Gigs and things . . .
Upcoming
2025
Jan 25 - JC Sanford w/Ben Ehrlich & Ted Olsen
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Mar 9 - Imminent Standards Trio -
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
5-7:30pm
Mar 15 - JC Sanford’s EQ
JC Sanford, Toivo, Erik Fratzke, Ben Ehrlich
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
May 8 - Experimental Jazz on Lafond
JC Sanford, TBA
Zion Lutheran Church, St. Paul
7pm
Jun 9 - Imminent Standards Trio -
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
5-7:30pm
PAST
2024
Dec 18 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Carley Olson, Joey Van Phillips
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Dec 11 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Anthony Cox & Phil Hey
Berlin Mpls
7-9:30pm
Dec 8 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Mark Urness & Jay Epstein
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
5-7:30pm
Nov 20 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Scott Fultz, Chris Bates, JG Everest
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Nov 10 - Fall Jazz Showcase
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN
1:30pm
Oct 26 - JC Sanford w/Ben Ehrlich & Ted Olsen
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Oct 16 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Dave Hagedorn, Josh Granowski, Brad Holden
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Oct 7-11 - Quinsin Nachoff/Florian Höfner Chamber Orchestra Project
Montreal, Canada
Sep 19 - Experimental Jazz on Lafond
JC Sanford, Anthony Cox, Davu Seru
Zion Lutheran Church, St. Paul
7pm
Sep 18 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Mankwe Ndosi, Toby Ramaswamy, Bryan Nichols
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Sep 15 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Chris Bates & Abinnet Berhanu
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
5-7:30pm
Sep 8 - Dylan Hicks & Small Screens CD Release Show
Parkway Theater, Mpls
8pm
Aug 24 - JC Sanford w/Ben Ehrlich & Ted Olsen
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Aug 24 - JC Sanford w/Ben Ehrlich & Ted Olsen
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Aug 23 - Jack Schabert’s Blue Ox Jazz Trio w/guest JC Sanford
Herbie’s on the Park, St. Paul, MN
6pm
Aug 21 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Joe Horton, Toby Ramaswamy, Ross Clowser
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Jul 17 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Jacqueline Ultan, Elaine Evans, Heather Barringer
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Jul 14 - Inaugural Northfield Jazz Festival
Imminent Standards Trio - JC Sanford, Anthony Cox, Phil Hey
Way Park, Northfield, MN
1pm
(2:30pm - Maintime, 4pm - Laura Caviani Trio, 6pm - Jam Session @Imminent Brewing w/Blue Ox Trio)
Jul 11 - Mike Cohen Quintet
Mike Cohen - sax, JC Sanford - trombone, Patrick Adkins - piano, Dan Carpel - bass, Adam Harder Nussbaum - drums
Day Block Brewing, Mpls
6-9pm
Jul 6 - Prequel to the Northfield Jazz Festival
JC Sanford & Chris Olson
Riverwalk Market, Bridge Square
Northfield, MN
9-11am
Jun 30 - Twin Cities Jazz Composers’ Workshop Showcase Concert
New works by Jack Schabert, John Baumgartner, Alex Karye, Ella Grace, Zach Luginbill, & JC Sanford
480 Arts, St. Paul
7pm
Jun 29 - JC Sanford w/Mark Urness & Jay Epstein
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Jun 22 - JC Sanford’s EQ
JC Sanford, Toivo, Erik Fratzke, Ben Ehrlich
Twin Cities Jazz Festival -Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, St. Paul
8pm
Jun 19 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Eri Isomura, Sivan Elias Cohen, Patrick Adkins
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Jun 15 - Renegade Ensemble’s MUSICIRCUS
w/Kirsten Warfield, Matt Echols, Nick Syman, John McKone, etc.
480 Arts, St. Paul
7:20pm
May 15 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Milo Fine, Chris Cunningham, Anthony Cox
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Apr. 20 - JC Sanford w/Dan Carpel & Greg Schutte
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Apr 17 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
Bone Blast!, Vol I
JC Sanford, Kirsten Warfield, Matt Echols, Nick Syman
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Apr 10 - JC Sanford’s EQ
JC Sanford, Toivo, Jeff Bailey, Ben Ehrlich
Berlin, Mpls
7-10pm
Mar 28 - Notet - Live Recording
Andrew Green, Jeremy Udden, Charlie Lincoln, JC Sanford
IBeam, Brooklyn, NY
8pm
Mar 27 - NEW PAST NYC CD release show
JC Sanford, Santiago Leibson, John Hebert
Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn, NY
8pm
Feb 25 - NEW PAST CD release show
JC Sanford, Anthony Cox, Kavyesh Kaviraj + JT Bates
Hot Spot Music Studio, Northfield, MN
7pm
Feb 21 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Maja Radovanlija, Alma Engebretson, Erich Rieppel
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Feb. 17 - JC Sanford w/Russ Johnson, Dan Carpel, Adam Harder Nussbaum
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Jan 17 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations -
JC Sanford, Shannon Wettstein, Aaron Kerr
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Jan 13 - Inatnas Orchestra, music of Asuka Kakitani and JC Sanford
KJ’s Hideaway, St. Paul, MN
8pm (2 sets)
2023
Dec 30 - JC Sanford w/Toivo, Erik Fratzke, Tarek Abdelqader
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Dec 20 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, Steve Hirsch, Aby Wolf, Queen Drea
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Dec 11-16 - NDR Big Band recording - music for Big Band and Percussion Quartet (conductor)
John Hollenbeck - composer/percussion, Patricia Brennan, Matt Moran, Marcio Doctor - percussion
Hamburg, Germany
Nov 21 - Dylan Hicks & Small Screens + Creatures of Prometheus
Icehouse MPLS, Mpls
8pm
Nov 17 - NEW PAST CD release show
JC Sanford, Anthony Cox, Kavyesh Kaviraj + JT Bates
Studio Z, St. Paul
8pm
Nov 15 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, Cody McKinney, Dameun Strange, Craig Hill
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Nov. 4 - Quinsin Nachoff/Chamber Orchestra concert (conductor)
“Patterns in Nature”
Isabel Bader Theater, Victoria College, Toronto
8pm
Oct 18-19 - Quinsin Nachoff/Chamber Orchestra recording (conductor)
“Patterns in Nature”
Oktaven Studios, NYC
Oct 16 - Quinsin Nachoff/Chamber Orchestra concert (conductor)
“Patterns in Nature”
Hunter College, NYC
8pm
Oct 13 - Jeremy Udden w/Brandon Seabrook, Charlie Lincoln, JC Sanford
IBeam, Brooklyn, NY
8-10pm
Oct 12 - Adam Kolker w/Jeremy Stratton, George Schuller, JC Sanford
Bar Bayeux, Brooklyn, NY
8 & 9:30pm
Aug 29 - Andrea Mazzariello, Brady Lenzen, Andy Flory, JC Sanford
Applebaum Hall
Carleton College, Northfield
8:00pm
Sep 30 - JC Sanford w/Brian Courage, Bryan Murray, Cory Healey
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Sep 20 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford & Nathan Hanson
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Aug 16 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, DeVon Russell Gray, Pat O’Keefe, Tarek Abdelqader
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Aug 11 - JC Sanford w/Toivo, Erik Fratzke, Ben Ehrlich
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Aug 5 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Dan Carpel and Phil Hey
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
6pm
July 8 - Dylan Hicks Small Screens
IceHouse MPLS
11pm
July 6-7 - Dylan Hicks Small Screens recording session
Creation Studios, Mpls
July 1 - Bryan Murray, Toivo, JT Bates, JC Sanford
opening for Aaron Irwin’s band from NYC
IceHouse MPLS
7pm
Jun 30 - JC Sanford w/Jeff Bailey, Ben Ehrlich, and special guest from NYC Aaron Irwin
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Jun 21 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, Davu Seru, Sarah M. Greer, Scott L. Miller
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Jun 15-16 - trio recording w/Michael Cain and Anthony Cox
Wild Sound Studios, Mpls
June 9 - Kenne Thomas’ Lifeforce: Purple Knights
Crooners Supper Club, Minneapolis, MN
8pm
May 17 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, George Cartwright, Laura Harada, Cory Healey
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
May 4 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Dan Carpel and JT Bates
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
7:30-10:30pm
Apr 29 - JC Sanford w/Mike Cramer, Josh Granowski, Phil Hey
Volstead’s Emporium,
Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
Apr 19 - jcs@jcs: Creative Collaborations - **new monthly series**
JC Sanford, Michelle Kinney, JT Bates, Bryan Murray
Jazz Central Studios, Mpls
8pm
Apr 17 - Davu Seru, Anthony Cox, Levi Schwartzberg, JC Sanford
Icehouse MPLS
8pm
Apr 1 - Sakiko Masuda Quartet + guest JC Sanford
100BAN, Kobe, Japan
1:30pm
Mar 31 - Satoko Fujii/Natsuki Tamura/JC Sanford
Big Apple Jazz, Kobe, Japan
7:30pm
Mar 3 - Twin Cities Jazz Composers’ Workshop, featuring the Jazz Composers’ Orchestra
Gustavus Adolphus Jazz Jamboree
8pm
Feb 25 - Imminent Standards Trio - w/Josh Granowski and JT Bates
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
6pm
Feb 18 - Kenne Thomas K-Tet
MetroNOME Brewery, St. Paul,. MN
8pm
Jan 28 - JC Sanford w/Russ Johnson, Ted Olsen and Abinnet Berhanu
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
10pm
Jan 13 - JC Sanford Imminent Standards Trio w/ Chris Bates and Phil Hey
Jazz Central Studios, Minneapolis, MN
8pm
Jan 6 - The Notet w/Andrew Green, Jeremy Udden, and Dave Ambrosio
IBeam, Brooklyn, NY
8-10pm
Jan 5 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol. 2 CD Release show w/Charlie Lincoln and George Schuller
Silvana, New York, NY
7-9pm
2022
Dec 3 - JC Sanford w/Mark Urness, Patrick Adkins and Ben Ehrlich
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
10pm
Nov 21 - Creatures of Prometheus with Ivan Cunningham, Chris Cunningham, Alec Tonjes, and Alma Engebretson
IceHouse MPLS, Minneapolis, MN
8pm
Nov 11 - JC Sanford, Russ Johnson, Chris Bates, Abinnet Berhanu
Jazz Central Studios, Minneapolis, MN
8pm
Oct 8 - JC Sanford w/Bryan Nichols, Jeff Bailey, and Pete James Johnson
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
10pm
Sep 30 - Jack Schabert’s Blue Ox Jazz Trio w/guest JC Sanford
Herbie’s on the Park, St. Paul, MN
6pm
Sep 25 - NDR Big Band feat. John Hollenbeck, composer/percussion
Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
8pm
Sep 23 - NDR Big Band feat. John Hollenbeck, composer/percussion
NDR Kleiner Sendesaal, Hanover, Germany
8pm
Aug 27 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol. 2 CD Release show w/Charlie Lincoln and Phil Hey
KJ’s Hideaway, St. Paul, MN
8pm
Aug 19 - JC Sanford w/Kavy Kaviraj, Charlie Lincoln, and Ben Ehrlich
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
10pm
Aug 13 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol. 2 CD Release show w/Charlie Lincoln and Abinnet Berhanu
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
6pm
Jun 26 - Laura Caviani/JC Sanford Driveway Concert w/Charlie Lincoln - bass, and Cory Healey - drums
Northfield, MN
4pm
Jun 25 - Jack Schabert’s Blue Ox Jazz Trio w/guest JC Sanford
Herbie’s on the Park, St. Paul, MN
6pm
Jun 24 - JazzMN Orchestra w/guest vocalist Lila Ammons
Mears Park, St. Paul, MN
4pm
May 21 - Zeitgeist and Friends w/guest composer George Lewis
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
8:00pm
May 12-14 - International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers Symposium
University of Texas - Austin
May 6 - St. Olaf Jazz Bands w/guest artist Danilo Pérez
St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
7:30pm
May 1 - Asuka Kakitani Jazz Orchestra
University of Wisconsin - EauClaire
6:00pm
April 30 - JC Sanford’s Imminent Standards Trio w/guest trumpeter Russ Johnson
Volstead’s Emporium, Minneapolis, MN
9:30pm
April 25 - JazzMN Orchestra w/guest vocalist Gretchen Parlato
Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Chanhassen MN
7:30pm
April 2-3 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol. 2 recording session w/Charlie Lincoln and Abinnet Berhanu
RocketSnake Studio, Arden Hills, MN
March 25 - JazzMN Orchestra - Winter Jazz Blast
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids MN
6:00pm
2021
May 30 - Triocracy w/Bruce Thornton and Brandon Wozniak
Central Park, Northfield MN
3pm
Jun 27 - JazzMN Orchestra w/Billy Peterson, Bob Mintzer, Gene Lake, and more
Crooners Supper Club and Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
6pm
Live and Live Streamed
Jul 17 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol I CD Release show w/Jeff Bailey and Phil Hey
Imminent Brewing, Northfield, MN
7pm
Aug 14 - War Footing w/Andrea Mazzariello and Brady Lenzen
Location TBD
10pm
Live and Live Streamed
Aug 16 - Imminent Standards Trio, Vol I CD Release show w/Jeff Bailey and Phil Hey
Icehouse MPLS, Minneapolis, MN
7:30pm
Aug 29 - JazzMN Orchestra
“What Women Write”
Crooners Supper Club and Lounge, Minneapolis, MN
7:30pm
Live and Live Streamed
Sep 11 - Imminent Standards Trio w/Brian Courage and Phil Hey
Sanford-Kakitani Driveway, Northfield, MN
5:00pm
Sep 19 - Caviani/Sanford Driveway Concert #5
Music of Horace Silver
Caviani Driveway, Northfield, MN
5:00pm