Steve Kenny Launches the Illicit Jazz Workshop, Fridays at Jazz Central
Jazz artist and curator Steve Kenny announces a new weekly jazz concert series, The Illicit Jazz Workshop, starting October 6 and every Friday at Jazz Central Studios. The...
Playing With “Joyfire”: Ted Olsen Quartet Celebrates CD Release at the Icehouse, September 20
© Andrea Canter It might be a contrived word, but “Joyfire” seems an apt description of the compositions and performance of bassist Ted Olsen, and thus is a logical...
Jay Clayton Salutes Harry Warren in the Dunsmore Room, September 20
© Andrea Canter “More than 20 years after [her debut recording] All Out, Clayton is still the most adventurous singer in jazz, a specialist in wordless improvisation who’s also...
Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield: “A Beautiful World” (Basin Street, 2017)
There are but a scant few variables you can count on in this woeful world: Frozen pizza is always sub-par, dogs are awesome, and New Orleans will always...
Dee Dee Bridgewater: “Memphis…Yes I’m Ready” (Okeh, 2017)
Since the days of Billie and Ella, it is nearly impossible to find a jazz singer who wasn’t a by-product of the popular music of her day. Yet for...
Arne and Maud, Bing and Rosemary: The Crosby-Clooney Story in the Dunsmore Room, September 19
© Andrea Canter Long-time musical partners Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney come to life again, thanks to long-time musical partners Arne Fogel and Maud Hixson. The Crosby – Clooney...
Jackie Ryan/Rickey Woodard Quintet at Sunset Jazz at Newport
Superb vocalist Jackie Ryan gave a splendid performance at Sunset Jazz Newport in Marriott’s Rose Gardens on August 9th. The weather was once again perfect. Ryan and saxophonist Rickey...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 2017
© Andrea Canter [Reminder: The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly] September promises to be one of the hottest jazz months of the year in the Twin...
Young Jazz Artists Wanted! Dakota Combo Auditions on September 17
© Andrea Canter The 12th edition of the Dakota Combo – an elite ensemble of up to eight area youth jazz artists—will be selected following auditions at the MacPhail...
R.I.P. John Abercrombie (1944-2017)
[Press Release] “To my mind John was his generation’s Jim Hall. His playing was always oriented around interplay with others, harmonic richness and flexibility, and tended more towards understatement...
Steve Kenny Launches the Illicit Jazz Workshop, Fridays at Jazz Central
Playing With “Joyfire”: Ted Olsen Quartet Celebrates CD Release at the Icehouse, September 20
Jay Clayton Salutes Harry Warren in the Dunsmore Room, September 20
Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield: “A Beautiful World” (Basin Street, 2017)
Dee Dee Bridgewater: “Memphis…Yes I’m Ready” (Okeh, 2017)
Arne and Maud, Bing and Rosemary: The Crosby-Clooney Story in the Dunsmore Room, September 19
Jackie Ryan/Rickey Woodard Quintet at Sunset Jazz at Newport
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 2017
Young Jazz Artists Wanted! Dakota Combo Auditions on September 17
R.I.P. John Abercrombie (1944-2017)
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
