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...
Curtis Stigers With JazzMN– “One More for the Road” at the Dakota, September 19
© Andrea Canter Fifty years ago, magic was made on the stage of the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, when the timeless cool of Frank Sinatra met...
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...
Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog Features Bottomless Pit, September 16
© Andrea Canter A new band of popular veterans arrived on the scene in early 2015, debuting on the Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog series, and since...
John Raymond and Real Feels at Vieux Carre’ on September 14
© Andrea Canter “Electrifyingly new and strangely familiar at the same time…with his mix of modern sounds and old-fashioned feeling, Raymond is steering jazz in the right #8221; (DownBeat...
Red Planet With Bill Carrothers: Back in the Dunsmore Room on September 12
© Andrea Canter “Carrothers’ feathery textures go nicely with the wave of effects Dean Magraw wrings from his guitar…bassist Chris Bates and drummer Jay Epstein spin the eruptions with...
The Music of Billie Holiday: Charmin Michelle and Sam Miltich in the Dunsmore Room, September 11
© Andrea Canter The dazzling guitar-vocal partnership of Charmin Michelle and Sam Miltch returns to the Dunsmore Room on September 11 (7:30 pm) with a program of the music...
Mike Stern Quartet at the Dakota, September 12-13
© Andrea Canter Call him the Comeback Kid. After a potentially disastrous accident that broke both upper arms, Grammy-nominated, former Miles Davis guitarist Mike Stern is again touring and...
Saturday Night Forecast: Snowblind at the Black Dog on September 9, Steve Kenny Trio Opens
© Andrea Canter “Miles Davis said that the only question for a musician was, ‘Do you have ideas and can you project them?’ For Snowblind, the answer is, ‘at...
True to her Brazilian DNA: Eliane Elias at the Dakota September 7
© Andrea Canter “She can be lusty and discreet, openly hip and lazily reflective. She can make you sway and reduce you to tears, often simultaneously.” –Rex Reed, New...
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...
Holiday Weekend Brings Inventive Jazz to the Black Dog, September 2
© Andrea Canter Into a fourth year of weekly presentations of the top jazz artists in the Twin Cities and beyond, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog takes...
All Originals: The Joan Hutton Jazz Project at Studio Z on September 1
© Andrea Canter Steve Kenny’s All Originals jazz season continues Friday, September 1, with the Joan Hutton Jazz Project, performing all original compositions from multi-reed player, composer and educator...
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...
Dr. Lonnie Smith at the Dakota, August 30
“A riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a turban!” —Jazz Times [bio from artist’s website] An unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist, Dr. Lonnie Smith has been...
The Lead Sheet: August 25 Update!
© Andrea Canter [Weekly update of August Lead Sheet] Friday-Sunday, August 25-27. Three nights of improvisation at the Southern Theater features Black Magnesia curated by Joe Horton. Each night...
JazzINK Showcase, Steve Kenny Quintet at the Black Dog, August 26
© Andrea Canter Running now for three years of consecutive Saturday nights, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog continues this weekend with the JazzINK Youth Showcase featuring the...