Twin Cities Jazz Festival with Choro Borealis
Sat, Jun 20
|Mears Park
Authentic Brazilian choro music from Rio de Janeiro, along with many other styles from around the country, plus many original compositions
Time & Location
Jun 20, 2026, 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Mears Park, 221 5th St E, St Paul, MN 55101, USA
About the event
Choro Borealis brings together some of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians who share a deeply rooted passion for Brazilian music: Pat O’Keefe on clarinet, Tim O’Keefe on percussion and mandolin, Robert Everest on 7-string guitar and vocals, John Croarkin on flute, and David Burk on cavaquinho. These talented musicians have been performing and studying Brazilian music across the globe for over 30 years.
Choro (pronounced shor’-oh) is a lively instrumental music genre native to Rio de Janeiro with strong European and African roots, and which developed at the same time as Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz in the US. Performing both choro standards and original compositions, the magic of Choro Borealis is the playful interplay among the musicians, and the many varieties of instruments they employ in bringing choro music to life for their audiences.
We will be performing a 45-minute set on the 6th Street stage, bordering Mears Park from 5 to 5:45 pm.
Jazz Fest website: https://www.twincitiesjazzfestival.com/
More info about the band: www.choroborealis.com