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Pianist Tanner Taylor moved to the Twin Cities from Jefferson, Iowa, in 2001, and Minnesota jazz fans’ jaws have been dropping ever since. Tanner is a young talent who always wows a crowd, whether he’s applying his signature simpatico accompaniment to the work of top vocalists, performing with groups like world beat artists Tickle Fight, backing greats including David “Fathead” Newman and Lew Tabackin, or leading his own trio. Last year Taylor starred in a concert payed tribute to one of his primary muses, the late great Oscar Peterson, it was regarded as one of the highlights of the Twin Cities Jazz Society’s “Jazz from J to Z” concert series.
Eric Kamau Gravatt is known around the globe for his incredible drumming work with 
Road work with McCoy and other musical ventures keep him off Twin Cities stages for the most part.) The great Wayne Shorter said, “Eric was the one. 
Miles wanted him, but he came to us in Weather Report.” The powerful 
Pooch’s Playhouse features Bruce “Pooch” Heine on bass, guitarist Joel Shapira, saxophonist Dave Brittain, pianist Mark Asche and percussionist Dave Schmalenberger. 
These musicians have a number of interconnections—Shapira and Heine play together in the modern trio, Triplicate; Heine, Asche and Brittain perform together with the Cedar Avenue Big Band; Shapira has played with everyone in one context or another.Notes Shapira, “To me this group was a very natural fit...it felt good from day one and developed rapidly into something special to all members that we want to expand upon in the future...I would describe the music as diversely influenced, 
adventurous and open-ended, but we are first and foremost a pure jazz group, that is the intention of this band... and we are proud of that fact.” - Andrea Canter, 
Headspace, featuring Rob Dewey on piano, Rich Casey on bass, Nick Haas on guitar and Eron Woods on drums, explores sonic styles from bop to boogaloo. Two sets, beginning at 7:30pm. No cover. Every Monday - except the first Monday of the month.Check out this video: