Omar Abdulkarim Quintet on the Plaza
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Omar Abdulkarim Quintet on the Plaza @ the Capri
July 24, 6-8pm
The soulful modern sound of Minneapolis-based trumpeter Omar Abdulkarim performing with three of the top jazz players in the region, Ted Olsen (bass), Kavyesh Kaviraj (keyboard) and Kevin Washington (drums), headlines the July 2025 Jazz Access concert at Capri Plaza. Called “the essence of what jazz is” (Jazz Police), Omar Abdulkarim has been playing trumpet since the early age of 14 months. He has since shared the stage with Roy Hargrove, Redman, Method Man, KRS-ONE and Talib Kweli, and performed with Nicholas Payton’s Television Studio Orchestra and Valerie Ponomarev’s Big Band. He has also written and recorded with Lauryn Hill and Jose James. After living in New York for 11 years and completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance at the renowned New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Omar is back in Minnesota recording, composing, performing recently at Taste of Minnesota and also with Source Code and the Minnesota Hard Bop Collective, among others. His influences include Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, John Coltrane and Lee Morgan.
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JAZZ ACCESS Concert Series
The Jazz Access Concert Series offers a FREE outdoor jazz club experience at neighborhood plazas in Minneapolis and St. Paul including the Arlington Hills Community Center, Rondo Commemorative Plaza and Capri Theater Plaza. The lineup features top-notch jazz talent complete with a professional sound system and seating. Each month a different lineup of artists performs an early evening show. Artist led, the mission of Jazz Access is to promote equity, access, and diversity in jazz music.