Twin Cities Spring 2020 Jazz Calendar: May the Music Never End, Even If It’s Virtual!
So who knew this 20th century art form would depend on 21st century technology? Although live music is mostly...
The Baylor Project
Writer’s Note: With all that is going on with the growing concerns over the virus pandemic, it is nice...
Will the Arts Face a Corona Virus Challenge?
As the announcement of art events cancellations appear from Europe, the question is how could this event affect the...
The 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition – The SASSY Awards!
On Sunday, November 24, 2019, the 8th annual contest named after the legendary Sarah Vaughan, “The Divine One,” gave...
David Amram’s 89th Birthday at Jazz Forum
On November 16, 2019, multi-instrumentalist/composer David Amram celebrated his 89th birthday at the beautiful, intimate, art-filled Jazz Forum nightclub...
Jesse Simon: Ambassador of Hard Bop
Good things have a way of sticking around. And few things are better than the music called hard bop...
Veronica Swift and The Emmet Cohen Trio – On Stage at Kingsborough
On Friday, October 11, 2019, On Stage at Kingsborough’s “Jazz at the Lighthouse” series presented Veronica Swift & The...
Review: JC Sanford Quartet, Keratoconus
Review: JC Sanford Quartet Keratoconus (Shifting Paradigm Records) I had to learn a couple of things about JC Sanford...
No Surprise: Luke Peterson Curates “Our Own Festival” at Studio Z, December 26-28
Something about drummer Luke Peterson impressed me long before he completed his degree in math and physics at Northwestern,...
RIP Mr. Smooth: Irv Williams, 1919-2019
Either “the coolest old guy or the oldest cool guy…” — Pioneer Press Like a bobo doll, saxophonist Irv...
Twin Cities Jazz Venues
[Updated November 1, 2019] I hear these questions a lot: Where does one find live jazz in the Twin...
Larry Englund: Twin Cities’ “Jazz Hero”
© Janis Lane Ewart Each year, the Jazz Journalists Association seeks nominations from states and local jazz communities for...
Creative Spirit, Educator, Jazz Pianist Geri Allen, 1957-2017
© Andrea Canter “One of the most brilliant, creative artists of our time…” – Christian McBride “Perhaps more than...