The 2019 Newport Jazz Festival – Coming Soon!
The Newport Jazz Festival, Presented by Natixis Investment Managers, is often called “The Granddaddy of Jazz Festivals,” It was founded in 1954 by George Wein, Elaine Lorillard and Louis...
The 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Coming Soon!
The 24th Litchfield Jazz Festival (LJF) will take place July 26 to 28, 2019. LJF was launched by Founder and Executive/Artistic Director Vita West Muir under the auspices of Litchfield...
Jazz Police Twin Cities Jazz Calendar, Summer 2019
Note: The Lead Sheet has “retired,” but in its place we present an ongoing Jazz Police Live Jazz Calendar with (at least) weekly update. And at the suggestion of...
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival – Coming Soon!
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival, officially called Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, will take place from June 27 to July 6. There will be 3000 musicians from 30...
NJPAC Presents: The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade; Special Guest Joey Alexander
On Friday April 12, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presented a stellar evening of jazz, starring renowned pianist Chick Corea, esteemed bassist Christian McBride, and accomplished...
On Stage at Kingsborough Presents “Jazz Goes to the Movies” with Ann Hampton Callaway
On Saturday, March 30, 2019, On Stage at Kingsborough presented the show “Jazz Goes to the Movies” starring Ann Hampton Callaway at Brooklyn’s Kingsborough College’s Leon M. Goldstein Performing...
Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings
Just after his only recording for Blue Note, and before moving to Atlantic to make his Giant Steps, John Coltrane had a very productive 1958 recording as a leader...
JC Sanford to Lead the JazzMN Orchestra
A few months ago, long-time founding Artistic and Music Director of the JazzMN Orchestra, Doug Snapp, announced he would step down at the end of this season, launching a...
Twin Cities Jazz Festival 2019 , June 20-22: Headliners Announced
[Modified press release from the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, contact Connie Shaver] The 21st annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival (June 20-22) will be headlined this year by vocalist José James, vocalist Nnenna...
Minnesota’s “Jazz Hero”: Steve Kenny Recognized by Jazz Journalists Association
Steve Kenny is many things to many people, especially Twin Cities jazz fans. He is a fulltime computer tech specialist, a dad to two grown children, a professional jazz...
The 2019 Litchfield Jazz Festival – Coming Soon!
Jazz Police Twin Cities Jazz Calendar, Summer 2019
The 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival – Coming Soon!
NJPAC Presents: The Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade; Special Guest Joey Alexander
On Stage at Kingsborough Presents “Jazz Goes to the Movies” with Ann Hampton Callaway
Coltrane ’58: The Prestige Recordings
JC Sanford to Lead the JazzMN Orchestra
Twin Cities Jazz Festival 2019 , June 20-22: Headliners Announced
Minnesota’s “Jazz Hero”: Steve Kenny Recognized by Jazz Journalists Association
The Roy Hargrove Memorial
Larry Englund: Farewell to Our Jazz Hero
RIP Phil Mattson
Album Review: Fire Bell, INCENDIOS
Larry Englund: Twin Cities’ “Jazz Hero”
Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017
Louis Hayes: Serenade For Horace (Blue Note)
Free and Cheap Jazz in the Twin Cities: Plentiful and Easy to Find (2018 Update)
