Sun, Apr 27, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Jazz Appreciation Month – Sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund and Jazz Central
The Hook and Ladder Theater
Tickets Free
EVENT DETAILS
The Zen Arcade Stage
at The Hook and Ladder’s Mission Room
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2:00pm – 3:30pm
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Free!
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Jazz Appreciation Month
Sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund and Jazz Central
“This free and opened to the public event celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month. It is co-sponsored by the Musician Performance Trust Fund, Twin Cities Musicians Union, and Jazz Central Studios; featuring four of the finest Big Bands in our local music scene today.”
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Bill Simenson Orchestra: “The Bill Simenson Orchestra is a 17 piece big band (5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, guitar, piano, bass, and drums). Since June of 2012 the band has performed the first Tuesday of every month at Jazz Central Studios, 407 Central Avenue SE, Minneapolis MN.”
Cedar Avenue Big Band: “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!”
Explosion Big Band: “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.”
Twin Cities Latin Jazz Orchestra: “Founded in 2014 by Geoffrey West Senn and Mac Santiago (percussionist/drum set), the Twin Cites Latin Jazz Orchestra (TCLJO) brings together the drama of big band jazz, the rhythmic intensity of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the Twin Cities’ most accomplished musicians.”
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.