NO COVER 4:15pm Show
Drummer Adam Harder Nussbaum leads two sets of dinner jazz.
Band Members:
Adam Harder Nussbaum - Drums
Bryan Nichols - Piano
Dan Carpel - Bass
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Adam Harder Nussbaum is a drummer and bandleader in the Twin Cities. In addition to his own groups, he performs with the Michael Cain Trio, the Jake Baldwin Quartet, Gutter Talk Organ Trio, and the Garrett Jones Electric Quartet, among others.
Bryan Nichols is a pianist, composer, and educator based in Minneapolis. Often found playing jazz and improvised music—but at home in a variety of musical worlds—he leads and composes for his own trio, quintet, and nonet in addition to performing, recording, and touring with a variety of forward-thinking artists. The Star Tribune has called him “a versatile, daring and inventive keyboardist...one of the Twin Cities' most respected jazz players.” He is a recipient of a prestigious McKnight Fellowship for Performing Artists and a residency at the Kennedy Center for Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program. Nichols has released two albums as a leader to critical and audience acclaim; an original solo piano work, Looking North; and a suite of originals for his quintet, Bright Places.
Dan Carpel attended Berklee College of Music, where he was in the school’s Monterey Quartet. He was a member of Jason Palmer’s band throughout his time in town, and was a mainstay in their residency at Wally’s Jazz Cafe. His time out east also notably included playing in groups led by Godwin Louis, Noah Preminger, and Melissa Aldana. Since relocating to the Twin Cities, Carpel has regularly worked with Javi Santiago, Zacc Harris, and Abinnet Berhanu. He frequently performed with singer/guitarist Mary Cutrufello as well as Sonny Knight and the Lakers, and he recently became a part of Dylan Hicks’s Small Screens.
