July, 2016 | Jazz Police - Part 3

Right at Home in “Foreign Territory”: John Raymond’s Quartet With Billy Hart

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 Andrea Canter10529

[Originally posted May 4, 2015] Twin Cities native John Raymond seems to be living every young jazz musician’s dream — finding success in New York, on the bandstand and in the studio. With regular club gigs with his own ensembles, participating in the renowned Festival of New Trumpet, and now releasing a recording with the […]

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All Originals Jazz at Studio Z Presents Will Kjeer on July 29

July 27, 2016July 31, 2016 Andrea Canter10079

His resume already reads like a veteran. He’s led his own bands since his early to mid-teens, joined Steve Kenny’s Group 47 for weekly gigs at the Artists Quarter before high school graduation in 2014, and will soon head to McGill University in Montreal to finish his college education. First, pianist Will Kjeer has a […]

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