Jazz Police, Author at Twin Cities Jazz Festival

Pre-Fest: Cameron Kinghorn, Charanga Tropical, Jordan Anderson, Lee Engele

June 18, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter The Twin Cities Jazz Festival officially gets underway June 22, but there’s already been some pre-fest music, continuing this weekend and into the week with performances at the Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis and at the George Latimer Central Library, Walker West Music Academy, and Merriam Park Library in St. […]

Nancy Harms Returns to the Dunsmore Room, June 18

June 17, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “Other people are trying to be jazz vocalists. Nancy just is a jazz vocalist. She has amazing pitch and really good time, and she never has problems with form, which for a vocalist is crazy.” –Jeremy Siskind In 2015, Minnesota transplant, New York-based vocalist Nancy Harms presented two stunning rounds of […]

How Birds Work, Youth Showcase at the Black Dog, June 17

June 16, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter “We all listen to what’s happening moment to moment and try to contribute a part that no one else would think of. When we open it up, it’s like, whoa. It might not be obvious to listeners where the top or the bridge of the tune is. But we always come back.” […]

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 16-22

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© Andrea Canter After a relaxing week in San Francisco and the North Bay (including an evening concert from Joe Lovano and his new “Classic Quartet”), I am happy to be back in the Jazz Cities as we heat up to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Young lions and seasoned veterans, locals and visitors, combine […]

Wayne Horvitz Group At Reverie, June 15

June 14, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter On stage at the Icehouse last fall, experimental keyboardist Wayne Horvitz returns to the Twin Cities to perform with Josh Granowski and Davu Seru on the Thursday Night Jazz at Reverie series this week, June 15 (9 pm). They will be joined by special guest, trumpeter Noah Ophoven-Baldwin. Based in Seattle, renowned […]

Dave King Trucking Company, Hanging Hearts “Implode” at the Icehouse June 12

June 7, 2017 •

© Andrea Canter Part of the Icehouse Fifth Anniversary celebration, JT’s Jazz Implosion offers a double-header on Monday, June 12, featuring two of the hottest bands in the Midwest– Chicago’s Hanging Hearts and the Twin Cities’ Dave King Trucking Company. Hanging Hearts (9:30 pm) Hanging Hearts is a free-spirited, Chicago-based trio described by European audiences […]