“Taste and understatement. Swing and savoir-faire. Grace and grooves. Intimacy and panache. Singer Charmin Michelle delivers all of the above and more.” This is what the Star Tribune had to say about this charismatic chanteuse. Here, Michelle’s conversational style recalls the late Billie Holiday and other legendary ladies of jazz. And yet, her music is free of tiresome camp […]

Songs of Nina Simone: JazzMN Orchestra featuring Morgan James

Vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant and her band

Minnesota Music Education Association All-state Jazz Band with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon

The Headhunters

From New Orleans, the Rebirth Brass Band