The Great American Songbook Laughs with Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson

Tickling the funny bones of the Great American Songbook, with great lyrics by Tom Lehrer, Lorenz Hart, Noel Coward, Mary Rodgers, Mel Brooks, Cole Porter, and more. Hear almost a century of the hilarious in the jazz standard repertoire.

Maud Hixson: Vocals
Rick Carlson: Piano

Hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to the often unsung or forgotten compositions awaiting rediscovery. Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Maud made her Guthrie Theater debut in the Noel Coward revue Coward’s Women, also appearing in Park Square Theater’s The Soul of Gershwin. She teamed with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in 2012 for the long-running Midtown Jazz at Midday concert series at Saint Peter’s and debuted her show Skyscraper Wits in London and New York in 2015. She has made three appearances at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall for the New York Cabaret Convention, presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation. Her newest recording is devoted to the music of her mentor, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, which earned a 2024 Bistro Award.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Dunsmore Jazz Room, 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis, United States