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Brian Courage is our resident curator for three Monday nights in October (2nd, 16th, 30th)! This week features Courageous Endeavors and Polipnick / Courage / Healey.

Set 1: Polipnick / Courage / Healey

Luke Polipnick (guitar) // Brian Courage (bass) // Cory Healey (drums)

Set 2: Courageous Endeavors

Nelson Devereaux (saxophones) // Joe Strachan (keyboards) // Brian Courage (bass) // Miguel Hurtado (drums)

Courageous Endeavors was formed in 2012 by four young musicians interested in exploring new original jazz compositions. The band's music draws from a variety of other genres in pursuit of a unique and vital sound, seeking to push each other to new musical heights. They were a mainstay of local venues around the Twin Cities and toured regionally in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois. Their debut album "Prototype" was released independently in 2014 and was featured on MPR, KBEM, MN Daily, City Pages, and the South Bend Tribune. Since Brian's departure from Minnesota that same year, their performances have been more sporadic. All four members have toured extensively with other projects. Though their reunions are rare, the group's deep musical bonds and shared history are readily apparent. Join us for an exclusive 2023 performance!

Originally from Long Island, NY, bassist Brian Courage has spent the last decade as an integral part of the creative music scenes in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, and now Chicago, where he currently resides. He has performed alongside an extensive array of nationally acclaimed improvisers, including Greg Ward, Jon Irabagon, Lew Tabackin, David Hazeltine, Jason Stein, Weasel Walter, Michael Lewis, Erik Fratzke, Russ Johnson, JT Bates, and Billy Mintz. Brian is adept at a wide range of styles and has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, renowned vocal quartet The Four Freshmen, the Chicago Tap Theater, and the New York based Americana / blues rock band Hollis Brown, with whom he toured the US and Europe extensively. His most recent creative endeavor is Abhorrent Expanse, a fully improvised metal band. Their debut album "Gateways to Resplendence" has been featured in prominent outlets including Decibel, Metal Injection, Burning Ambulance, and Wire Magazine.