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...
Mads Tolling and Jacob Fischer at Mindekirken, October 15
By Paul Juhl The Grammy award winning Danish jazz violinist, Mads Tolling, will perform with one of Europe’s premier jazz guitarists, Jacob Fischer, at Mindekirken Norwegian Church on Tuesday...
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,...
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; Andrea’s picks: More outstanding visitors (and some tough...
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...
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival – 40 Years of Music!
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially called Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, took place from June 27 to July 6. It’s a landmark year for the Festival,...
Outstanding: Eyran Katsenelenbogen ‘s New Solo Release, “Outstandards”
More than a decade ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing a solo recording by Israeli, Boston-based pianist Eyran Katsenelenbogen. At that time, Solotude (2005, Eyran Records) was already...
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
Mads Tolling and Jacob Fischer at Mindekirken, October 15
New Season, New Directions for JazzMN
Jazz Police Live Jazz Calendar, Fall 2019
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”
NJPAC Presents: The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade; Special Guest Joey Alexander
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
Free and Cheap Jazz in the Twin Cities: Plentiful and Easy to Find (2018 Update)
