Green is a burning post-bop quartet featuring  Zack Lozier on trumpet, Rob Dewey on piano, Rich Casey on bass, and Scotty Schultz on drums. 

Soap Boxing Monthly Poetry Slam:The Slam competition is open to anyone (18+) three rounds of poetic battle and good times. Sign up between 7 and 8 pm. Special guest feature: BILLY TUGGLE. Billy “Karma” Tuggle is a B-Boy poet and vocalist born and raised in the Chicagoland area. A HipHop cultural activist, he co-founded Chicago crews STS (Storm Troopers) and 7 In a Cipher, as well as serving as a local organizer for the Temple of HipHop. He is currently a member of PolyRhythmic, the Chicago-based multimedia arts collective. He is a four-time National Poetry Slam competitor- 2004-'06 with Mental Graffiti, 2006 NPS Semi-finalist; 2006 Rust Belt Regional winner, 2005 Great Lakes Classic winner and a member of their 2002 team in the Midwest Slam League; member of 2007 Palatine, IL slam team. Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times calls Billy's style "uncompromising, anti-corporate and straight-forward."

Side Event: The ‘Women of the World Poetry Slam’ Showdown where we select the woman who will represent St. Paul at the Women Of The World Poetry Slam in Chicago this March.

For the first time in the U.S., pianist Bill Carrothers performs his epic 2003 Armistice 1918 release in concert.  Armistice 1918 explores the stories of World War I, from the lead up to the war to Armistice Day.  Carrothers always combines that rare mix of the cerebral and the grippingly musical, and his passion for the subject matter informs this awe-inspiring work.  Complete with vocals, cello, contrabass clarinet, Carrothers’ brilliant piano and a three-piece rhythm section, Armistice 1918 is not just a musical experience – it’s an event.  Carrothers, a Minnesota native turned Michigan transplant, has traveled the world with the best in jazz.  Come share in this musical achievement. Bill Carrothers' Armistice Band U.S. Premiere features Bill Carrothers on piano, Gordy Johnson: bass, Jean-Marc Foltz: bass clarinet, Matt Turner: cello, Peg Carrothers: vocal, Jay Epstein: percussion/sound effects, and Dre Pallemaerts: drums.

Bill Carrothers has been a professional pianist for over 20 years. He has played many venues throughout the U.S. and Europe including the Village Gate, Knitting Factory, Birdland, Blues Alley, New Morning (Paris), the Audi Jazz Festival in Brussels, the Nevers Jazz Festival (where he shared the bill with Abbey Lincoln), the Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz Middelheim, and the Marciac Festival in France. In October of 2000, Mr. Carrothers headlined the prestigious Rising Star Tour throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He has been a leader on nine recordings, all of which have received critical acclaim. His sideman credits have included some of the greatest names in jazz, including Joe Beck, Scott Colley, Buddy DeFranco, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, Eric Gravatt, Drew Gress, Tim Hagans, Billy Higgins, Lee Konitz, James Moody, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Gary Peacock, Dewey Redman, Charlie Rouse, James Spaulding, Bill Stewart, Ira Sullivan, Toots Thielemans, and Bennie Wallace.

Exquisite Corps features guitarist David Roos, bassist Jeff Brueske and drummer Eron Woods, all busy area musicians.  David Roos is a first-rate jazz guitarist and performs with a variety of musicians in a variety of places. David led The Crystal Trio on an inaugural world cruise from L.A. to London held by Crystal Cruise Lines. He was a founding member and contributing composer for the Twin Cities-based jazz collective The Illicit Sextet. When Dave plays, everyone sits down and listens.