Friday, September 22nd, 2023
8pm

Yohannes Tona 
Ethio-JazzwithDibekulu
​
Green Room
2923 Girard Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Thursday, September 14th, 2023
7 pm

An Evening with T. Mychael Rambo
"heart, soul & a signature voice” - Leigh Kamman 

The Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Get tickets now! Dakotacooks.com or by calling 612-332-1010 
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Thursday, September 15th, 2023
6:30pm


Sinatra in the Sky:
The Original Crooner on the 50th Floor of IDS

50th floor of The Marquette Hotel at IDS Center
710 S Marquette Ave,
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Click here for tickets. Dinner Packages Available!

Sunday, August 27th, 2023
4 pm

Vintage Cruise
A Tribute To Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins & James Ingram

Theatre L'homme Dieu
1875 CR-120
Alexandria, Minnesota, United States

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Thursday, August 24th, 2023
7 pm

Tribute to the legendary
Tina Turner
Back by popular demand, Ginger Commodore, Ash SmashAshley Commodore, Lyndora Turner & Dennis Spears return to the Dakota Jazz Club to honor this musical icon.

Brian Ziemniak - piano
Yohannes Tona - bass, 
Brandon Commodore - drums
Geoffrey LeCrone - guitar
Peter Vircks - saxophone
Omar Abdulkarim - trumpet

The Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Get tickets now! Dakotacooks.com or by calling 612-332-1010 
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
7 pm

Sophia Shorai 

Sophia Shorai vocals
Tommy Barbarella keys
Jeff Bailey bass
Peter Hennig drums
Peter Vircks saxophone
Jake Baldwin trumpet

The Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Get tickets now! Dakotacooks.com or by calling 612-332-1010 ​
Sunday, August 13th, 2023
3 pm
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***CANCELLED***
BZ3 Organ Trio w/Peter Vircks
Hidden Acoustics Concert Series / FREE
Cedar Lake Beach East
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Saturday, August 5th, 2023
7pm

The Storyboard Experience

The Cowles Center
528 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
info@thecowlescenter.org
(612) 206-3600
Monday, July 24th
8 pm
Monday Nights In July curated by
​Brandon Commodore
Night #4 w/NRG
​
Midnight Love
​featuring Peter Vircks, Matt Darling, Brian Ziemniak, Patrick Nelson, Greg Schutte and Daryl Boudreaux

Icehouse MPLS
​2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
612-276-6523
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Sunday, July 9th, 2023
7 pm

Tribute to the legendary
Tina Turner
. . With Ginger Commodore, Ash Smash (Ashley Commodore) Lyndora Turner, and Dennis Spears (holding down Ike’s baritone lines) with Brian Ziemniak on keys, Yohannes Tona on bass, Brandon Commodore on drums, Deevo Dee on guitar, Omar Abdulkarim on trumpet and Peter Vircks on sax!

​The Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Call 612-332-1010 or visit dakotacooks.com for tickets.
Saturday, July 8th
8 pm

Ginger Commodore and Friends
Sing ‘Pop-Rock Hits
​
Delivering songs that turned the world of rock and roll on its ear. An eclectic mix of musical genres including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. Songs from Big Mama Thornton, Amy Winehouse Lionel Ritchie, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston and more.

Belvedere Outdoor Tent Stage 
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States

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Thursday, July 6th, 2023
8 pm

Sophia Shorai 
Summertime Soul: Songs From Ella to Aretha
​An all-star ensemble leads the audience through classic tunes that’ll give you the summertime smiles, sweats and swoons.

Sophia Shorai vocals
Adi Yeshaya keys
Anthony Cox bass
David Schmalenberger drums
Peter Vircks saxophone


​Belvedere Outdoor Tent Stage 
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States

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Monday, July 3rd
8 pm
Monday Nights In July w/ Brandon Commodore Night #1 
​
Monday Night Funk
​featuring Brandon Commodore + Friends
​
Icehouse MPLS
​2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
612-276-6523
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Thursday, June 29th
5:30pm
​
Quintessence:
​The Martial Besombes Quintet
featuring Peter Vircks, Tony Axtell, Michael Pillhofer  & Steve Yeager 

Dunsmore Room
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States

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Monday, June, 19th
7pm
​
A Musical Celebration Of Juneteenth

With Ginger Commodore & Friends
Vocalists Dennis Spears, Patty Lacy & T. Michael Rambo, pianist
Thom West, and saxophonist Peter Vircks

The Dakota Jazz Club
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Saturday, June 17th, 2023
7pm
​
AlRio Trio Plus and Peter Vircks

Dunsmore Room
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States

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Saturday, June 10th, 2023
4:30 pm & 8:00 pm
 
River 
The Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon

​Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States


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Sunday, June 4th, 2023
4:30pm

​
Midnight Love
featuring Peter Vircks, Matt Darling, Brian Ziemniak, Patrick Nelson, Greg Schutte and Daryl Boudreaux

​Belvedere Outdoor Tent Stage 
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Wednesday, May 24th
8pm

Steve Katz  - Bass & Vocals 
Miguel Hurtado - Drums
Mike Wolter - Guitar
Peter Vircks - Saxophone

@ Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Friday, May 26th, 5Pm
Brandon Commodore's
NRG

featuring:
Ashley Commodore - Vocals
Yonathan Bekure - Bass
Kavyesh Kaviraj - Keyboards
David Feily - Guitar
Peter Vircks - Saxophone

The Commons Park
425 Portland Ave
​Minneapolis
Saturday, May 20th, 2023
​8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Solomon Parham Quintet with an opening set by Jack Barrett Trio
kj's hideaway 408 Saint Peter Street 
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Headliner : Solomon Parham Quintet Solomon Parham - Trumpet Lineup - TBA Soloman Parham has been a force-of-nature on the Minnesota Jazz scene for decades. He is a member of the Ggammy Award winning ensemble "The Sounds of Blackness" and has been a fixture in Saint Paul's lowertown neighborhood hosting his famed "Solomon's Sessions", a […]
Weekend of May 12th, 2023
​Time TBD

Yohannes Tona Band

Erta Ale
Ethiopian Restaurant
Grand Opening 

308 E. Prince St., Ste. 140
​Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Saturday, May 6th, 2023
​6pm

Yohannes Tona Presents:
The Ethio-Jazz Experience
with special guest Dibekulu
​
Crooners Supper Club, Belvedere Outdoor Stage
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
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Yohannes Tona - Bass
Brian Kendrick - Drums
Brian Ziemniak - Keyboards
Geoff LeCrone - Guitar
Omar Abdulkarim - Trumpet
Peter Vircks - Saxophone

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Thursday, May 4th, 2023
​8pm
POSTPONED / RESCHEDULED SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH, 4:30PM 
​
Midnight Love
featuring Peter Vircks, Matt Darling, Brian Ziemniak, Patrick Nelson, Greg Schutte and Daryl Boudreaux

​Belvedere Outdoor Stage Season Opener!
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
​7:30pm
​
Quintessence:
​The Martial Besombes Quintet
featuring Peter Vircks, Tony Axtell, Michael Pillhofer  & Steve Yeager 

Dunsmore Room
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States

​CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Sunday, March 26th, 2023
​8pm
​
AlRio Trio Plus and Peter Vircks

Dunsmore Room
Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
​7:30pm

BZ3 Organ Trio
Album Release Concert

Crooners Supper Club
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Monday, February 27th, 2023
​8pm
​
Moveable Feast

Icehouse MPLS
​2528 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
612-276-6523

Eventbrite Tickets: Click Here
Reuniting after nearly 20 years, Moveable Feast brings together four extremely diverse musical talents to explore a catalog of work referred to as “eclectic, solid and funky… displaying a sense of fearlessness as it tweaks the jazz tradition”. 

Bringing together the influences of jazz, funk, Latin, African and avant-garde, Peter Vircks (sax), Kevin Washington (drums), Jeff Bailey (bass) and Tommy Barbarella (keys) have individually worked with a wide range of artists including Prince, James Carter, Doc Severinsen, Eric Kamau Gravatte, Steve Slagle, Dave Stryker, Mavis Staples, Rhythmic Circus and The Minnesota Orchestra.
Saturday, February 18th, 2023
​9:30pm
Festival wristbands (required) available here
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Midnight Love

Headlining ​@ Big Turn Festival
​Premier Big Turn Jazz Club
American Legion Post
Red Wing, Minnesota, United States
200+ BANDS | 20+ VENUES | 2 DAYS OF UNIQUE SOUNDS
FEBRRRUARY 17-18, 2023
​www.bigturnmusicfest.com
Saturday, January 14th, 2023
8pm, $35
 
River 
The Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon

​@ Crooners
6161 Hwy 65
Fridley, Minnesota, United States
Friday, January 6th, 2023
9 - 11pm, $13
Steve Katz & The Hungry Ghosts
@ Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States


Steve Katz - Bass, vocals, composition
Chris Cunningham - Guitar, Irish guilt
Ken Goldman - Percussion
Peter Vircks - Saxophone
Ted Greenbaum - Keyboards
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Sunday, November 6th
​3 pm, Admission is free
CorVoce
Chamber Choir
@ The Capri Theater
2027 West Broadway
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 
Monday, October 17th, 2022
8pm, $12 advance/ $15 day of
Yohannes Tona Band
@ Icehouse
2528 Nicolette Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Yohannes Tona - Bass
Brian Kendrick - Drums
Brian Ziemniak - Keyboards
Geoff LeCrone - Guitar
David Feily - Guitar
Omar Abdulkarim - Trumpet
Peter Vircks - Saxophone
Friday, Sept 23rd, 2022
9 - 11pm, $13
Steve Katz & The Hungry Ghosts
@ Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States


Steve Katz- Bass, vocals, composition
Chris Cunningham- Guitar, Irish guilt
Ken Goldman-Percussion
Peter Vircks- Saxophone
Matt Darling- Trombone
Friday, April 22nd, 2022
9 - 11pm, $13
Steve Katz & The Hungry Ghosts
@ Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States


Steve Katz- Bass, vocals, composition
Chris Cunningham- Guitar
Ken Goldman-Percussion
Peter Vircks- Saxophone
Matt Darling- Trombone
Saturday, April 9th, 2022
9:30pm
Peter Vircks Quintet
Saturday Night Jazz Series
KJ's Hideaway 
408 St. Peter St.
​St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

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Friday, March 4th, 2022,
​8 - 10pm
Craig Hill Presents
Peter Vircks
featuring
Bassist Chris Smith
& Pianist Will Kjeer
Jazz Central Studios
407 Central Ave SE
Lower Level
​Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Saturday, February 19th, 2022, 9 PM
Midnight Love
Big Turn Music Festival
​American Legion Post #54 Stage
Red Wing, MN
CANCELED
Friday, February 18th, 2022,
​8 - 11pm
Peter Vircks Trio
with pianist Will Kjeer
& bassist Steve Katz
The Lexington
​Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Friday, February 11th, 2022
​8 PM 
Midnight Love
Paisley Park / NPG Music Club
NPG Jazz Series
Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
SOLD OUT
Saturday, January 29th, 2022
9 - 11pm, $13
Steve Katz & The Hungry Ghosts
@ Aster Cafe
125 SE Main St
Minneapolis, MN  ​
CANCELED
Monday, December 27th, 7 PM
​Rhythmic Circus
​Holiday Shuffle
Vilar Performing Arts Center
Beaver Creek, CO
Saturday, December 11th, 2021, 7:30 PM
Rhythmic Circus 
​Holiday Shuffle
Lake Placid Center For The Arts
Lake Placid, NY
Saturday, December 4th, 2021, 8pm
Peter Vircks Trio
with pianist Kavyesh Kaviraj & bassist Keith Yánes
The Lexington
​Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Friday, December 3rd, 2021, 8pm
Peter Vircks Trio
​with pianist Will Kjeer & bassist Keith Yánes
The Lexington
​Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Friday December 3rd & 4th, 2021
Rhythmic Circus 
​Holiday Shuffle
Franklin, TN
CANCELED
Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, 7:30 PM
Rhythmic Circus 
​Holiday Shuffle
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Santa Fe, NM
Friday, November 19th, 2021
Superbus Maximus
Eagles Club #34
2507 East 25th Street
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, November 13th, 2021, 7:30 PM
Rhythmic Circus 
​Holiday Shuffle
CoMMa Performing Arts Center
Morganton, NC
Thursday, November 11th, 2021, 7:30 PM
Rhythmic Circus 
​Holiday Shuffle
Davis-Waldorf Performing Arts Series
USAO, Chickasha, OK
Friday, October 15th, 2021, 8pm
Peter Vircks & pianist Chris Lomheim
The Lexington
Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saturday, October 19th, 2019, 8pm
Peter Vircks & pianist Chris Lomheim
@The Lexington, in the Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saturday, September 25th, 2021
Katz, Cunningham, Goldman, Vircks
@ Volstead's Emporium
711 W Lake Street, Minneapolis
Thursday, June 10th, 2021, 7pm
Midnight Love
Twin Cities Jazz Fest Live Virtual Music Performance
register here 
Tuesday, December 31st, 2019
New Year's Eve
Keith Yanes, Andrew Jerome Frederick & Peter Vircks 
@Volstead's Emporium
711 W Lake Street, Minneapolis
Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, 8pm
Peter Vircks Trio
with pianist Peter Schimke & bassist Gordy Johnson
@The Lexington, in the Williamsburg Room
1096 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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