TCJazzFest: Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs
TCJazzFest – June 19-20, 2026.
Free Admission. Reservations are recommended.
Steve Clarke and the Working Stiffs – Peforming vintage Jazz and blues with joyful abandon with Ted Godbout – piano; Tom Lewis – bass; Haralds Bondaris – drums; will be joined by vocalist Laurie Knutson who has thrilled audiences throughout the Twin Cities.
“Formed in 2001 for “Let Freedom Swing”, a benefit for the families of 911, the Working Stiffs have become the premier swing and jazz group performing throughout the region with their smoking all-star rhythm section and Steve Clarke’s sax front-and-center.
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 27 years ago has grown into one of the largest free civic jazz festivals in the upper Midwest.