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A Cutting Edge Thursday: The Music of Low, Seru & Ewart, Pete Hennig

May 24, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter The Twin Cities Jazz Community boasts a multi-generational affinity for modern approaches to improvisation. On Thursday, May 25, several of these forces converge on the calendar, giving fans of the music three nearly simultaneous options from south Minneapolis to St. Paul’s Groveland to Lowertown, and opportunities to hear the talents of […]

Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson Bring Judy Garland to the Dunsmore Room, May 23

May 22, 2017 •

“Hixson’s slightly gauzy tone and breezy phrasing evoked cool-school singers of the 1950s such as June Christy, Chris Connor and Anita O’Day. Yet there was nothing historic nor nostalgic about Hixson’s manner, her inherent swing sensibility driving the music unstoppably forward. She benefited significantly from the pianism of Rick Carlson, whose buoyant accompaniment referenced the […]

American Reverie CD Release at Hook and Ladder, May 20

May 20, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter About two years ago, prolific bandleader and guitarist Zacc Harris debuted a new trio, American Reverie, featuring Harris, Matt Peterson on and Lars-Erik Larson on drums. They’ve since been featured at — Reverie, of course, on the Thursday Night Jazz series, as well as Jazz Central and the Black Dog. This weekend, […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 19-26

May 19, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter It seems that we’re getting a break from our perfect weather, but music around the Twin Cities continues nonstop. Rain or shine, we get the best here in the metro. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 19. Jazz Central hosts a long-overdue gig with the Phil Hey Quartet, one of the […]

Below Zero, Steve Kenny Quartet in Doubleheader at Reverie, May 18

May 17, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter The Reverie Bar and Cafe has announced they will close temporarily in July as they search for a new venue. Until then, trumpeter and curator Steve Kenny intends to keep on doing what he has done weekly for the past two years– book the best talents in the area every Thursday night. […]

Kristen Lee Sergeant With Ted Nash at Vieux Carre’, May 18

May 15, 2017 •

[Adapted from press release] “…superior intonation and control, an interpretive command that ranges from defiance to gentility, a willingness to take risks… a supremely musical package.” –Bob Blumenthal New York jazz vocalist Kristen Lee Sergeant introduces herself to Twin Cities’ audiences on at 8 pm May 18 at Vieux Carre’, performing songs from her debut […]