We support local musicians!

The links below highlight just a few of the talented and diverse music-makers of Fargo-Moorhead.

Each year, the Arts Partnership awards grants to musicians with the help of Jade Presents. These grants have funded new albums, assisted in the cost of building studio space, commissioned new pieces and put on public performances.

This year’s deadline to apply has been EXTENDED. Submissions close on Friday, February 7th at 5 p.m! Apply on our grants page to be considered for this year’s round of grants.

You can support local musicians, too! Check out the following videos and links to find out more;

1. David Holweger of David Allen Music

David was featured in a grantee highlight Q&A in May of 2019. He received a $2,500 Jade Presents Arts Partnership grant to produce a brand new album.

Check out his feature in The Arts Partnership’s article first published in the Fargo Forum.

“Judgement Day” is the first single off David Allen’s 2020 album available February 7, 2020.

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Find out more at davidallenmusic.com.

2. Singer/songwriter Kwaician Traylor

Kwaician received a $2,200 Jade Presents Arts Partnership grant for creating a studio space to record his own work and as a resource for other musicians.

In more recent developments, he also put on an amazing mini-concert at the Hector International Airport as part of ArtWORKS’ new public performance programming.

🛫🎶 Making travel brighter tonight for #Fargo passengers! 🎶 Local musician @Kwaician was this evening's @Arts_TAP musical performance. See the full Dec. and Jan. lineup: https://t.co/Soj597R62R #ArtWORKS #airportart pic.twitter.com/UNlTwjivRQ

— Fargo Airport (@fargoairport) December 11, 2019

Kwaician’s new music video “Straight & Narrow” dropped at the end of 2019 featuring Gabriela Martinez with shots from the Red Raven Espresso Parlor.

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3. Flutist Tiana Grisé

Tiana received a $2,000 Jade Presents Arts Partnership grant to purchase technology to help her perform seamless, public performances.

Read about her debut of an original composition alongside the multi-sensory exhibition at Plains Art Museum in September 2019.

Executive Director of the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies, Grisé performed a 45-minute, continuous compilation of various works ending with an original composition by Geoff Gersh.

4. Indie Artist Jake Ingamar

Jake received a $2,500 Jade Presents Arts Partnership grant toward costs to record new songs for his first studio album.

Check out his advice to artists just starting out, what he does when he gets stuck and more in his grantee highlight Q&A from June 2019.

Here’s an interview with Jake by the NDSU Spectrum inside Vinyl Giant in Downtown Fargo.

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5. Bassist Max Johnk

Max Johnk received a Jade Presents Arts Partnership grant to create a new CD with the Max Johnk Quartet called “Allweather.” Check out his new album here.

Read all about the nine complete pieces he wrote for this project and more about his creative process in this grantee highlight from March 2019.

Max also performed alongside Jack Anderson (on saxophone) at Hector International Airport as part of ArtWORKS first round of public performances.

Max Johnk wraps up this @Arts_TAP musical performances series with a jazz set. Thanks to all the local artists for brightening up #FlyFargo! pic.twitter.com/LajxyUJSK9

— Fargo Airport (@fargoairport) January 15, 2020

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Submissions for 2020 Jade Presents Arts Partnership have been extended to Friday, Feb 7 at 5 p.m. Click the image to apply on our page.