Early Evening Jazz: The Willie August Project

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NO COVER 4:30pm Show Fueled by the unique interaction between cofounders Ben Siems and Jeremy Hauer, The Willie August Project’s distinctive sound is instantly recognizable to many Twin Cities jazz fans. The trio will play two sets of award-winning original compositions and progressive jazz classics. Band Members: Ben Siems - Guitar Matt Peterson - Upright Bass Jeremy Hauer - Drums ⊹ Ben Siems (co-founder, guitarist/composer) has performed at venues across the country as a jazz, blues, and folk guitarist. He has received over two dozen awards and grants for compositions ranging in style from jazz to neoclassical and avant-garde/experimental. He has created soundtracks for over 50 dance and theater productions, film and video works, and TV broadcasts, many of them featuring his first instrument, the cello. The Willie August Project is named for his grandfather, a railroad electrician and music and dance event organizer who died young of a brain tumor. Jeremy Hauer (co-founder/drummer) studied under Minnesota icons Gordy Knudtson and Dave King, incorporating their masterful use of timb