A Cutting Edge Thursday: The Music of Low, Seru & Ewart, Pete Hennig
© Andrea Canter The Twin Cities Jazz Community boasts a multi-generational affinity for modern approaches to improvisation. On Thursday, May 25, several of these forces converge on the...
Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson Bring Judy Garland to the Dunsmore Room, May 23
“Hixson’s slightly gauzy tone and breezy phrasing evoked cool-school singers of the 1950s such as June Christy, Chris Connor and Anita O’Day. Yet there was nothing historic nor nostalgic...
American Reverie CD Release at Hook and Ladder, May 20
© Andrea Canter About two years ago, prolific bandleader and guitarist Zacc Harris debuted a new trio, American Reverie, featuring Harris, Matt Peterson on and Lars-Erik Larson on drums....
Angelica Sanchez, Lease/Moriarty at the Black Dog, May 20
© Jon Morgan Ed. note: Occasionally, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog presents a national touring artist. Ben Allison brought his trio to town a few months ago...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 19-26
© Andrea Canter It seems that we’re getting a break from our perfect weather, but music around the Twin Cities continues nonstop. Rain or shine, we get the best...
Below Zero, Steve Kenny Quartet in Doubleheader at Reverie, May 18
© Andrea Canter The Reverie Bar and Cafe has announced they will close temporarily in July as they search for a new venue. Until then, trumpeter and curator Steve...
Kristen Lee Sergeant With Ted Nash at Vieux Carre’, May 18
[Adapted from press release] “…superior intonation and control, an interpretive command that ranges from defiance to gentility, a willingness to take risks… a supremely musical package.” –Bob Blumenthal New...
Dave King Trio in Home Territory– at the Dunsmore Room, May 15-16
© Andrea Canter We will have to forgive Milwaukee’s Jazz Estate for their excitement in welcoming “from New York City” the Dave King Trio, which plays there immediately after...
“Allyson Sings Allison” — Karrin Brings New Show to the Dakota, May 15
© Andrea Canter “She brings a timbre that is part ice and part grain…incisive, original, and emotionally convincing.”– Gary Giddens A five-time Grammy nominee whose discography ranges from Paris...
Johnson/Daisy/Johnson at Jazz Central, May 13
© Jon Morgan Destined to be the jazz scene’s sleeper performance of the week is the Minneapolis appearance of the collective trio comprised of trumpeter Russ Johnson, drummer Tim...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 12-18
© Andrea Canter It looks like a great spring week coming our way with national headliners and local talents–talents that could be national headliners. Big Gigs This Week...
Twin Cities Jazz Festival Announces Full Line-up of Headliners!
© Andrea Canter Ed. note: Portions of this article are taken from the May 10th press release from the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Twin Cities Jazz Festival’s Executive...
Open Story, Walker West Jazz Ensemble at the Black Dog on May 13
© Andrea Canter Last fall, a “new” trio launched in the Dunsmore Room of Crooners Lounge, bringing together three local veterans who somehow had never played together before. As...
Steve Coleman Brings Natal Eclipse to the Walker on May 12
[Ed. note, much of the content of this article is adapted from the Walker and Steve Coleman websites.] “With strains of Parker and Coltrane, Bartók, and the musics of...
The Heart of the Brazilian Soul Rocks the Bay Area
© Ken Vermes The stunning debut of “The Girl From Ipanema” over fifty years ago alerted Americans about a new music, billed with seductive power from an unknown land...
Together Again: Rio Nido in the Dunsmore Room on May 9
© Andrea Canter One of the Twin Cities’ most popular vocal groups, Rio Nido performs in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge in Fridley on Tuesday, May 9. The...
More Minnesota Jazz Legends–The Elders, May 7 at the Minnesota History Center
© Andrea Canter KBEM Radio and vocalist Patty Peterson will present a new installment of Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders in a special concert and program at the Minnesota History Center...
Eric Gravatt and Source Code at the Black Dog, May 6
© Andrea Canter Former Weather Report drummer Eric Kamau Gravatt was already a legend in the 70s, and has enjoyed a resurgence of his career over the past 15...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 5-11
© Andrea Canter This week we celebrate more “Minnesota Jazz Legends” as well as enjoying the music of some Twin Cities jazz “newbies” and a few distinguished visitors. And...
Glenn Zaleski Solo in the Dunsmore Room, May 8
© Jon Morgan Having just returned from a West Coast tour with the potent Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Brooklyn-based pianist Glenn Zaleski is embarking on his own roadtrip. On Monday,...