An Evening with Steve Clarke: Then, Now, and Then

Jazz, Blues, Swing, Jive

How they got here and where they’re headed, with jazz and some tales celebrating 50 years. Diving into favorite songs, with a taste of then, now, and a glimpse at future projects. Exploring influences from Lester Young and Miles Davis to Wayne Shorter and Gerry Mulligan, Fats Waller and more.

Steve Clarke saxophones

Ted Godbout piano

Tom Lewis bass

Haralds Bondaris drums

Steve Clarke is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and educator playing a variety of wind instruments including soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones, alto and bass flutes, bass clarinet and aerophone. He has 11 Minnesota Music Awards and 3 Grammy nominations (including work on a Ringo Starr record) and two MSP Foundation Awards and has been inducted into the Midwest Music Hall of Fame.

“Minneapolis sax man Steve Clarke has been a major musical figure for decades.”–Phil Nusbaum, KBEM