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Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo’s Grammy Winning El Arte Del Bolero Dou at Berlin Minneapolis 12/6/2025

October 30, 2025 •

by Don Berryman photo by Jimmy Katz On Saturday, December 6th, the Grammy winning duo of Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo will perform two shows at Berlin jazz club in Minneapolis. This gives us a rare opportunity to hear these internationally acclaimed musicians in an intimate club setting. In 2021, Zenón and Perdomo were nominated […]

Craig Taborn, MacArthur “Genius”

October 12, 2025 •

Craig Taborn (Daylight Ghosts) at the 2019 Iowa City Jazz Festival On October 8, the John D. and Catherine MacArthur Foundation announced the recipients of the 2025 awards known as the “Genius Grants,” unrestricted fellowships of $800,000 paid over five years to “exceptionally creative people with a record of significant accomplishments and the potential for […]

Joel Shapira Unscripted CD Release at Berlin, Minneapolis

October 6, 2025 •

Joel Shapira, photo by Nick Greseth By Don Berryman Twin Cities based guitarist Joel Shapira is releasing a solo guitar album, “Unscripted” recorded earlier this year. As a master of his instrument, having spent decades honing his craft and being immersed in the music, Joel doesn’t need a script to produce constantly beautiful music. One […]

Looking Back – The 2024 JazzFest White Plains

September 10, 2025 •

The Brandon Sanders Quintet at JazzFest White Plains © Kevin R. Mason The 13th annual JazzFest White Plains was held from September 11 to 15, 2024. This Festival has grown into one of the most notable jazz events in the New […]

Miguel Zenón Quartet “Vanguardia Subterránea: Live at The Village Vanguard”

August 29, 2025 •

By Don Berryman Miguel Zenon , Photo by Sylvain Gripoix Alto saxophonist extraordinaire Miguel Zenón is releasing his first-ever live album from his longstanding quartet featuring pianist Luis Perdomo, bassist Hans Glawischnig, and drummer Henry Cole. Vanguardia Subterránea, meaning “Underground Vanguard” was recorded on September 20th & 21st, 2024, at NYC’s legendary underground jazz club, […]

Marc Ribot’s “Map Of A Blue City”: Album Release Presentation at the Cedar Cultural Center, September 5

August 17, 2025 •

Marc Ribot celebrates “Map of a Blue City” in Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center, September 5th By Stephen Maki Over the past four decades, guitarist Marc Ribot has steadily built a resume so long and complex as to seem unimaginable. With album credit listings literally in the hundreds, across multiple genres, with an encyclopedic […]