Bassist Ted Olsen is Berlin’s artist in residence on Sundays this August. For the third installment of his residency, Olsen will perform in pianist Michael Cain’s trio alongside drummer Adam Harder Nussbaum. The trio will present two sets of jazz infused with R&B and contemporary influences.

Band Members:
Michael Cain - Piano
Ted Olsen - Bass
Adam Harder Nussbaum - Drums

As a pianist and keyboardist, Michael Cain has had a prolific recording career, appearing on albums for labels such as Blue Note, Warner Brothers, Universal, and ECM, as well as his own releases. Cain has worked with some of the most significant names in jazz and contemporary music, including Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Terence Blanchard, Pat Metheny, Charles Neville, Bobby McFerrin, and Me’shell N’degeocello, for which he received two Grammy nominations as a pianist, keyboardist, and arranger. Michael’s latest release is entitled Hoo Doo.

Drummer Adam Harder Nussbaum is an Indiana native now living in St. Paul. He is an active member of the Twin Cities music scene, frequently performing with the Jake Baldwin Quartet; Party Officials; and his own group, the Adam Harder Nussbaum Quintet.

Ted Olsen is a double bassist from Minneapolis, MN, with extensive experience as a performer and composer. He has been fortunate enough to share the stage with many stellar musicians, including Michael Cain, Dayna Stephens, Javier Santiago, John Raymond, Tim Sparks, Dean Magraw, Aby Wolf, Eric Mayson, and Steve Kenny. Olsen’s original music is steeped in jazz yet forward-looking and accessible, creating bright moments of melody and harmonic color while allowing for spontaneous interplay. His 2017 debut garnered praise from the “Minnesota Star Tribune”: “The sprawling yet cohesive songcraft on Ted Olsen's new album, ‘Joyfire,’ attests to why he won an American Composers Forum award five years ago and followed it up as a finalist for the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Awards in 2015.”