Ted Olsen Quartet (mn) - $15 at Cafe CODA

Aaron Hedenstrom- soprano and tenor sax
Javier Santiago- piano
Miguel Hurtado- drums
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.
From over 50 original works penned, Olsen has released two albums of all-original music. His 2017 début garnered critical praise from the Minneapolis Star Tribune:...

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Aaron Hedenstrom- soprano and tenor sax
Javier Santiago- piano
Miguel Hurtado- drums
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.
From over 50 original works penned, Olsen has released two albums of all-original music. His 2017 début garnered critical praise from the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
“The sprawling yet cohesive songcraft on Ted Olsen's new album, "Joyfire," attests to why he won an American Composers Forum award five years ago and followed it up as a finalist for the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composers Awards in 2015.”
Admission: $15
**Masks are not required, but are encouraged.

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