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Twin Cities Jazz Fest Starts Today! A Biased Guide

June 21, 2018  •  

The 2018 edition of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival gets underway in St Paul on Thursday, June 21, continuing with a full schedule of international, local stars and promising youth […]

How one man pulls off St. Paul’s beloved (and free) Twin Cities Jazz Festival (via StarTribune)

June 16, 2018  •  

This article originally appeared in The Minneapolis Star Tribune. Steve Heckler, founder and executive director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, started 20 years ago with a one-day event that […]

Stars of BeBop Heading to the Dunsmore Room!

June 15, 2018  •  

Some of the best “bebop burners” in the world are coming to Crooners in the next two weeks to present their inimitable music in the intimate Dunsmore Room. On June […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 2018

May 27, 2018  •  

© Andrea Canter [Final update, 5/26/18] It’s (finally) the merry month of May and what a merry month of jazz we have in the Twin Cities! Corky Siegel returns after […]

Thomas Nordlund’s “Miles Left Behind” Deserves Eager Ears

May 19, 2018  •  

Thomas Nordlund’s new album “Miles Left Behind” explores darkness, melody, and vibe.

Lynne Arriale Celebrates New Recording in the Dunsmore Room, May 15

May 11, 2018  •  

© Andrea Canter, Senior Editor Emeritus “The melody is what creates a particular energy and feeling in the listener and it sets the tone…  I take an idea, develop it, […]