Phil Hey Quartet Celebrates Monk in the Dunsmore Room, October 20
© Andrea Canter “The PHQ is a true, seasoned ensemble laying down a musical vision with common purpose.”—Pat Courtemanche...
Wycliffe Gordon in the Dunsmore Room and with JazzMN at Ordway, October 19-20
© Andrea Canter The JazzMN Orchestra opens its 2017-18 season in the Ordway Concert Hall in downtown St. Paul...
Arturo Sandoval Returns to the Dakota, October 19
© Andrea Canter ” He’s one of the best. He has a very athletic style, but can play softly...
Saturday Night Jazz Goes Vocal! Sophia Shorai, Firebell at the Black Dog on October 14
© Andrea Canter When Steve Kenny recently announced the fourth year of Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog,...
“Mysterious Thelonious”: Laura Caviani Marks Monk’s Centennial With New Recording and Concerts with Karrin Allyson, October 13-14
© Andrea Canter For many years, Twin Cities pianist Laura Caviani marked the October birthday of one of her...
Davu Seru’s No Territory Band at Jazz Central, October 13
© Andrea Canter “The squawks, silences and knotty time signatures usually associated with art-house music get a big boost...
Jazz in the Target Atrium Features “Drum and Trumpet” on October 13
© Andrea Canter Folklore suggestions Friday the 13th is a day for apprehension, bad luck, black cats, etc. At...
Corea/Gadd Band at the Dakota, October 10-11
© Andrea Canter Piano legend Chick Corea has brought a number of projects to the Dakota Jazz Club in...
Jazz Women All-Stars Return to the Dakota on October 6
© Andrea Canter A project initiated and directed by Twin Cities’ vocalist Patty Peterson, The Jazz Women All-Stars debuted...
Bryan Nichols Quintet Launches Friday Night Jazz in the Dunsmore Room, October 6
© Andrea Canter “…a swinging, sometimes quirky sense of time and creative expression.” – Jazz Police Although he admits...
Le Percheron Opens Illicit Jazz Workshop at Jazz Central on October 6
© Andrea Canter After a two-year run, curator Steve Kenny needed a new home for his weekly Minneapolis jazz...
Katie Thiroux CD Release Tour Comes to Minnesota: In the Dunsmore Room on October 8
[This article adapted from artist’s press release] “A first rate bassist and beguiling vocalist.” – The New Yorker “This bassist-vocalist-composer...
Pat Mallinger and Bill Carrothers Return to the Dunsmore Room, October 3
© Andrea Canter Two of the Twin Cities favorite jazz sons, saxophonist Pat Mallinger and pianist Bill Carrothers, have...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 2017
© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is updated weekly during the month] October typically brings some of the year’s...
Trio 280, JC Sanford Quartet at the Black Dog on September 30
© Andrea Canter Well into its third year of weekly jazz performances, Saturday Night Jazz at the Black Dog...
The Bad Plus and Bill Frisell at The Walker, September 29
© Andrea Canter “It’s about as badass as highbrow #8221; — Rolling Stone About six months ago, one of...
Percussion Marvel Nakatani Returns to Minnesota: At the Icehouse, September 25
© Andrea Canter “…fully charged with a visceral intensity that can captivate a true listener….. The music is...
Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Orchestra Hall on September 24
© Andrea Canter One of the most lauded trumpeters in both classical and jazz, Wynton Marsalis brings his acclaimed...
Below Zero and Central Standard Time at the Black Dog, September 23
© Andrea Canter It’s not likely to be “below zero” and we have another month to go before we...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, September 2017
© Andrea Canter [Updated September 22, 2017] Friday, September 22. All Originals at Studio Z presents Framework,...
