Mississippi
November 20, 2025 7:30pm

Jazz Fusion Quintet

"....Mississippi flows with beauty and power, blending folkloric and modern jazz elements...."
- Andrea Canter, jazzpolice.com

The music of Mississippi may be described as an intense blend of colors and eclectic traditions that include modern jazz, festejo, hip hop and African influences. Wild and burnin’ one moment, soft and sweet the next…, this group has an emotional and creative range that is not to be missed! Mississippi is made up of four all-star Minneapolis/St. Paul based musicians: Pete Whitman-saxophones, Kavyesh Kaviraj-piano, Jeff Bailey-bass and Kevin Washington-drums. 

The group was formed in 2011. Originally, the personnel of the ensemble made up the Andres Prado Quintet. When Prado requested that the group come to Peru to tour performing compositions by the other members of the ensemble, Mississippi was born. Mississippi released it’s first CD in 2016 on Shifting Paradigms Records: https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mississippi.

The name refers to the river that runs through Minneapolis/St. Paul. The river has long facilitated connections between people, cultures, past and future. It inspires awe and introspection. It is representative of the kind of connections and resonances this group aspires to reflect!