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Jana Nyberg 5 Celebrates New Album in the Dunsmore Room, August 11

August 11, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter A frequent performer throughout the Twin Cities on such stages as the Dakota, Vieux Carré, Crooners and Jazz Central, vocalist/songwriter/flautist Jana Nyberg recently brought her quintet to […]

Illicit Sextet, Will Schmid Quartet at the Black Dog on August 12

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© Andrea Canter It’s a night to celebrate young lions and wizened veterans. The long-running Illicit Sextet returns to the Black Dog on August 12  to headline the Saturday Night […]

98 and Counting! Irv Williams’ Birthday Celebration at the Dakota, August 13

August 10, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter Either “the coolest old guy or the oldest cool guy…” — Pioneer Press   A number of years ago, tenor saxophone legend Irv Williams hinted at retirement […]

The Lead Sheet Update! August 11, 2017

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© Andrea Canter The Lead Sheet is published monthly but updated at least weekly! Some highlights of the coming week: Friday, August 11. The Jana Nyberg 5 debuts in the […]

Kevin Mahogany With Mary Louise Knutson in the Dunsmore Room, August 8-9

August 7, 2017  •  

© Andrea Canter “Mahogany is blessed with a voice that is instantly seductive—smooth as butter, sweet as honey and deep as a freshly dug well.” –Jack Bowers, All About Jazz. […]

Cyrille Aimee at the Dakota, August 8

August 6, 2017  •  

“…one of the most promising jazz singers of her generation.” –Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal [Adapted from Cyrille Aimee’s web bio and Mack Avenue bio] Winner of the Montreux Jazz […]