The 2019 Newport Jazz Festival – 65 Years of Musical Magic!
The 2019 Newport Jazz Festival, Presented by Natixis Investment Managers, took place from Thursday August 1 to Sunday August 4. This was the 65th anniversary of the Festival,...
Twin Cities Jazz Venues
[Updated November 1, 2019] I hear these questions a lot: Where does one find live jazz in the Twin Cities? And how do you learn about it? Look no...
Who Is Dean Granros?
Dean Granros is an elusive giant of the Twin Cities improvised music scene. The name alone carries weight for younger generations of musicians and fans. His photo hangs on...
Jazz Police Live Jazz Calendar, Fall 2019
Live jazz in the Twin Cities metro! The Jazz Police calendar is updated at least weekly. And we’re continuing “Andrea’s #8221; Years ago, popular pianist and bandleader Herb Pilhofer...
The 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Fun in the Sun!
The 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival took place from July 26 to July 28, 2019. There were some big changes this year. The Festival moved from their longtime location of...
Review: Davu Seru’s Motherless Dollar at Jazz Central
By Sam Worthington I had the good fortune of hearing Davu Seru’s Motherless Dollar Quartet at Jazz Central Studios this past Wednesday, October 9th. I caught the second performance...
Chris Bates Red 5 at Studio Z: Never Too Much of This Good Thing
Review © Sam Worthington I had the pleasure of listening to Chris Bates’ Red 5 tonight (October 3) at Studio Z. The show was part of The “All Originals”...
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Mass – Where Jazz and Art Meet
The Montreal Jazz Festival, aka Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, brings so much music to the city, that it expands beyond the Festival itself. There are late-night...
New Season, New Directions for JazzMN
“I just feel like there’s something really special about big bands. There’s something unique, and even for people who are not jazz aficionados or don’t even like jazz,...
Inspired and Inspiring: “Summer School” With the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Since the first Dakota Combo was launched in 2006 as an audition-only ensemble of high school jazz students, I’ve had the pleasure to meet and observe some very talented...
Twin Cities Jazz Venues
Who Is Dean Granros?
Jazz Police Live Jazz Calendar, Fall 2019
The 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Fun in the Sun!
Review: Davu Seru’s Motherless Dollar at Jazz Central
Chris Bates Red 5 at Studio Z: Never Too Much of This Good Thing
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Mass – Where Jazz and Art Meet
New Season, New Directions for JazzMN
Inspired and Inspiring: “Summer School” With the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival – 40 Years of Music!
Outstanding: Eyran Katsenelenbogen ‘s New Solo Release, “Outstandards”
Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings
Minnesota’s “Jazz Hero”: Steve Kenny Recognized by Jazz Journalists Association
Larry Englund: Farewell to Our Jazz Hero
RIP Phil Mattson
Larry Englund: Twin Cities’ “Jazz Hero”
Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017
