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The NOWnet at the Dakota - July 23rd @ 7pm.

Join us at the Dakota (1010 Nicollet in downtown Minneapolis) for an evening of original music in one of the our most venerated clubs.  Trumpeter Kelly Rossum is moving to New York in the fall, so this will be a sort of bon voyage (but he will be back).  Cover is just $5 so you […]

The new Jazz is NOW! and NOWnet site.

Hello all,
You’ll see some changes here. We’re paring things down, refocusing. A little spring cleaning.
If you loved all the old content, don’t worry—It’s still available, though it won’t be updated in the foreseeable future. Just click here to access it.
There’s nothing immediate on the books but we’re working on some exciting things for this summer […]

Feb. 12: Denver trumpeter Ron Miles and the NOWnet

RON MILES WITH THE NOWNET
WHAT: Acclaimed Denver-based trumpeter Ron Miles with the NOWnet
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009
WHERE: MacPhail School For Music
TICKETS AND OTHER DETAILS: $10 ($5 students!). At the door or click here to buy online.
 Miles is an internationally recognized performer and composer who has played with an extensive list of jazz greats, including guitarist […]

JUST ANNOUNCED: NOWnet performance Jan. 17

We just added a new NOWnet performance Jan. 17 at The Minnesota Opera Center, which will feature new compositions by NOWnet bandleader Jeremy Walker. We’re switching things up a bit and hosting this performance in the smaller hall on the Center’s main level. An intimate, warm space, perfect for a show in the dead of […]

NOWnet premiere Oct. 7—the big one.

Hello all,
Three weeks and counting to the premiere of the NOWnet. This is the big one, our first formal performance since Jazz is NOW! returned last year from hiatus. We’re back and we’re strong, and it’s because of all of you. Thank you. We’d like to say that in person on Oct. 7, so please […]

Thank you.

Thank you to everyone who came out Aug. 31 and Sept. 7 for our two NOWnet festival shows. While at times we waited out both bureaucracy and weather, both shows were tremendously rewarding. We got to play for people who might never have heard us otherwise, and shared the stage with some incredible local musicians.
If […]

The NOWnet quartet. Sunday, Sept. 7. Free show, free CDs!

CONCRETE AND GRASS FESTIVAL
When: Noon
Where: Mears Park (5th and Wacouta in downtown St. Paul)
Details: The annual SPCO-sponsored festival features a stacked lineup of the scene’s most stellar musicians from all genres. We’d be down here listening even if we weren’t playing.
Come early, because we’ll be handing out free NOWnet demo recordings! Each CD features five […]

The NOWnet Quartet. This Sunday. Free.

We will be there will bells on. We hope you will be, too. But don’t worry if you forget the bells at home.
Anyway. The details:
What: SPARK 24 FESTIVAL
When: 10:30 a.m. (we know, we know, but if you live in the sister city, you might already be in Minneapolis trying to avoid all the hullabaloo, and […]

Two upcoming NOWnet shows. Outdoors. And free.

Hello all,
You have two opportunities to see the NOWnet before fall is upon us. Both shows will feature the NOWnet quartet, with Jeremy, Kelly, Kevin, and our good friend Jeff Brueske filling in for Anthony Cox on bass. Both shows are outdoors and absolutely free. So come on down and hang with us, listen to […]

thank you, thank you, thank you

to everyone who came out to our first fundraiser and open rehearsal party last night. And thank you to those who couldn’t make it but still donated. We had an outstanding time getting to know all of you and can’t wait to see you at our upcoming performances.
Your support means more than we have words […]