ANDREA SWENSSON’s "DEEPER BLUES" f. CORNBREAD HARRIS, JIMMY JAM & Friends

The Cedar Presents

ANDREA SWENSSON’s "DEEPER BLUES" f. CORNBREAD HARRIS, JIMMY JAM & Friends

Friday, August 16, 2024 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM

All Ages

Seated

$30 Advance, $35 Day of Show

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request access accommodations, please go to our .

For Cedar-presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door.

Celebrating the book release of "Deeper Blues" we are totally honored to be hosting living Minnesota legend, beloved blues musician and self-proclaimed "blessed dude", Cornbread Harris as he plays and shares tales with author, Andrea Swensson.

This Friday night will feature stories of history and hope, reconciliation and forgiveness with lots of laughter and MUSIC! Cornbread's talented son, Jimmy Jam will join in for the sweet duo of 'Cornbread & Jam'- along with an additional full set of music via Cornbread and Friends.

"Through conversations with Cornbread, Jimmy Jam, and many others, Swensson reveals a story of perseverance and unfailing grace, a firsthand account of making music in the face of racism and segregation, and a hard-won acceptance of the personal sacrifices that are often required when dedicating one's life to making music. As the man himself says, "All of my hardships ended up to be blessings."- University of MN Press

Andrea Swensson is an author, podcast host, and music journalist in Minneapolis. She hosts the Official Prince Podcast and has contributed music journalism to numerous publications including NPR Music, Pitchfork, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, City Pages, and The Current, where she previously hosted The Local Show. Her first book, Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound, was released in October 2017 by the University of Minnesota Press and honored with a Minnesota Book Award in Minnesota Nonfiction.

To learn more about Andrea Swensson:

• Visit her website here

James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris, Sr. is a nonagenarian Minnesota music legend who has been entertaining patrons in the Twin Cities with his piano playing and singing since the end of World War II. He has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Rock Country Hall, an induction into the Minnesota Blues Hall of Fame, and a Sally Award. In 1955, he made history performing with the Augie Garcia Quintet on the first rock and roll record in Minnesota, “Hi Yo Silver,” and in the decades since he has performed thousands of shows at hundreds of venues across the metro area.

To learn more about James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris, Sr.:

James “Jimmy Jam” Harris III, the son of James “Cornbread” Harris, is a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer from Minneapolis. He and Terry Lewis, known as Jam and Lewis, were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022; the duo have written forty-one Top 10 hits in the United States and have more Billboard No. 1 hits than any other songwriting/production team. The musical icons they have worked with include Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Usher.

To learn more about James “Jimmy Jam” Harris III:

• Visit his Instagram page here

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States