• ICEHOUSE MPLS (map)
  • 2528 Nicollet Ave S
  • Minneapolis, MN, 55404
  • United States

DINNER JAZZ with THE TED OLSEN TRIO
6PM-8:30PM

Ted Olsen (upright bass) // Will Kjeer (piano) // Abinnet Berhanu (drums)

$15 PER TABLE RESERVATION FEE. THIS AMOUNT GOES TO THE ARTISTS!

The Ted Olsen Trio is a group of close-knit improvisers that play with joyful sophistication and intuitive spontaneity. Their repertoire focuses on the jazz canon including: swinging standards, tasteful bossa nova, and captivating ballads.

Ted Olsen is a double bassist from Minneapolis, MN with an extensive background as both a performer and composer. His compositions create bright moments, with a penchant for melody and harmonic color, while still allowing for spontaneous interplay. His bass playing teems with rhythmic vitality and an optimistic spirit. Olsen’s music is steeped in jazz, but is not beholden to tradition—it is forward-looking, yet accessible.