Hutton/Wolter Duo

Joan Hutton is a woodwind performer, composer and music educator residing in Minneapolis and hailing from Toronto, Canada. Her varied musical interests have led her over the years to classical, jazz, funk, free improvisation, pit orchestras and more. She leads her own group, the Joan Hutton Jazz Project, co-leads Take That Back with saxophonist Sue Orfield, and is a member of the Ancia Saxophone Quartet

Guitarist Mike Wolter has been an increasing presence on the Twin Cities’ scene since moving to the area in 2016. He has collaborated with some of the area’s most compelling musicians and currently performs and creates with groups including Early Planets, Twins (Thelonious Monk tribute trio), The Better Mistakes, Leslie Vincent Quintet among many others. He performs a wide assortment of music with a focus on various forms of Black American Music.