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...
Artists Quarter Favorites Resurface in the Dunsmore Room: Bob Rockwell and David Hazeltine, August 14-15
© Andrea Canter “This is straight-ahead bop and postbop served with panache by pros who share taste and hours together on the bandstand.” — Britt Robson, StarTribune Back in...
Jana Nyberg 5 Celebrates New Album in the Dunsmore Room, August 11
© Andrea Canter A frequent performer throughout the Twin Cities on such stages as the Dakota, Vieux Carré, Crooners and Jazz Central, vocalist/songwriter/flautist Jana Nyberg recently brought her quintet...
Illicit Sextet, Will Schmid Quartet at the Black Dog on August 12
© Andrea Canter It’s a night to celebrate young lions and wizened veterans. The long-running Illicit Sextet returns to the Black Dog on August 12 to headline the Saturday...
98 and Counting! Irv Williams’ Birthday Celebration at the Dakota, August 13
© Andrea Canter Either “the coolest old guy or the oldest cool guy…” — Pioneer Press A number of years ago, tenor saxophone legend Irv Williams hinted at...
The Lead Sheet Update! August 11, 2017
© Andrea Canter The Lead Sheet is published monthly but updated at least weekly! Some highlights of the coming week: Friday, August 11. The Jana Nyberg 5 debuts in...
Kevin Mahogany With Mary Louise Knutson in the Dunsmore Room, August 8-9
© Andrea Canter “Mahogany is blessed with a voice that is instantly seductive—smooth as butter, sweet as honey and deep as a freshly dug well.” –Jack Bowers, All About...
Cyrille Aimee at the Dakota, August 8
“…one of the most promising jazz singers of her #8221; –Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal [Adapted from Cyrille Aimee’s web bio and Mack Avenue bio] Winner of the Montreux...
Growlers, No Exit at the Black Dog on August 5
© Andrea Canter It sounds like the Jean-Paul Sartre novel that I tried to translate in high school French, or perhaps the status of road construction in the Twin...
Jordan Anderson Trio: Emerging Masters and a Veteran at Jazz Central on August 4
© Andrea Canter Masters and emerging masters again converge at Jazz Central on the Friday “Masters” series (August 4, 8 pm), as University of Michigan piano student Jordan Anderson...
Jon Snell and Chris Merz at Jazz Central, August 2
[Jazz Central Press Release] Five years after recording their live debut album Vu Jà Dé, NYC-based, Iowa native jazz pianist Jon Snell and his former mentor/teacher, saxophonist Chris...
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...
Kendra Shank Dunsmore Room Debut on August 2
© Andrea Canter “Kendra’s vocal flexibility was an ongoing revelation, not only evidenced in her wide intervals and elastic phrasing but in her sudden shifts in direction or dynamics,...
Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog: Katia Cardenas, Chris Bates’ Red 5 on July 29
© Andrea Canter Nearing its third anniversary, the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog Series, curated by Steve Kenny, expands its offerings this weekend with some vocal jazz...
Peter Schimke Trio: All Originals Jazz at Studio Z on July 28
© Andrea Canter Considered one of the most versatile pianists on the Twin Cities jazz scene, Peter Schimke seldom takes the leading role on jazz club stages. The All...
Celebratory Finale at Reverie: CD Release for The Living Room Sessions
© Andrea Canter (Note: Article based on press release from Shifting Paradigm Records) After nearly three years, including one major schedule change and rebranding of the venue, Thursday Night...
Tenor Titan Pharoah Sanders at the Dakota, July 25-26
© Andrea Canter “…Probably the best tenor player in the #8221; –Ornette Coleman “A rare opportunity to catch a highly influential and enduring jazz tenor player whose living peers...