Midnight Love features a classic tenor sax and trombone frontline, vintage keyboard sounds and a funky, rare-groove setting with a romantic bent.  Just shy of being considered a Cusaders cover band, their sets feature hits and b-sides of artists like Burt Bacharach, Ruby & The Romantics and Lou Donaldson. The line up lead by saxophonist Peter Vircks (Moveable Feast, Rhythmic Circus, #MPLS) is drummer Greg Schutte (Mickey Hart Band, Ryan Bingham, Chastity Brown Band), pianist & organist Brian Ziemniak (F-Deluxe, BZ3, Yohannes Tona Band), trombonist Matt Darling (Hookers and Blow, New Standards, Honeydogs) and bassist Patrick Nelson (Root City Band, Rhythmic Circus, Eric Hutchinson, New Primitives). Also, percussionist Daryl Boudreaux (Sounds Of Blackness, Bruce A. Henry Band) is a frequent joiner. 

A sampling of 2021 Twin Cities Jazz Fest audience testimonials about Midnight Love:
"Midnight Love is Fantastic!!!      -Lolita T.
"A total groove! Great song selection. Top notch playing. Man, I am feeling this deep in my bones (no pun intended).    -Ron T.
"HANDS DOWN THEY KILLED EVERY SONG! BRAVO!!"      -Nicole
"Soulful magic music."      -Christine L.
"could have fooled us- they seem like they perform nightly for the last year for sure"      -Robyn
​"This was a great show! ...so fun to listen to. Can't wait to hear more".      -Ron B.
"Absolutely fantastic".     -Antoinette
"This group is excellent- great repertoire- top notch musicians"      -Dorothy
​"The show was amazing!"      -Kathy
"You are all spectacular musicians!!!"      -Amy
"Really enjoying it! I can't stop moving."      - Mary from Eugene, OR

photo credits: Bill Cameron