through the window of my home - an uninvited rupture of brutality that left no physical wounds, but echoed through my life with emotional […]