The Lead Sheet: August 18 Update
© Andrea Canter The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated at least weekly. Friday, August 18. After their stellar CD release gig earlier this summer, the amazing young...
Happy Saturday! Happy Apple Headlines at the Black Dog on August 19
© Andrea Canter “Funny as the men were to watch, this was one of the most serious groups I’ve ever seen.” –Ben Ratliffe, The New York Times Although its...
Lee Konitz with Dan Tepfer in the Dunsmore Room, August 20-21
© Andrea Canter One of the most influential saxophonists in the history of jazz, altoist Lee Konitz, at 89, continues to perform and inspire new generations. Notably associated with...
Hoaxer Returns to Vieux Carre’ on Friday, August 18
© Andrea Canter “…sure to be one of the more important collaborations of young jazz musicians to emerge from Minnesota in a long #8221; –Steve Kenny (Producer) and...
2017 Detroit Jazz Festival Features Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Tribute to Michael Brecker — September 1-4
Labor Day Weekend in Detroit has a long tradition of community, hope, and of course the best jazz in the world, with an estimated quarter of a million...
CD Reviews: New Orleans Flotilla, Crooner Abuse, and Hands Across the Baltic/Seine
michael kors Normally I keep this to a two-blurb minimum. But this week it’s a trifecta. I’m out of the studio for much of the month and there’s simply...
2017 Montreal Jazz Festival: An Embarrassment of Riches!
The 2017 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, hosted more than 500 concerts (two-thirds of them free!) featuring some of jazz’s biggest names in...
Ken Peplowski Quartet with Sue Raney at Sunset Jazz at Newport
Kicking off the 8th Annual Sunset Jazz at Newport series on July 12th was the Ken Peplowski Quartet with special guest vocalist, Sue Raney. Peplowski plays tenor sax and...
Pamela Rose Brings “Blues Is a Woman” to Custom Made Theater in San Francisco, August 3-27
Pamela Rose has had a long career as a singer and band leader in the San Francisco Bay Area. But this year she is producing a special show at...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 2017
© Andrea Canter Note: Continuing the new monthly format, remember to look for updates at least once per week, in the Calendar section but also under Big Gigs. Call...
The Lead Sheet: August 18 Update
Happy Saturday! Happy Apple Headlines at the Black Dog on August 19
Lee Konitz with Dan Tepfer in the Dunsmore Room, August 20-21
Hoaxer Returns to Vieux Carre’ on Friday, August 18
2017 Detroit Jazz Festival Features Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Kamasi Washington, Tribute to Michael Brecker — September 1-4
CD Reviews: New Orleans Flotilla, Crooner Abuse, and Hands Across the Baltic/Seine
2017 Montreal Jazz Festival: An Embarrassment of Riches!
Ken Peplowski Quartet with Sue Raney at Sunset Jazz at Newport
Pamela Rose Brings “Blues Is a Woman” to Custom Made Theater in San Francisco, August 3-27
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 2017
Teri Roiger’s “Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady Day” (2017, Dot Time Records)
Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017
Louis Hayes: Serenade For Horace (Blue Note)
