An Evening of Great Holiday Jazz
A New Year's tradition, Connie imagines a lakeside lodge atmosphere in the Dunsmore Room with a mix of celebratory, reflective and inspiring songs for the year ahead. With the wintry view of Moore Lake outside, you'll feel like you're on a Northwoods getaway!
Connie Evingson: Vocals
Jon Weber: Piano
Steve Pikal: Bass
Vocalist Connie Evingson is known for exploring a wide variety of musical styles. She has been a featured guest artist with Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Doc Severinsen, Vocalessence, the JazzMN Orchestra and other esteemed organizations. She is a longtime member of the popular vocal jazz group Moore By Four, and is a two-time recipient of both the McKnight Fellowship for Performing Musicians and the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant.
“A world-class local…a sublime mixture of ice and fire...remarkably versatile and determinedly adventurous.” --Jon Bream, Minneapolis StarTribune
