Month: February 2016

One of the gems of the Twin Cities jazz scene is the Jazz in the Target Atrium series, launched in late 2014 under the direction of local pianist and bandleader Jeremy Walker.  During the initial four-concert season, the series welcomed members of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, pianist David Berkman and trumpeter Ron Miles, along […]

East meets West on the stage of jazz improvisation when the Walker Art Center presents Rez Abbasi’s Invocation ensemble in the McGuire Theater on Thursday, February 25.  For this project, Pakistani guitarist Abbasi melds modern jazz and South Indian Carnatic traditions with support from a cast of internationally renowned artists–saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, pianist Vijay Iyer, […]