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The Jazzy Side of the 60th Grammy Award Nominations

November 29, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter And the nominees are….. lots of jazz and jazz artists! The 60th Grammy Awards nominations have been announced, and in addition to the formal jazz categories, musicians and music typically associated with jazz are on the list. The Grammy Gala and announcement of Award winners takes place on January 28, 2018. […]

Fat Kid Wednesdays Reunites TONIGHT at the Icehouse, November 27

November 27, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter They first came together about 25 years ago, and now it has been nearly 20 years since this trio first played as Fat Kid Wednesdays. Despite their local ties (all grew up in Minnesota and continue to call the Twin Cities “home”), they may have their strongest following in France, where they […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 2017

November 24, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is posted monthly and updated weekly. Updated 11/24/2017] Saturday, November 25. Come down to Union Depot this afternoon and enjoy some local jazz favorites while raising funds for the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Proceeds from food and beverage sales go to the festival, while jazz fans can enjoy the […]

Home Again: Pat Mallinger Quartet at Vieux Carre’, November 25

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© Andrea Canter One of the Twin Cities favorite jazz sons, saxophonist Pat Mallinger made an almost annual holiday visit to the Artists Quarter for many years through 2013 when the club closed. In the four years since his last AQ gig, Mallinger has kept busy in the Chicago area, but “home” is still the […]

Hoaxer Returns! Thanksgiving Weekend, November 24 in the Dunsmore Room

November 21, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “…sure to be one of the more important collaborations of young jazz musicians to emerge from Minnesota in a long time.” –Steve Kenny (Producer) and Bill Coulter (Executive Producer), Crash Test At the end of 2015, four young collegians spent their winter break playing original music together as Hoaxer. Peter Goggin, […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 2017

November 17, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter [The Lead Sheet is published monthly and updated weekly; updated 11-17-17] Visitors this week include Jon Weber (joining Connie Evingson this weekend at the Jungle Theater), New York Benny Banack (at Jazz Central Sunday and in the Dunsmore Room Monday), Stu Katz (back at Vieux Carre’ on Wednesday). Friday, November 17. Illicit […]