Experience a hybrid mix of rhythms and musical influences from Brazil & New Orleans featuring two Pifanos & three drummers. A short set will be followed by a hands-on workshop where participants can try out any instrument in the group.
No folk jam this week, see you on 10/29!
Dan Newton, Tom Klein and Renee Vaughan bring you luscious accordion, bubbling Uillean pipes, and haunting nyckelharpa, (keyed-fiddle) to create a unique multi-layered sound of French, Celtic and Scandinavian music. $10 at the door ($5 students)
We provide the charts, you provide the inspiration!
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed)
Open to musicians of all ages and abilities, the Sunday open jazz jam is a perfect way to run through standard charts in a low-key, laid-back setting.
Bring your uke and jam with Rachel Gorden Mercer!
Join us for a chance to perform on stage in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Great way to stretch your comfort zone or get ready for that next big gig! Suggested donation: $5 (supports arts activities)
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed)
Ray Coudret and Fred the Bear spend a night playing some of the best rock & roll music ever written, in conjunction with Rice County Habitat for Humanity who will receive a full 35% of the proceeds. Tickets and information at paradisecenterforthearts.org
Bring your uke and get ready to jam! Charts provided, all abilities welcome.
It's getting better every week! Stop on by...
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed).
Open to all instruments and abilities. Stop on by!
Bring your uke and jam with Rachel Gorden Mercer!
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed)
Join us for a chance to perform on stage in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Great way to stretch your comfort zone or get ready for that next big gig! Suggested donation: $5 (supports arts activities)
Join us for a chance to perform on stage in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Great way to stretch your comfort zone or get ready for that next big gig! Suggested donation: $5 (supports arts activities)
Bring your uke and jam with Rachel Gorden Mercer!
Join national guitar champions, Phil Heywood and Eric Lugosch, for an introduction to songs that demonstrate a progressive development of right hand skills. Fee: $35. RSVP encouraged but not required to ann@silvercranes.com
Learn jazz standards and build better practice technique with basic instructions, easy exercises, no nonsense. Real practice, real progress.
Learn jazz standards and build better practice technique with basic instructions, easy exercises and no nonsense. Real practice, real progress.
In “CHROMA: An event of both colorful and musical intensity and vividness,” Jenny’s performance combines her technical training on the marimba with world, jazz, and folk music. Klukken will start the evening with an Art Show, featuring her intensely colorful acrylic flow paintings. $10 at the door.
Hosted by Northfield’s poet laureate, Rob Hardy, “Concertina!” will feature poetry and book signing by Leslie Schultz and music by concertina player Jake Minar Bastyr. Refreshments will be served.
Undoers tells stories about the nature that surrounds us, and the love and beauty that lies with community.
Sam Miltich presents The Improvised Life: Exploring Intersections of Mental Health and Creativity Through Jazz.a program highlighting cultural contributions of artists with mental illness and inspiring hope through Sam's own story and compositions. Featuring Chris Bates (bass), Dave Karr (sax) and Nathan Norman (drums).
Join Sam Mitlich (guitar), Chris Bates (bass), Nathan Norman (drums) and Dave Karr (tenor sax) for a 1-hr pre-show program prior to their Sunday 2 PM full performance at Main Street Church.
This concert is cancelled due to snow - stay tuned, we will reschedule!
Sprig of That presents their self-titled EP. Featuring original music by each of the band members and covers of several Appalachian favorites Photo credit: Alison Bents
Don’t miss Northfield natives Arlo Cristofaro-Hark and Helen Forsythe for a night of original music!
Please join Gary in celebrating the ongoing release of "Craft Singles", a 35-year retrospective of creating music with the some best talent the planet has to offer.
Come early and get a good seat!
In this half-hour comedy webisode, four friends struggle to find the perfect gift.
A Rudyard Kipling family Christmas featuring classic tales with original music, puppetry and magic!
A Rudyard Kipling family Christmas featuring classic tales with original music, puppetry and magic!
A Rudyard Kipling family Christmas featuring classic tales with original music, puppetry and magic!
Join us for an evening of folk, bluegrass, old time, and blues!
Hot Spot Music's resident banjo instructor, Helen Forsythe, hosts a lightly facilitated bluegrass and old time jam (all instruments welcome, but banjos guaranteed)
Marimba Nova is a trio made up of Jenny Klukken on marimba, Robert Everest on vocals and guitar, and Michael Bissonette on drums. With its unique instrumentation, this ensemble extends the boundaries of Brazilian music by embracing new sounds from the marimba. In fact, “Marimba Nova” translates in Portuguese to “New Marimba”. $15 at the door.
(Photo credit: Shelly Peters Photography)
A one-act play directed by Russ Paladin. See an all-female cast present Chekov's only ghost story!
The Key Kids have played their way back to Northfield for a rock and roll show on October 6th. Don't miss this night of all original music from local and MN-local artists!
Our October First Friday performance will feature local basssonist Thea Groth and her "double duo" of two bassoons and two french horns. You won't want to miss this unique combo! $10 at the door.
No Jazz Jam today, enjoy the parade! We’ll see you next week at 4 PM.
The dynamic duo of Mark Kreitzer (guitar) and Dan "Daddy Squeeze" Newton (accordion) light up the night with an energetic set straight from the patio of a picturesque French bistro. $10 at the door.
Duluth's own post-glam-rock band Nat Harvie Trio joined by local folk musicians Seth Hanson and Helen Forsythe! This perhaps unlikely combination of groups is gonna be real fun.
Join us for an open house and screenings of Suzanne Lane's original films.
Chicago-based master jazz educator David Bloom, winner of the 2017 Jazz Institute of Chicago award, will awaken your musical sensibilities and raise your playing to new heights. For details visit hotspotmusic.org/bloom
Chicago-based master jazz educator David Bloom, winner of the 2017 Jazz Institute of Chicago award, will awaken your musical sensibilities and raise your playing to new heights. For details visit hotspotmusic.org/bloom
