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Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog with Central Standard Time and “Icky” Quartet, September 17

September 13, 2016September 19, 2016 Andrea Canter9419

Daylight time has another month or more to go, but Central Standard Time returns to the Black Dog on September 17 — that’s one of Steve Kenny’s ensembles with a somewhat fluid cast. This Saturday at 8:30 pm, Kenny (on Flumpet) is joined by vibes master Levi Schwartzberg, sax veteran Dave Brattain, bassist Kameron […]

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SFJAZZ Opens Fifth Season: Can Great Guitarists Lead Jazz Back Into Popular Culture?

September 12, 2016August 21, 2019 Ken Vermes10447

It has been some time since jazz was at its height of popularity. There was Thelonious Monk on the cover of Time magazine. College campuses featured jazz performances that became hit records (Jazz Goes to College, Dave Brubeck). And then, suddenly, the Beatles landed, and it was over. At the September 8th opening of the […]

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