Minneapolis, MN-based string duo The OK Factor, and award-winning Swedish quintet Jaerv, are excited to share their third joint US Tour, presenting their program, Traditions. On the heels of their joint Swedish tour in the summer of 2023 (funded in part by the American Scandinavian Foundation’s Artist Fellowship and the Swedish Arts Council), the bands are excited to share the music and camaraderie that grew from this transatlantic cultural exchange. 

In 2017, the bands’ musical worlds collided after The OK Factor opened for Jaerv at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. There was an immediate connection between them, grounded in a mutual love and respect for one anothers’ talent, rhythmic intricacies, inspiring melodic ornamentation, fascinating instrumentation, and - yes, musical traditions.

After shared performances and the study of traditional Swedish and American music throughout their tour of Sweden, a natural and organic partnership has developed between The OK Factor and Jaerv that is felt, seen, and heard by their audiences.

Throughout Traditions, the bands hone the art of collaboration through unique instrumentation and sensitive musical interplay, creating a palpable joy that their audiences will carry home. Through a respect for musical tradition paired with the desire to expand its boundaries, the bands encourage their audiences to follow it not just back in time, but into the future.

$20 for members. $25 for non-members.