8:00pm Opening Set

Alden Ikeda Quartet

Peter Goggin – Alto Sax

Kavyesh Kaviraj – Piano

Ted Olsen – Bass

Aldan Ikeda – Drums

Long associated with improvising musicians, drummer Alden Ikeda earned his degree in Music Performance at the U of M, and has played extensively around the Twin Cities. His list of associations is a who’s who of regional jazz, including Douglas Ewart, Stephen Goldstein, Carei Thomas, Benny Weinbeck, Gene Adams, Michael Lewis, Herbie Lewis, Bobby Peterson, Jim Marentic, Jack McDuff, and George Cartwright, and more. At the trapset, Alden is a versatile performer across jazz, rock, Latin and country genres.

9:30pm World Jazz Collegium

Pavel Jany – guitars

John Croarkin – sax/flute

Steve Roehm – vibraphone

Dan Weston – bass

Greg Schutte – drums

Andrew Gillespie – percussion

World Jazz Collegium is an assembly of local and international musicians founded by the Twin Cities based guitarist and composer Pavel Jany.

In addition to the original material, World Jazz Collegium’s repertoire includes works by Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Billy Cobham, Hermeto Pascoal, and other legends of modern jazz.