Jeff Brueske Music

Whether performing on guitar or bass, Jeff Brueske brings a refined soulfulness and responsive ear to every collaboration. He has played bass with Grammy winner Ted Nash, Wessel Anderson, Ron Miles, Marcus Printup, Tim Armacost, singer Kristen Lee Sergeant and Twin Cities luminaries Dennis Spears, Connie Evingson,  Chris Lomheim and the late Bobby Peterson, Debbie Duncan and Carei Thomas. As a guitarist he studied under maestro Jeffrey Van and has performed for over 30 years. Jeff is also a singer with a expressive tenor voice.

Jeff received both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in classical guitar before studying double bass under Anthony Cox, Robert Anderson of the Minnesota Orchestra, and briefly with the late Dennis Irwin.  

Jeff's collaborations include work with Alvin Ailey alums TUDance , the Bakken Trio, Consortium Carissimi, JazzIsNow Orchestra, and the Orchestra Hall Atrium Jazz Ensemble.  He was featured in the Orchestra Hall premiere of Jeremy Walker's jazz oratorio "7 Psalms." For nearly a decade Jeff's bass chops and singing were spotlighted weekly at "Jazz in the Lobby Bar" at the historic St Paul Hotel.  He has several recordings with Sidewalk Cafe Trio and singer JoAnn Funk and regularly performs as a freelancer. 

As a soloist he provides educational and enrichment programs featuring music and stories of the Swing Era. Jeff is also a  piano tuner and technician, servicing pianos throughout the Twin Cities metro area.