Pre-TCJazzFest: Jon Weber
Jun 19 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
TCJazzFest – June 20-21, 2025.
Free Admission. Reservations are recommended.
Jon Weber: Piano
The Twin Cities Jazz Fest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of bringing communities together to enjoy and appreciate the art form of jazz and inspire new generations of youth. What started as a small one-day event in downtown Minneapolis 26 years ago has grown into one of the largest free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest.
www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com
Maggie’s Piano Lounge is a warm, relaxed and inviting space featuring a variety of seasoned singers and piano players. No cover. Order all of your favorite Crooners drinks and dinner items, experience superb service, and enjoy the great music!
Jazz pianist Jon Weber has recorded and toured all over the world, winning numerous honors for performance and composition – scoring extensively for television since 1987. Gary Burton, Roy Hargrove, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Avishai Cohen have all recorded Jon’s music, and his critically acclaimed release, SIMPLE COMPLEX, rose to #1. Jon lives in New York City hosting NPR’s “Piano Jazz with Jon Weber” after frequently serving as guest host for Marian McPartland. In June 2022, PS Classics released “I Know Things Now” – a Sondheim tribute CD which Jon orchestrated and conducted. Also in June 2022, Jon served as musical director at Peggy Lee’s Centennial Concert in Carnegie Hall. In 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024, Jon served as musical director for the O’Neill Theatre and conducted all three nights at the Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center in October 2022. Weber performed in the 2022 London Jazz Fest and music director of the 2023 Cayman Arts Festival.